Fighting for a Stronger Wisconsin
From the Blog
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July 29, 2010Putting Wisconsin on the Pizza Map and Creating Jobs
Yesterday, Tom Barrett attended the groundbreaking ceremony for Palermo's $22 million expansion that will add 100,000 square feet to their headquarters and create 56 jobs in the Menomonee Valley. Palermo's Pizza is a proud Wisconsin manufacture of delicious premium pizzas that are sold across the United States. In 2006, thanks to Tom's leadership, Palermo's became the first Wisconsin business to develop a site in the redeveloped Menomonee Valley and with this expansion, Palermo's will now employ over 450 Wisconsinites. -
July 22, 2010Video Replay of Tom Barrett's Live Online Townhall
On Thursday, July 22, Tom Barrett held a live online townhall to discuss his vision to create jobs, put state government on a diet by cutting more than $1 billion in spending, and stand up for Wisconsin's working and middle class families. If you missed the live chat, you can watch a video replay of it below.
In the News
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July 29, 2010Editorial: End partisan haggling on district boundaries
Editorial from the Sheboygan Press
Mayor Tom Barrett's plan to take the task of redrawing legislative district boundaries out of the partisan political arena is a true breath of fresh air.
Barrett, the Democrat Party candidate for governor in the November election, wants to have a nonpartisan group of former judges do the work or drawing the boundaries for the state congressional and legislative districts. Six former judges make up the Government Accountability Board, the agency that oversees elections and state ethics laws. Though non-partisan, the members of the board are appointed by the governor.
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July 25, 2010
Editorial: Redistricting proposal is a step forward
In an ideal world, drawing legislative maps would be blind to political parties. But in the real world, redistricting is contentious, often tinged with partisan bickering and can lead to expensive lawsuits.
Milwaukee mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett has a plan that he says "takes the sharp partisanship out of the drawing of the plans" and ends incumbent protection. ...This plan is an improvement over the current system in which lawmakers draw up the maps, giving an advantage to the majority party.
