July 18, 2006
Madison - Democratic Governor Jim Doyle raised a record $415,113 from outside Wisconsin in 2005 and surpassed the $1 million mark in total out-of-state campaign contributions since 2002 when he was elected governor, a Wisconsin Democracy Campaign analysis shows.
Posted: July 13, 2006
Updated: October 2, 2006
2006 Legislative campaign statistics.
Posted: July 12, 2006
Updated: July 17, 2006
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July 12, 2006
Letter accompanying League of Women Voters' Fall 2006 Government Ethics Voter Guide.
July 5, 2006
Madison - Wisconsin legislators collectively raised nearly $3 of every $4 in large individual contributions in 2005 from well-heeled special interests outside of their districts who cannot vote for them, a Wisconsin Democracy Campaign analysis shows.
June 29, 2006
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Madison - Three public interest advocacy groups today challenged Wisconsin television broadcasters to significantly boost coverage of the 2006 elections and election-related issues.
June 21, 2006
Madison - The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign is opposed to the proposed constitutional amendment prohibiting gay marriage and civil unions and urges a “no” vote in November on ratification of the amendment.
June 15, 2006
Madison - Democratic Governor Jim Doyle and Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Green collectively raised $3 of every $4 in 2005 from contributions of $500 or more and nearly two thirds came in contributions of $1,000 or more, a Wisconsin Democracy Campaign analysis shows.
May 30, 2006
Madison - Democratic Governor Jim Doyle accepted $10,000 in campaign contributions in 2004 from attorneys at a New York law firm accused this month of paying more than $11 million in illegal kickbacks to get people to participate in lawsuits against corporations.
May 11, 2006
Madison - Twelve wealthy contributors violated the annual $10,000 limit on campaign contributions to state political candidates and committees in 2005, including two who exceeded the limit in 2002 and a Texas contributor who gave $20,000 to two candidates, a Wisconsin Democracy Campaign analysis shows.
May 5, 2006
Madison - Representatives of 22 advocacy groups today urged Governor Jim Doyle to call the Legislature back into special session to act on Senate Bill 1, the ethics reform legislation the state Assembly refused to take up earlier this week.
April 20, 2006
Madison - Five wealthy special interests from Wisconsin contributed $260,000 in the first three months of 2006 to two leading Democratic and Republican organizations that collect and spend unlimited amounts of money on negative ads and mailings to influence voters, the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign has found.
April 12, 2006
Madison - Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Green has supported a string of proposals since 2003 to loosen ethics standards for members of Congress, including rules to protect an indicted former GOP leader who contributed about $31,000 to Green’s congressional campaign, a Wisconsin Democracy Campaign review of congressional actions on ethics rules shows.
March 27, 2006
Madison - Executives from two out-of-state companies contributed nearly $45,000 to Democratic Governor Jim Doyle’s campaign after they were hired to work on technology and real estate projects, the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign has found.
Posted: March 27, 2006
(Copy of criminal complaint against Scott Jensen.)
March 23, 2006
Madison - Wisconsin contributions to unregulated national groups that can accept and spend unlimited amounts to influence elections set a record for a non-election year, topping $600,000 in 2005 as contributors ramped up their donations to groups that support Democrats, a Wisconsin Democracy Campaign analysis shows.
February 21, 2006
Madison - Legislators raised a budget-year record $3.39 million in 2005 and had double the money in their campaign accounts heading into this gubernatorial election year as they did eight years ago, a Wisconsin Democracy Campaign analysis shows.
January 30, 2006
Madison - Assembly lawmakers who support a legislative proposal that weakens dock rules sought by state environmental experts have received 5.5 times more in campaign contributions from powerful special interests that favor the plan than opponents, a Wisconsin Democracy Campaign analysis shows.
January 25, 2006
The state of state government is corrupt. The way the public’s business has been conducted at the Capitol in recent years is criminal – literally criminal.
January 5, 2006
Madison - In the absence of public hearings to get citizen input on campaign finance reform legislation and other reform measures, the People’s Legislature announced it is holding a “public telling” on Monday, January 23 to give the governor and legislative leaders an opportunity to tell the public where they stand on the issues.