Wisconsin Democracy Campaign - Legislative Initiatives

Legislative Developments

2008

Big win for reform: WDC statement on GAB's new rules for issue ads

Majority of new Legislature on record in favor of reform

Candidates leave voters guessing on reform

Ethics questionnaire sent to all legislative candidates

New guide brings redistricting out into the open

Support for reform runs strong in Wisconsin

WDC ranks legislators on political reform

Lawmakers told to keep working

Senate committee approves 6 reform bills

Senate passes Impartial Justice bill

Senate to vote on Impartial Justice bill

Testimony on special session legislation

Senate to set special session in motion

Testimony on Clean Elections bill

Memo to the Government Accountability Board regarding expectations

Testimony on budget fundraising ban

2007

The end of the beginning

Governor calls special session on campaign finance reform

Frankenstein veto testimony (pdf file)

Senate passes 3 reform bills

Citizens demonstrate for judicial ethics

WDC testimony on campaign finance reform

Brennan Center finds Wisconsin campaign finance laws lacking

WDC statement on passage of ethics reform bill

Poison pill removed from ethics bill

Legislature keeps moving on ethics reform bill

WDC testimony on January 2007 Special Session Assembly Bill 1

WDC statement on latest ethics reform proposal

Governor calls special session on ethics

2006

Bipartisan agreement reached on ethics reform

No more excuses! Ethics reform has enough votes

Voters' #1 concern

Landmark survey of public attitudes shows distrust of government, faith in reform

Ethics survey reopened for late responses

Candidates for legislature and statewide offices respond to questionnaire

Questionnaire for fall 2006 government ethics voter guide

Governor urged to call special session on ethics reform

With friends like these . . .

A ruckus for reform

WDC testimony on Senate Bill 1

‘Public Telling’ draws overflow crowd

People’s Legislature to hold ‘Public Telling’

2005

Pictures from the People's Legislature Rally

People's Legislature to Lobbyists' Legislature: Sweep it clean

31 groups back reform agenda

New reform bill keeps soft money loophole

2004

WDC proposes reform agenda

WDC calls for new vote on disclosure

Public let down again

Democrats flip flop on campaign reform

Elections Board buys time on issue ad disclosure

WDC statement on new campaign reform bill

2003

Doyle dithers on reform

Statement on US Supreme Court's campaign finance ruling

WDC renews media campaign for reform

WDC endorses new impartial justice bill

WDC memo concerning Voter ID Bill

Wisconsin Democracy Campaign testimony on Senate Bill 12

Groups urge new governor and legislature to take action on reform

Political corruption cause of state budget mess

2002

Federal judge strikes down campaign reform law as expected

Special session must address root causes of corruption

Incumbents won't allow true reform

52 Candidates pledge ‘Clean Sweep’, most incumbents take the fifth

Candidates asked to pledge 'clean sweep' of capitol

WDC urges partial veto of campaign reform plan

Budget deal includes campaign reform

Freese rant draws WDC response

WDC responds to latest reform proposal

Campaign finance reform in the budget repair bill

McCallum throws cold water on reform talks

Governor urged to call special session on campaign finance reform

Legislature needs to work overtime on campaign finance reform

Governor obstructs reform

Open letter to governor on Senate Bill 104

Campaign finance reform needed to fix budget mess

Small change buys big change

2001

McCallum ducks, Doyle dodges on campaign reform

WDC calls question on reform bill

Joint Finance urged to use caucus money for Ellis-George reform bill

Reform groups ask Chvala to allow vote on Ellis-George campaign finance reform compromise

Bipartisan group sponsors bill

2000

Voters First initiative