Reminder, light blogging at TeamsterNation until Aug. 16.
Finding hope in the results from Wisconsin Salon ...Tuesday’s recall elections were not statewide, but they do indicate that in some districts Republicans continue to be vulnerable, while in some areas there is a definite movement toward the center if not the left...
Our view: Holperin the best choice in recall contest Wausau Daily Herald ...Holperin has a legislative record of working hard for his constituents...
Final two recall elections could lead to state’s first tea party senator The Cap Times ...The seats, held by Democratic incumbents Jim Holperin of Conover and Robert Wirch of Pleasant Prairie, are the last of the nine recall elections...
Gov. John Kasich moves ahead with turnpike leasing proposal Cleveland Plain Dealer ...critics of the plan ... argue that the toll road is extremely well-kept and friendly to neighboring communities. They fear the possible alternative: a money-hungry private operator with no qualms about raising tolls while slacking on maintenance...
Recession in our back yard: 3 manufacturers closing in South Jersey courierpostonline.com ...In a span of only a few months, three large manufacturers in South Jersey announced they would shut down, shedding more than 500 jobs and leaving almost 1 million square feet of factory space idle...
Rick Scott Pays $360 a Year for State Health Insurance Mother Jones ...Florida's anti-Obamacare governor and his tea party allies in the Legislature pay less for state-funded health insurance than janitors, cops, or teachers...
