2007-08 Legislative Initiatives Updated: March 14, 2008
Democratic Renewal: A Call to Action from America's Heartland
Recommended Reforms
Power to the Voter: A Five Step Program to Restore Democracy In Wisconsin
2006 Ethics Survey Responses
2005-06 Legislative Initiatives
2003-04 Legislative Initiatives
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
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