Friday, June 1, 2012
Supporter of Gov. Scott Walker was arrested for disorderly conduct after a verbal altercation with a few Barrett backers at Milwaukee rally with Clinton.
A vocal supporter of Gov. Scott Walker was arrested for disorderly conduct Friday during a rally for Democrat Tom Barrett that featured former President Bill Clinton. During the morning rally at Pere Marquette Park in Milwaukee, the Walker supporter was holding a sign that read "Support Scott Walker NOT Union Thugs." In the middle of the crowd, he would put his sign in front of other signs supporting Barrett. One Patch reader gives her take on the events: "My husband and I were at the rally standing six feet from him 15 minutes before the rally began, during, and when he was arrested as the rally ended," she writes. "Even before the rally began he was screaming at people near him that held recall signs. Get out the vote volunteers flanked …
Thursday, April 26, 2012
After reading to about 20 preschoolers in Hudson on Thursday, Gov. Scott Walker spoke to the local media about education, the upcoming recall elections and the War on Women.
After reading to about 20 preschoolers in Hudson on Thursday, Gov. Scott Walker spoke to the local media about education, the upcoming recall elections and the War on Women.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Assistant district attorney gets extra 4,000 votes over incumbent Kathleen Stilling after excluded Brookfield votes counted.
It’s not as monumental as the change in the state Supreme Court election results, but the Waukesha County vote snafu that lead to the city of Brookfield being excluded in the reports given election night to the media also gave Waukesha County Assistant District Attorney Lloyd Carter a bigger lead over incumbent Kathleen Stilling. Carter won the election by about 67 percent of the vote. But, when the updated totals from Brookfield were added in, his lead of 31,841 votes over Stilling was extended to 35,859 over the Waukesha County Circuit Court judge who was appointed by former Gov. Jim Doyle in 2010. The numbers reported Tuesday night showed Carter had received 63,129 votes and Stilling obtained 31,288 votes. That changed when the Waukesha…
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Phil Esche, Andy Reiland and Richard Badke are running for District 13 aldermen.
Three candidates are gunning for the seat on the Waukesha Common Council representing District 13 left open by Aldermen Rick Tortomasi, who is not seeking re-election . As a result, there will be a primary election Feb. 15. The Candidates Phil Esche, Richard Badke and Andy Reiland are running for the open seat. They have different reasons for running and different ideas as to how best serve the community in District 13. Esche is running in part to improve the internal workings of Waukesha government, namely by improving unity and communications within the system, two areas he said he feels have suffered in recent years. "I feel there's a change that needs to be made," Esche said. "My whole thought is a positive force running to help move …
Deb Strzelecki
6:17 pm on Wednesday, June 13, 2012
He was getting into peoples' faces and shouting even before Clinton arrived. Causing a disturbance in public is what constitutes "disorderly conduct," which is what he was arrested and cited for. Educate yourself about local ordinances before posting, please. more ›