Jun 6, 20121 min readSupporters vow to fight on after Barrett concedesBy Yaël Ossowski | Wisconsin Reporter MILWAUKEE— The crowd downtown was mum by 9 p.m. at the election night rally for supporters of Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Tom Barrett. Eyes were glued to the …Uncategorized
Jun 6, 20121 min readFrustrations, excitement grip voters on election day in WisconsinBy Yaël Ossowski | Wisconsin Reporter MILWAUKEE — At Marquette University in downtown, the line to vote extended past the entrance of the door and turned left down a hallway of offices. Students with …Uncategorized
Jun 6, 20121 min readAt small suburban elementary school in Wisconsin, Walker casts voteBy Yaël Ossowski | Wisconsin Reporter MILWAUKEE— Voter number 51 at Jefferson Elementary School in Wauwatosa. As a testament to fair democracy, despite the sea of millions of ballots to be cast in the …Uncategorized
Jun 5, 20121 min readUnion coalition makes push in last day before electionBy Yaël Ossowski | Wisconsin Reporter MILWAUKEE — At canvassing sites across Wisconsin, union-backed coalitions are preparing their final lists of identified voters determined to recall Republican …Uncategorized
Jun 5, 20121 min readIn final night, Walker supporters rally to end recall discordBy Yaël Ossowski | Wisconsin Reporter MILWAUKEE — And so it comes to judgment day. All across Wisconsin, voters head to the polls to record their voice in what has become the most bitter battle for …Uncategorized
Jun 2, 20121 min readWalker, with SC’s Haley, builds on message at Sussex factoryBy Yaël Ossowski | Wisconsin Reporter SUSSEX — Among the humming of printing presses and beeps of forklifts in the distance, Gov.Scott Walker addressed a crowd of factory workers at the Quad Graphics …Uncategorized
Jun 2, 20121 min readPreibus meets the troops in WisconsinBy Yaël Ossowski | Wisconsin Reporter WAUWATOSA — After the tea party tidal wave hit the national and state capitols during the mid-term elections in 2010, establishment Republicans seemed uncertain …Uncategorized
Jun 1, 20121 min readPolitical reindeer games, crime stats in WI recall raceBy Yaël Ossowski | Wisconsin Reporter MILWAUKEE — At the zenith of the hotly contested and increasingly partisan campaign to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker, who knew the divisive political …Uncategorized
May 31, 20121 min readUnion prep before WI recall vote calm before stormBy Yaël Ossowski | Wisconsin Reporter MILWAUKEE — The skies may be gray and dreary, but the stern faces of union supporters in the Badger State remain as red as ever. All across Wisconsin, the …Uncategorized