Doyle plans to pursue 'sexting' DA Kratz's removal from office
By Ariel Shapiro | Sep. 21, 2010
With the November elections approaching, closely fought races at every level of Wisconsin politics are heating up. The majority of political debate has centered on job creation in light of Wisconsin's 8.1 percent unemployment rate, and the race for governor is proving no exception. Republican candidate Scott Walker and Democrat Tom Barrett have centered their campaigns on increasing employment as a means to improving the economy. Their plans for doing so, however, are far different.
Getting young people in Madison to pay attention to local politics sometimes feels like trying to convince a college freshman that there's a need for the reference section at the library. Five to ten years from now, you know they'll have gained the wisdom to admit you were right, but for now, there's just this impenetrable haze of apathy, and it starts with the phrase, ""Well, how does it effect me?""