UNITED
TRANSPORTATION UNION WISCONSIN
LEGISLATIVE BOARD
Email Timothy Deneen (312), Director-Chair
Email Jeffrey Thompson (582), Assistant Director-Vice Chair
7
North Pinckney Street, Suite 320
Madison,
June 13, 2008 (From the Capital Times) The House and Senate voted with veto-proof margins to fully fund Amtrak over the next five years -- and it's about time. (full story)
June 12, 2008 House passes veto-proof Amtrak bill (full story)
Check voting records in Congress (Republicans Ryan and Sensenbrenner voted AGAINST this Amtrak bill!)
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From WI sources:
| 8/28/08 | UW researcher makes hearing loss breakthroughs (full story) |
| 8/27/08 | True Republicans drawn to Obama...Former congressman Leach's endorsement of the Democratic candidate in line with the GOP's original values (full story) |
| 8/21/08 |
Outgoing Chancellor Rips Business Lobby Group (full story) |
| 8/21/08 | Listen
to the candidates and not the special-interest groups ’s not too early to worry about next spring’s election for Wisconsin Supreme Court. Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson will be up for re-election and, if the past two years are any indication, she likely will face opposition from big-money groups running so-called “issue ads” that actually are de-facto campaign ads. And, again based on past history, the ads will likely play on negative, nasty themes... (full story) |
| 8/11/08 |
McCain's problem isn't his tactics, it's GOP ideas ...they advocated creating health savings accounts; privatizing Social Security; shifting government functions to private contractors; and curtailing regulations on public health, safety, the environment and more. And, of course, they pushed to cut taxes to further weaken the public sector by "starving the beast." (full story) |
| 8/4/08 |
Brandon's the right pick for CommerceThe state Department of Commerce has for some time been what is politely described as "a mess."... (T)he reality is that successive governors have treated the department as a conduit for the giveaway of taxpayer dollars to corporations that have little or no commitment to Wisconsin and its workers... (full story) |
| 8/3/08 |
Obama supports cities, McCain does not (full story) |
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7/29/08 |
A question of character...For many Americans, the measure of a candidate seeking the presidency comes down to questions of character. Perhaps the most important of these is: How does he or she react under pressure? ... (full story) |
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7/11/08 |
Light rail on fast track...Newfound political will may finally make regional transit authority a reality... (full story) |
| 7/11/08 |
WMC's speech smothers others. (full story) |
| 7/13/08 |
Paper mill jobs disappearing; stunned workers look for alternatives.. (full story) |
| 7/8/08 |
State Debate: Rail passenger service can play key role.. (full story) a 7/8 roundup of editorials in state papers |
| 6/30/08 |
Someone had better inform Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen that his job entails more than making plans to attend the Republican National Convention this summer... (full story) |
| 6/26/08 |
Statement
of U.S.
Senator
Russ
Feingold |
| 6/26/08 |
Baldwin answers call of conscience, backs impeachment.. (full story) |
| 6/19/08 |
Let commuter ROLL ON.. (full story) |
| 6/19/08 |
Officials file application for funding for proposed Dane County commuter rail system.. (full story) |
| 6/18/08 |
FLOOD OF '08: Trains in southern Wisconsin 'crippled' by flooding.. (full story) |
| 6/14/08 |
Beating McCain won't be easy. (full story) and Chicago Tribune article of June18 |
| 6/16/08 |
Flooded roads, rails limit Midwest shipping.. (full story) |
| 6/16/08 |
Bush plays politics with disaster aide.. (full story) |
| 6/16/08 |
Obama campaign fires up anti-rumor mill.. (full story) |
| 6/16/08 |
Van Hollen, Bush, GOP make for easy targets at Dem convention.. (full story) |
| 6/9/08 |
Congressman Paul Ryan misses the mark, again.. (full story) |
| 6/9/08 |
"President Bush's photo op on Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery, honoring war dead with special emphasis on GIs killed the past year, was a farce, in light of the following"...Cremating our vets at a pet cremation facility... (full story) |
| 6/6/08 |
Rail vs. asphalt investment.. (full story) |
| 6/5/08 |
Barack Obama's American achievement... (full story) |
| 6/4/08 |
Address the mess at Department of Justice... (full story) |
| 6/3/08 |
GM plant closing stuns politicians...Reaction by state politicians was swift when General Motors announced Tuesday it was closing the Janesville truck and SUV plant, putting 2,600 employees out of work.. (full story) |
| 6/1/08 |
David Newby: Ryan's health plan step in wrong direction.. (full story) |
| 6/1/08 |
(AP story/appeared in WSJ) While the nation's attention is focused on air travel congestion and the high cost of fuel for highway driving, a crisis is developing under the radar for another form of transportation -- the freight trains used to deliver many of the goods that keep the U.S. economy humming.. (full story) |
| 5/29/08 |
Fixing the U.S. passenger railroad system is probably the one project we could undertake right away that would have the greatest impact on the country's oil consumption. The fact that we're not talking about it -- especially in the presidential campaign -- shows how confused we are.. (full story) |
| 5/31/08 |
Why not the first Saturday in November???. (full story) |
| 5/30/08 |
State high court got it WRONG in the Ziegler case.. (full story) |
| 5/26/08 |
Who supports veterans?..In Washington, there is bipartisan respect -- and support -- for veterans. The same is true in most of Wisconsin. But when Paul Ryan and Jim Sensenbrenner try to suggest today that they respect and support veterans, voters would be wise to consider not what these congressmen say but rather how they have voted. .. (full story) |
| 5/24/08 |
State Debate: Rail competition needs careful look .. (link to 3 articles) |
| 4/30/08 |
Global Warning:: States must work together...(full story) |
| 4/30/08 |
Beyond ethanol: Searching for the next viable green fuel... |
| 3/7/08 |
Working Families Toolkit: The Toolkit will become a vital resource and tool as we aim to create the most ambitious political mobilization in our history. It can be accessed at this LINK. Please take the time to register and use this tool. |
| 12/10/07 | Workers often denied right to join unions (full story) |
| 12/13/07 | Jackson discusses candidates (full story) |
| 11/30/07 | Candidates should address corporate damage (full story) |
| 11/26 /07 | Why to liberal media go so easy on Bush (full story) |
| 11/07/07 | Erosion of the middle class...and emergence of the super elite (full story) |
| 11/05/07 | The taxation system has tilted toward the rich (full story) |
| 11/05/07 | The taxation system has tilted toward the rich (full story) |
| 3/7/08 |
Working Families Toolkit: The Toolkit will become a vital resource and tool as we aim to create the most ambitious political mobilization in our history. It can be accessed at this LINK. Please take the time to register and use this tool. |
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