Politics - Nov. 9, 2009
Politicos react to passage of health care reform bill
The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representative approved a landmark health care reform bill Saturday night by a 220-215 vote. BizTimes Milwaukee collected reactions about the legislation from Wisconsin's Congressional delegation and others. Their comments follow.
Tags: health care bill, tammy baldwin, paul ryan, jim sensenbrenner, steve kagen, gwen moore, derrick plummer, tom petri, ron kind, bruce josten

Politics - Oct. 10, 2008
Rhinelander lawyer wants Obama charged for lying
Perhaps he's overwhelmed or depressed by the onset of winter, but Rhinelander attorney Sam Gold insists Barack Obama's campaign has violated state law against misrepresentations in political ads. As a result, he wants the Democratic presidential nominee charged with crimes.
Tags: sam gold, barack obama, john sharpless, scott klug, tammy baldwin, louis butler, wally morics, wllie hines, michael murphy, tom barrett, patricia jursik