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Scott Walker, Mary Burke debate jobs, Milwaukee issues

Dem Mary Burke Friday slammed Gov. Scott Walker for what she said was a lagging economy, knocking his claim the state does not have a jobs problem.
In their second and final debate, Walker countered by seeking to tie Burke to his predecessor, Jim Doyle. Walker said several times through the course of the hour-long exchange that his Dem rival had previously said she completely supported Doyle’s policies, which he said led to a fiscal mess in Wisconsin that he cleaned up after taking office.

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Scott Walker OK with sending donors to secret fund. John Doe documents show mining firm gave him $700K.

Gov. Scott Walker Saturday defended his actions directing campaign contributions to the Wisconsin Club for Growth, saying “there isn’t
anything wrong” with doing so. Details on Walker’s fundraising on behalf of the 501(c)(4) were included in a batch of documents briefly released late Friday as part of an ongoing suit over a John Doe investigation into allegations that Walker coordinated with conservative groups in the recall elections.

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Ron Johnson says no need for any minimum wage — except for guest workers

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he’s “100 percent supportive” of a minimum wage for immigrants coming to America for a guest worker program but opposes a federally mandated minimum wage for all. “The only area that I would agree with minimum wages is in immigration reform, for the guest worker program,” Johnson told a WisPolitics.com luncheon Wednesday in Milwaukee in response to an audience question.

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Do Democrats support women, minorities enough?

Wisconsin Dem political leaders appear to be sharpening their focus on women’s issues, but some rank-and-file Dem voters say they’re still not reaching out enough to women and minorities. Several speakers at the Democratic Party of Wisconsin’s Founders Day Gala on Saturday mentioned women’s issues — some hurling jabs at Gov. Scott Walker and Wisconsin Republicans over equal pay and new laws regulating women’s health.

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Martin O’Malley not waiting on Hillary; blasts Scott Walker

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley touted Mary Burke’s candidacy for Wisconsin’s chief executive, but largely directed his remarks at Gov. Scott Walker, calling
him “a devoted follower of trickle-down economics if ever there was one.” O’Malley, who spoke Saturday evening in Milwaukee at the Democratic Party of
Wisconsin’s 2014 Founder’s Day Gala, said, “Prosperity doesn’t trickle down from the top and it never has.

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