Before becoming our state’s agriculture secretary in 2003, Rod Nilsestuen spent 24 years as president and chief executive officer of the Wisconsin Federation of Cooperatives (WFC). Under his guidance, the WFC increased its size to 860 co-ops and 1.8 million members.

After years of touring the comedy circuit and being a featured member of “MADtv,” Frank Caliendo is star ring in his own successful TBS series, “Frank TV.” The show’s second season is set to air in October. Caliendo is the driving-force of the program, which features filmed comedy sketches combined with stand-up pieces before a live audience.

Legislator Christine Sinicki, who currently represents the city’s South Side, St. Francis and Cudahy, should be returned to the state Assembly. Of the three candidates in the Democratic primary, Sinicki most closely matches the 20th District’s values and positions on the main issues facing Milwaukee and the rest of the state.

Based on the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections, we know that vote fraud has been a very successful issue for the Republican Party: The more vote fraud they commit, the more successful they are. That’s why it was no surprise when Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen, co-chairman of the John McCain campaign...

Those looking for voter fraud in Wisconsin may want to start with the top elected official at the Department of Justice. Two weeks ago, Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen filed a frivolous lawsuit against the state’s Government Accountability Board (GAB), a move that could greatly compromise the November election.

Currently the state Assembly is controlled by the Republicans with a 52 to 47 majority and led by Speaker Mike Huebsch, who attended Oral Roberts University, a fundamentalist Christian institution. In the 2006 election, the Democrats picked up eight seats. This year they need just three more seats to have...

Mark Honadel became the first Republican representative of the 21st Assembly District in 75 years when he won a special election in 2003 against Al Foeckler. The district— which encompasses Oak Creek, South Milwaukee and two wards of Milwaukee— had long been represented by Democrats Richard...

Sheldon Wasserman is the best choice for North Shore residents. Wasserman, an ob-gyn who has served in the state Assembly since 1994, is well positioned to become a leader in the state Senate on tax policy, health care and education reform. Although some Republican voters may hesitate to cross party lines and vote...

Assembly Republicans proved last year that they are not putting the best interests of Wisconsin residents first. Republican leaders were happy to play games— and fund-raise—while shamelessly stalling budget negotiations. This sort of partisan brinksmanship has no place in serious state matters that affect all of us...

After a very long campaign and an unprecedented amount of attention, the 2008 presidential election is finally over. According to the survey from last week’s cover story, conducted before the election, here’s what you thought about it: Who You Are- Two-thirds of you supported either Barack Obama or John McCain in the presidential primary.