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Three stories making news across the Midwest today: 1. Upper Peninsula’s mining boom. The mining industry in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan is enjoying a renaissance more than a century after its best days passed. New technology demands are creating demand for gold, silver, copper and nickel, the Detroit Free Press reports today. Foreign companies … Continue reading
Detroit’s Plea: As we reported yesterday, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing is laying out his plan to keep his struggling city solvent. But a key step — getting a $220 million from the state — is getting a cool reception. While Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder hasn’t rejected it, he’s not embracing it either, according to our partner … Continue reading
At midnight tonight, opponents of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will kick off efforts to recall him from office. The group United Wisconsin intends to start gathering signatures needed to force a recall election at that time after filing paperwork with the state. A pajama-party rally is planned at the state capitol in Madison. Other groups … Continue reading
At a certain point, you can’t tell if you’ve created the momentum, or the momentum has created you — Annie Lennox There’s no doubt that the Midwest was swept this past year with political momentum. It deposited Republican governors into office in Michigan, Wisconsin and Ohio, and in turn, buoyed successful efforts to strip public … Continue reading
“Shall the law be approved?” It’s a simple question that voters will see on ballots across Ohio on Tuesday. Their answers will write another chapter around one of the most divisive issues of the 2011 campaign season, a political battle over Issue 2 and the collective bargaining rights of public employees. Here are some of … Continue reading
Three stories making news across the Midwest today: 1. Sales up at Ford, forecast down. Ford’s third-quarter sales rose 14.1 percent year over year to $33.1 billion, the company said Wednesday morning. But the automaker’s global production plan of 1.37 million vehicles is below the 1.44 million anticipated by analysts, and investors had sold off … Continue reading
Three stories making news across the Midwest today: 1. Chrysler and UAW reach deal. Eight days after reaching a tentative agreement with Ford, the United Auto Workers announced today it had reached a tentative agreement with Chrysler. As part of the deal, Chrysler has agreed to add 2,100 jobs by 2015 and invest $4.5 billion … Continue reading
The turmoil that enveloped Wisconsin politics since spring is over, at least for now. Two Democratic state senators hung on to their seats in yesterday’s recall elections, leaving Republicans in control of state government. The senators, Jim Holperin of Conover, and Bob Wirch of Pleasant Prairie, defeated Republican challengers. The votes were last involving six … Continue reading
It’s been a tumultuous and expensive year for Wisconsin politics, and it comes to a conclusion today, at least at the polls. Two Democratic state senators face recall elections today, in the wake of the state’s new law that sharply limits public employee collective bargaining rights. Republicans are assured of keeping control of state government, … Continue reading
Over at PBS NewsHour, there’s have extensive coverage of yesterday’s Wisconsin recall elections. Patchwork Nation has broken down the numbers, and has spotted two big trends. 1) Counties where public employees live are shifting away from supporting Republicans. That’s because Wisconsin’s Republican governor, Scott Walker, has led the drive to weaken collective bargaining rights. Says … Continue reading
