Tuesday, April 3, 2012
8:47 PM
Walker appointees still lagging; collective bargaining gets support in Dane Co.
While it's still early in the night, two Walker appointees to circuit court benches, one in Dane and another in Milwaukee, are lagging behind their challengers.
Ellen Berz, an attorney for the public defenders office, is leading the race for Dane County Circuit Court with 13,189 votes to incumbent Circuit Court Judge Roger Allen's 11,719, or 52.8 percent to 46.9 percent. About one quarter of all precincts are reporting in Dane Co.
In Milwaukee, only 1 percent of precincts are reporting, but Carolina Stark has a slight lead on Walker appointee Nelson Wesley Phillips for the 17th branch of the Milwaukee Circuit Court. Stark, an administrative law judge with the Department of Workforce Development, has 944 votes to Phillips' 782.
As a side note, Dane County voters look as if they're on their way to making their voice heard on the state's collective bargaining debate.
The county is holding an advisory referendum with the following language: "Should all Wisconsin workers have the right to seek safe working conditions and fair pay through collective bargaining?"
Right now, about 60 percent of voters have answered yes, compared to less than 40 percent voting no.
-- By Jason Smathers
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