A New Chapter
Email date: 1/6/09
Happy New Year!
In this update:
1. What will the new Legislature’s story be?
2. GAB operating under gag order
3. A bit of lightheartedness in dark times
A guide for study and resistance
e-lerts 2009
Assembly Fires Opening Salvo on Reform
Email date: 1/14/09
In this update:
1. New Assembly leaders steer different course on budget-season fundraising
2. GAB to set wheels in motion on disclosure rule
More Action Coming on Reform
Email date: 1/23/09
In this update:
1. Early Senate action promised on reform
2. Assembly fundraising ban whets appetite for more
3. Doyle holding on tight to tainted campaign cash
Groups Speak with One Voice on Reform
Email date: 1/27/09
In this update:
1. 10 groups issue common call for reform
2. Jensen case: Six years and counting
3. Eau Claire-area trio take lead on reform legislation
Assembly Finalizes Ban on Budget-Session Fundraising
Email date: 2/4/09
In this update:
1. Fundraising ban gets bipartisan approval in Assembly
2. Action Alert: Urge Senate and Governor to follow Assembly’s lead
3. Interest groups to sit out Supreme Court race?
4. Best and worst legislators
State's Messed-up Campaign Money Tracking System
Email date: 2/5/09
In this update:
1. New campaign finance reporting system fraught with problems
2. "2009 Spring Campaign" feature now up on wisdc.org
WDC Launches impartialjustice.org
Email date: 2/9/09
In this update:
1. New web site focuses on threats to judicial independence, need for reform
2. Take Action: Add your voice to chorus calling for key reforms
3. More on state’s faulty campaign finance reporting system
The Honorable Judge Fair (D-WI) and Judge Impartial (R-WI)
Email date: 2/19/09
In this update:
1. Federal court rules judges can join parties
2. Need grows for new judicial recusal rules
3. State bar endorses court reform
4. League of Women Voters forum delves into money and politics
5. Contributor database updated
6. WEAC alone in influencing state school chief race
Veridict is in: Campaign Cash and Justice Don't Mix
More Problems Found in State's Campaign Finance Recordkeeping
Email date: 3/4/09
In this update:
1. Campaign finance reports on new Web-based system riddled with errors
2. Impartial justice events being held across the state