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April 27, 2021
(Testimony by Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Executive Director Matthew Rothschild before the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections in opposition to AB179, companion to SB205, and AB201, companion to SB204.)
April 19, 2021
GOP lawmakers who control the legislature have introduced two bills that would cap the triple-digit interest rates charged by predatory lenders in Wisconsin.
April 15, 2021
On April 14, the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign filed an amicus brief in a case against Speaker Robin Vos and Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu in the Dane County Circuit Court, alleging unlawful appropriation of taxpayer dollars to hire high-priced private lawyers in preparation for a legal fight over the upcoming redistricting maps.
April 15, 2021
(Testimony by Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Executive Director Matthew Rothschild before the Senate Committee on Elections, Election Process Reform, and Ethics in opposition to SB 204 and SB 205 on April 15, 2021.)
Posted: April 15, 2021
Updated: April 16, 2021
(Testimony by Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Executive Director Matthew Rothschild before the Assembly Judiciary Committee in opposition to AB194, companion to SB213, on April 15, 2021.)
April 14, 2021
(Testimony by Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Executive Director Matthew Rothschild to the Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections in opposition to AB 173, companion to SB207, on April 14, 2021.)
April 13, 2021
Tourism and restaurant interests oppose two bipartisan bills that would repeal current state law and allow public schools to begin the school year before Sept. 1.
April 12, 2021
Outside election spending by special interest groups in this spring’s race for state school superintendent topped $1 million – a record, a Wisconsin Democracy Campaign preliminary review found.
April 12, 2021
Five outside electioneering groups that back Republicans spent more than $387,000 on two special legislative elections held April 6. No outside groups backing Democrats spent money on these races.
April 8, 2021
(Testimony by Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Executive Director Matthew Rothschild to the Wisconsin Senate Committee on Elections, Elections Process Reform, and Ethics on April 8, 2021.)
April 5, 2021
Spending on outside electioneering activities by special interest groups topped $1 million in the state school superintendent’s race with Democratic groups outspending a Republican group about 5-to-1 as of Monday morning.
April 2, 2021
The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign is pleased to join other members of the Wisconsin Voting Rights Coalition in filing an amicus brief before the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
March 31 , 2021
Conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley cast the deciding 4-3 vote on Wednesday in a case brought by a major campaign contributor who opposed the governor’s authority to issue successive public health orders during the covid-19 pandemic.
March 30, 2021
Jill Underly, a candidate in next Tuesday’s election for state school superintendent, raised more than $1.3 million in February and March thanks to a huge infusion of cash from the state Democratic Party.
March 24, 2021
A Virginia-based electioneering group that supports conservative judicial candidates throughout the country has spent about $56,200 in a Wisconsin court of appeals race.
March 22, 2021
Liberal groups are winning the money race in the so-called “nonpartisan” state school superintendent race, where Pecatonica Area School Superintendent Jill Underly faces Deborah Kerr, a retired Brown Deer schools superintendent.
March 15, 2021
Seven special interest groups have spent more than $800,000 as of Monday morning on outside electioneering activities in the state school superintendent race and in two special legislative elections.
March 12, 2021
(Testimony by Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Executive Director Matthew Rothschild at the People’s Maps Commission public hearing for the Second Congressional District held on March 11.)
March 9, 2021
Employees from a handful of 23 chemical companies sued by the City of La Crosse for PFAS contamination have contributed nearly $72,000 since 2015 to Wisconsin legislative and statewide candidates.
March 4, 2021
A new political action committee created last summer by former GOP Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch contributed $121,000 to GOP legislative candidates and the Republican Party of Wisconsin in 2020.
Testimony to the Assembly Committee on Constitution and Ethics
March 3, 2021
(Testimony by Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Executive Director Matthew Rothschild opposing Joint Resolution 9 calling for an Article V convention of the states.)
February 25, 2021
Three legislative campaign committees and the state Democratic Party accepted excessive corporate and political action committee contributions in 2020.
February 24, 2021
The state Democratic and Republican parties and four legislative fundraising committees accepted $1.6 million in corporate contributions in 2020, a Wisconsin Democracy Campaign preliminary review found.
February 17, 2021
Eight of 10 GOP stalwarts accused of fraudulently certifying former President Donald Trump as the winner of Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes have contributed nearly $14,000 since 2015 to legislative and statewide candidates.
February 12 , 2021
Former Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald’s campaign committee agreed to a $3,600 settlement last October for accepting excessive campaign contributions, but never forked over the cash, campaign finance records show.