Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Today's Teamster News 08.10.11

Both sides see victories in hard-fought Wisconsin recall contests  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel   ... Democrats won two Wisconsin Senate seats in Tuesday’s historic recall elections, but failed to capture a third seat that would have given them control of the chamber...
Wis. Dems won't challenge results  Politico   ...After firing a series of sharp missives against Waukesha County clerk Kathy Nickolaus, Wisconsin Democratic chairman Mike Tate reels in his barbs in an early Wednesday morning statement...
Wisconsin wrap up, a real victory, and we fight on  DailyKos   ...We took the fight into red territory, and took two seats. What was a safe 19-14 GOP advantage is now a narrow 17-16...
Democrat wins special House election  Manchester Union-Leader   ...“Bob Perry's victory tonight is a complete and total rejection of Republican House Speaker Bill O'Brien's reckless job-killing agenda,” said New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Raymond Buckley...
Rick Scott paying tea-party activist $70k in ‘public liaison’ post  Orlando Sentinel   ...Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday defended his decision to hire tea party activist Robin Stublen as a new “deputy director of public liaison” at $70,000 a year, pledging to “hold him accountable” to the taxpayers...
Truckers have concerns over OH turnpike going private  WTOL   ...Ed Nagle, a trustee with the Ohio Trucking Association, is raising concerns because he wants Ohio to avoid mistakes made when the Indiana Toll Road went private...