March 3, 2020

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly held a fundraiser at a shooting range a day after a gunman killed five people and himself at the Molson Coors brewery in Milwaukee.

February 27, 2020

A northern Wisconsin shipbuilder was awarded a $29 million state grant on Tuesday by the administration of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers after making first-time contributions to a group that helps elect Democratic governors.

February 26, 2020

Republican lawmakers who control the legislature had four times more money in their campaign accounts at the start of the 2020 election year than their Democratic counterparts, a Wisconsin Democracy Campaign review found.

February 19, 2020

The GOP-controlled state Assembly passed a resolution on Tuesday that calls for a convention of the states to amend the U.S. Constitution. It’s part of an effort by Republicans nationwide in recent years to add a federal balanced budget requirement, term limits on federal offices, and restraints on federal government authority to the U.S. Constitution.

Posted: February 18, 2020
Updated: February 19, 2020

Outside electioneering groups have spent about $55,500 to support or oppose candidates in yesterday’s spring primary for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

February 14, 2020

(Open letter to legislators about the lack of adequate public notice for public hearings from Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Executive Director Matthew Rothschild.)

February 13, 2020

GOP lawmakers are working on a bill that would allow people to carry concealed weapons in churches and other places of worship.

February 12, 2020

Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and four other special interest groups opposed to bills aimed at regulating so-called “forever chemicals” have spent more than $13.3 million on lobbying and elections in the last five years.

February 11, 2020

Three candidates who face off in next week’s spring preprimary election raised a combined $275,000 during the first five weeks of 2020. The top two finishers will go on to face each other on the April 7 ballot.

Testimony Before the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections

February 11, 2020

(Testimony delivered on February 11, 2020 by Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Executive Director Matthew Rothschild.)

February 7, 2020

Business, construction, and real estate interests are backing bipartisan bills that would double the tax breaks in a program aimed at encouraging housing projects in poor neighborhoods.

February 4, 2020

On the morning of Feb. 4, the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign filed formal complaints with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission against the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, the Wisconsin State Senate Democratic Committee, and the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.

February 4, 2020

The state Democratic and Republican parties and four legislative fundraising committees accepted more than $1.1 million in corporate contributions in 2019, a Wisconsin Democracy Campaign preliminary review found.

February 3, 2020

At the kickoff for Black History Month in the State Capitol Monday morning, Gov. Tony Evers raised the issue of independent, nonpartisan redistricting, as he did in his State of the State address.

January 21, 2020

On the 10th anniversary of the Citizens United decision, five Democratic legislators held a press conference in the Assembly Gallery to denounce the impact this decision has had – and to offer solutions to it.

January 16, 2020

The three candidates on the February spring primary ballot for Wisconsin Supreme Court raised a combined $860,000 in the last half of 2019, and the largest contributors to some of the candidates were longtime partisan donors. The most anyone can give to a candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court is $20,000.

January 16, 2020

The U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision of 2010 has had a powerful – and profoundly negative – effect on Wisconsin politics.

Posted: January 15, 2020
Updated: January 16, 2020 in last paragraph with latest developments

A bill vetoed by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers that would have slashed the state’s required training time for certified nursing assistants (CNAs) is up for a veto override on Wednesday in the GOP-controlled Assembly.

Posted: January 8, 2020
Updated: January 9, 2020 to correct financial information in last paragraph

Three candidates will be on the Feb. 18 spring primary ballot for a 10-year seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The top two finishers in the primary will face off in the April general election.

January 2, 2020

American Transmission Co. (ATC), which builds and owns high-voltage power lines, is among the top Wisconsin contributors to loosely regulated outside electioneering groups that spend millions to influence state and federal elections in Wisconsin and throughout the country.