e-lerts 2013

Let the People Speak

Email date: 10/9/13

In this update:
1. 35 citizen groups say let the people speak
2. Does the Supreme Court know what it’s doing?

Rally Tomorrow

Email date: 10/7/13

In this update:
1. Capitol rally at noon tomorrow
2. WDC not alone in defending campaign finance transparency

Blinding Voters and Making Crime Pay

Email date: 10/3/13

In this update:
1. WDC testifies against anti-disclosure legislation
2. CHANGE OF TIME for Oct. 8 rally
3. Partisan redistricting deserves blame for government shutdown

Anti-Disclosure Legislation to Get Hearing Thursday

Email date: 10/1/13

In this update:
1. Senate panel takes up scheme to blind public to donors’ financial interests
2. Renewed calls made for action on redistricting reform
3. Reminder: Money Out, Voters In rally next Tuesday

Come Rally With Us

Money Out, Voters In rally at the Capitol on October 8

Email date: 9/27/13
Updated: 10/2/13

Become a Democracy Defender

Email date: 9/26/13

In this update:
1. A great way to help the Democracy Campaign
2. Intensifying the push to dump Citizens United
3. Breakthrough on campaign funding disclosure comes at local level

To Reform or Deform, That Is the Question

Email date: 9/24/13

In this update:
1. Four bills to cheer on, three to watch out for
2. What owners of the Houston Texans and Chicago Cubs have in common

Walker's Whales

Email date: 9/19/13

In this update:
1. Tiny group of megadonors make huge splash in first half of 2013
2. The next Citizens United
3. Benefit concert for WDC set for Oct. 11 in Mount Horeb

Lawmakers Working Full Time, But Not For You

Email date: 9/17/13

In this update:
1. What our “full-time” legislature really does full time
2. Word spreads about “More Money in Politics” bill
3. Senator claims legislative immunity from open records law
4. “Democracy is more verb than noun”

Getting Their Bundles Under the Radar

Email date: 9/10/13

In this update:
1. Bundlers get around donation limits, public disclosure
2. Creeping politics at the DNR