May 11, 2017
The GOP-controlled legislature has given final approval and sent to Republican Gov. Scott Walker a bill that would loosen child labor laws.
May 10, 2017
A GOP Assembly income tax cut and road-funding proposal would eventually cut taxes for Wisconsin’s wealthiest residents by $1 billion.
May 4, 2017
Big box chain stores like CVS Pharmacy, Lowe’s, Target, Menards, and Walgreens would no longer be able to use a legal loophole to slash their property taxes under a pair of bills sponsored by GOP lawmakers. The state’s largest business lobby, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC), which usually sides with Republicans, opposes the bills because businesses would pay more taxes.
May 3, 2017
A bill to loosen rules on controversial high-capacity wells was given final approval by the Republican-controlled legislature and sent to GOP Gov. Scott Walker, who says he will sign it into law.
Posted: May 2, 2017
Updated: May 3, 2017
A bill to hamstring state agencies that want to implement rules and standards deemed too costly for businesses was approved Tuesday by the GOP-controlled Senate. The proposal, which now goes to the Republican-dominated Assembly for consideration, would affect policies and procedures involving public health and safety, the environment, and consumer protection, among other things.
April 28, 2017
In another swipe at local control, a GOP legislative plan would require counties and municipalities to pass referendums if they want wheel taxes to help fix their roads. A wheel tax is another term for a vehicle registration fee.
April 27, 2017
Republican lawmakers are pushing a bill that would give businesses that commit pollution violations up to four times longer to correct the problem.
April 26, 2017
A rightwing group called the Texas Public Policy Foundation started lobbying in Wisconsin for the first time last month So far this legislative session, the group, which has ties to billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, has taken positions on about a dozen crime and occupational-licensing bills.
April 24, 2017
Republican lawmakers are once again circulating a legislative proposal to repeal the state’s minimum markup law.
April 21, 2017
On April 19, by a unanimous vote, the Dunn County Board up in Menomonie endorsed the growing movement in Wisconsin that is demanding a fair, nonpartisan way to draw political district maps.
Posted: April 19, 2017
Updated: June 8, 2017
Madison —The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign wholeheartedly supports Assembly Joint Resolution 53 and Senate Joint Resolution 54 proposed by Rep. Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) and Sen. Dave Hansen (D-Green Bay) to curb the poisonous power of money in our political system.
April 19, 2017
The state’s largest business group says it opposes bipartisan bills that would help Wisconsin residents get rid of lead water pipes, which can contaminate people’s drinking water.
April 18, 2017
Owners of a proposed factory farm in Wood County who have contributed more than $75,000 to legislative and statewide candidates may challenge a recent state appeals court ruling that puts the future of the controversial mega-farm in question.
April 13, 2017
Republicans in the Wisconsin State Senate are pushing a bill to make it more difficult to do recounts in Wisconsin.
April 12, 2017
Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would fully repeal the state’s prevailing wage law, which sets minimum pay requirements for companies that are chosen for state building projects.
April 10, 2017
A Republican bill to restrict the use of recounts in state and local elections in Wisconsin is moving forward at the State Capitol. The measure, which received a public hearing last week, would have prevented last year’s presidential recount in Wisconsin.
April 7, 2017
About seven dozen policy items in GOP Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed 2017-19 state budget have been removed from the bill by Republican legislative leaders.
April 5, 2017
Yesterday, eight more communities in Wisconsin voted by overwhelming margins that they want to see the U.S. Constitution amended to curb the role of money in politics. Monona had the highest margin, with 91 percent voting in favor.
April 5, 2017
Executives and medical professionals at a La Crosse medical complex where GOP Gov. Scott Walker appeared Tuesday contributed about $44,350 to his campaign since 2010.
April 5, 2017
The Republican-dominated legislature is trying to ram through a bill that would make it easier for towns in Dane County to withdraw from a county zoning ordinance.
April 4, 2017
An insurance giant accused of fraud for allegedly overbilling the federal Medicare program has contributed nearly $42,000 since 2010 to Wisconsin legislative and statewide candidates.
March 31, 2017
A banker and a lawyer nominated by Republican Gov. Scott Walker to serve seven-year terms on the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents have contributed more than $64,000 to mostly GOP legislative and statewide candidates. Their contributions, between January 2010 and December 2016, include a total of $22,550 to Walker’s campaign.
March 30, 2017
A left-leaning outside electioneering group is sponsoring television ads in the Green Bay and Milwaukee television markets to support incumbent School Superintendent Tony Evers during the week leading up to next Tuesday’s spring election.
March 29, 2017
About 40 GOP legislators are backing a bill that would allow adults to carry concealed weapons without a permit or training in Wisconsin.
March 28, 2017
Here are the top contributors since Feb. 7 to the two candidates vying for state school superintendent in next Tuesday’s spring general election. (Top contributors from the previous campaign finance reporting periods can be found here and here.)