Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Blasts Walker's Pick for High Court
“Walker loads the dice for next spring’s election, and adds only more partisanship to an already hyper-partisan Court.”
October 12, 2015
Wisconsin Contributors Give $1.2 Million to Some Dark Money Groups
October 10, 2015
A philanthropist, an energy transmission company, and an outside electioneering group were among the top Wisconsin donors during the first half of 2015 to some dark money groups that can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money to attack state and federal candidates.
GOP Bill Guts State Campaign Finance Law
Posted: October 8, 2015
Updated: April 19, 2016
Republican lawmakers introduced a bill draft (AB 387) Wednesday that allows candidates and secretive dark money special interest groups to coordinate their fundraising and spending activities during an election.
Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Denounces GOP Campaign Finance Bill
“Absolutely the Wrong Way to Go. It Would Reduce Citizens to Mere Spectators.”
October 8, 2015
Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Denounces Republican Plan to Smash the GAB
“A disgraceful move, constructed on a pile of lies, and a recipe for more scandal”
October 7, 2015
Madison – The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign blasted the bill the Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature just introduced to do away with the Government Accountability Board, the state’s ethics and elections watchdog.
Wisconsin Contributors Gave More to Some Democratic Electioneering Groups
October 7, 2015
About 30 dark money groups that can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money to influence state and federal elections received a total of $1.2 million from Wisconsin contributors during the first half of 2015, and about two-thirds of it went to groups that support Democrats.
Bill Would Make ALEC Register as Lobbyist
September 30, 2015
A legislative proposal aimed at requiring a corporate-funded lobbying group and special interest bill mill to be more transparent about its workings and relationships with Wisconsin GOP lawmakers is making the rounds at the State Capitol.
GOP Lawmakers Want to Create Jukebox Tax Break
September 29, 2015
Two Republican lawmakers are working on a proposal to create a tax break for owners and operators of jukeboxes.
Who Are the Legislators Behind Overhauling the State’s Civil Service System?
September 28, 2015
Two Fox Valley Republican legislators are authoring a bill to overhaul the state’s civil service system that covers about 30,000 state employees.
Update: DNR Board Decides to Delay State Land Sale to Walker Donor
September 24, 2015
The Natural Resources Board has decided to delay a decision on whether to sell several hundred feet of premium frontage on a northern Wisconsin lake to an Illinois couple that has contributed about $3 million to Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s campaigns for governor and president.
GOP Legislators Seek Repeal of Law Used Against Major Donor
September 23, 2015
A GOP proposal to repeal Wisconsin’s minimum markup law has popped up at the State Capitol after complaints were filed with the state that accused Meijer Inc., a Michigan-based grocery store chain whose owners and executives are major Republican donors, of violating the law.
Celebrating National Voter Registration Day
September 22, 2015
A coalition of groups came together this morning in front of the Madison City-County Building to honor National Voter Registration Day and to urge every citizen to get registered. A few speakers also decried the obstacles to registering and to voting that the Republican leaders in the State Capitol have erected.
Kohl's Executives Contributed $6,200 to Walker After State Award
September 22, 2015
Executives from Kohl’s Department Stores contributed about $6,200 to Republican Gov. Scott Walker since the beginning of 2012. The company was awarded a $62.5 million package of state tax credits in 2012 to create jobs and build a headquarters that haven’t materialized.
Leading Walker Donor to Buy Lake Frontage Property from DNR
September 21, 2015
The state plans to sell several hundred feet of premium frontage on a northern Wisconsin lake to an Illinois businesswoman and her husband who have contributed more than $3.3 million to Wisconsin legislative and statewide candidates and Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign for president.
Groups Seek to Boost Voter Registration
Madison Press Conference on National Voter Registration Day Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 10:00 a.m., in front of the City-County Building
September 21, 2015
Tuesday is National Voter Registration Day, and to honor it, a coalition of groups has come together to stress how important it is to get the necessary information out to the general public on how to register so that Wisconsin can have the highest voter turnout in the country.
Republican-backed Candidate Enters State Supreme Court Race
September 17, 2015
State Appeals Court Judge Rebecca Bradley, whose past judicial campaign drew support from Republican Party committees and prominent GOP campaign contributors, plans to run for next spring’s open seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Did Walker Get Contributions From Beyond the Grave?
September 17, 2015
Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s latest state campaign finance report shows he received contributions from a California man who appears to have died before the contributions were made.
Walker Appointed Judge Who Contributed to Him
September 16, 2015
An Eau Claire lawyer contributed $4,000 to Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign at around the same times he was appointed by the governor to be a county district attorney in 2012 and a circuit judge this summer.
Bill Would Reduce State Oversight of Controversial High-Capacity Wells
Posted: September 15, 2015
Updated: September 16, 2015
Agricultural interests, which contributed $2.6 million to Republican Gov. Scott Walker and current legislators in recent years, support a legislative proposal that would reduce state oversight of controversial high-capacity wells.
Republicans Launch Power Grab Over State Agencies
September 10, 2015
Three Republicans in the state legislature have redrafted a bill that would give enormous power to the Republican leadership over major state agencies.
How School Voucher Interests Cashed in Here in Wisconsin
September 8, 2015
The special interests behind school vouchers in Wisconsin have gotten a mammoth return on their electioneering and lobbying investments.
Labor PACs Contributed $64K to Republican Gov, AG, Legislators
September 2, 2015
Ten political action committees (PACs) controlled by labor unions that represent police, firefighters, plumbers, carpenters and construction workers contributed about $64,000 during the first six months of 2015 to Republican campaign committees.
Eaton's Gifts to and from Walker
September 1, 2015
A Menomonee Falls company has upped its job creation efforts not in Wisconsin but in Mexico to about 340 since it was awarded about $369,000 in state tax credits to create jobs and train workers here.
$1,000 Per Hour Lobbyists Roam Wisconsin Capitol
August 27, 2015
Expensive lobbyists are roaming the halls of the Wisconsin Capitol. Some 47 organizations spent at least $1,000 an hour lobbying legislators in Madison in the first six months of this year, based on data supplied by the Government Accountability Board in its six-month lobbying expenditure report and analyzed by the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign.
Special Interests That Backed Bucks Arena Gave $285K+ to Dems Who Supported Deal
August 26, 2015
Many Democrats who supported the deal to keep the Bucks in Milwaukee have benefited from campaign contributions from special interests behind it.