We recently held elections in Cottage Grove where Mike Mikalsen, lost his appointed position of Village Board President. The new Village President, Diane Wiedenbeck, was serving on the board as a trustee and now her position is open for the next year(until the next election). In the same election, Registered Lobbyist and one term village [...]

We recently had Budget listening Session in Cottage Grove, conducted by our State Representative Gary Hebl and Legislative Fiscal Bureau Head Bob Lang. Village President Mike Mikalsen spoke: Mikalsen pointed to his two children standing at the rear of the hall. “It is important that we as adults solve problems. And frankly I am sick [...]

H/T to Jay Bullock for catching this. Last week UW-Madison’s own professor of history, geography and environmental studies penned this op-ed in the NY Times. This op-ed on the history of collective bargaining in Wisconsin was very well written and extremely neutral. Wisconsin was at the forefront of the progressive reform movement in the early [...]

Scott Walker recall   H/t to Harris Lemberg I wonder if any other politician in history has been on both sides of a recall? At least we know he supports recall elections! Scott walker on recall elections!   Had some technical difficulties, but both links will take you to the same video.  

Tonight in the Village Of Cottage Grove, appointed village president Mike Mikalsen and Dane County Supervisor David Wiganowsky, are holding a fundraiser for Dane County executive candidate Eileen Bruskewitz, at 1855 Saloon and Grill. They are also holding a recall Mark Miller petition signing. In case there was any doubt, Mike Mikalsen and David Wiganowsky [...]

In the midst of the whole “budget repair” bill fiasco and Governor Walkers re-igniting of the progressive movement in America, the republicans in wisconsin and elsewhere, they have also been acting just as shamelessly close to home. Appointed village president Mike Mikalsen, has decided to actually face the voters and is running on a false [...]

I recently asked people to check with their local politicians, on how they feel about Governor Walkers “budget repair” bill. I sent the following letter to all elected officials in Cottage Grove(Mike Mikalsen, David Viken, Diane Wiedenbeck, Paula Severson, Duane Hubing, Micah Zielke, Jeff Weigand and David Wiganowsky along with the town of cottage grove [...]

Santa Claus, the tooth fairy, and honest lobbyist, and an old drunk were walking along when they simultaneously spotted a hundred-dollar bill laying in the street. Who gets it? The old drunk, of course, the other three are mythological creatures. We saw that with the turning of Wisconsin red in the last election, that the [...]

Having spent lots and lots of time at the Capitol, many of the great speakers there keep mentioning recall. Not only of Scott Walker, but also of the republican Senators like Alberta Darling and Luther Olsen among others. While I agree with that, I think people are overlooking somewhere they can make a major impact. [...]

I addressed the fact that Sunny Schubert kept her affiliation with WPRI to herself here, and she addressed it here. Looking between the lines we see that she must be ashamed of many of her co-workers because all she seems to associate with are the “liberals” who also write for WPRI ignoring her right wing [...]

I know Chris Rickert, is fairly new to the Wisconsin State Journal, but I usually really like his columns. Today however, his column today is a huge swing and miss. I am not here to defend Chris Nelson, thats a completely different thing and should not be lumped in with the rest of this story. [...]