e-lerts 2013

Donations Undergo Sex Change

Email date: 11/14/13

In this update:
1. Gender reassignments get Walker donors out of legal jeopardy
2. Proposals to limit voter power top agenda for Assembly marathon session
3. Publisher issues mea culpa over factual errors in Walker book
4. Groups busted in California funneled big money into Wisconsin

Gender Gap Among Political Donors

Email date: 11/12/13

In this update:
1. Old boys’ club rules political money game
2. Concern over money in politics transcends partisan divide

Black Markets and Laundries

Email date: 11/7/13

In this update:
1. WDC urges enforcement of disclosure rule in special election
2. How political black markets and campaign laundries work
3. New John Doe investigation targeting GOP front groups?

Paying for Political Dysfunction

Email date: 11/6/13

In this update:
1. Taxpayers billed over $2 million to diminish their own political influence
2. Legislative majority still angling for voter ID law
3. Playing games with elections and ethics oversight

Spooky Doings at the Capitol

Email date: 10/31/13

In this update:
1. Legislators mulling trick for public, treat for political donors
2. The truth about “public hearings”
3. Support Community Shares of Wisconsin

Hearing Tomorrow on How to Kill a Democracy

Email date: 10/28/13

In this update:
1. Assembly committee holding hearing on anti-disclosure bill
2. Sand mining power grab knocked off fast track
3. Wisconsin members of Congress relying heavily on PAC donations

Taking the public and the hearing out of public hearings

Email date: 10/25/13

In this update:
1. Bid to grease skids for mining starts with attempt to silence opposition
2. Money flows freely in Indian casino dispute
3. True motives behind voter suppression nakedly displayed

Blowing Up a Sandstorm

Email date: 10/21/13

In this update:
1. Proposed state power grab over sand mining may get impromptu public hearing
2. Study shows justices tend to side with attorneys who donate to their campaigns
3. John Doe lives

Outside Interference

Email date: 10/17/13

In this update:
1. Voucher group commandeers special elections
2. Beyond Citizens United