Posted: July 26, 2016
Updated: July 27, 2016

Fourteen candidates for the Wisconsin state legislature, along with two partisan campaign committees, reported receiving a total of $14,000 in campaign contributions in the second quarter of 2016 from two Walmart political action committees that actually aren’t doing business in the state.

July 22, 2016

A conservative Milwaukee attorney who helped successfully defend controversial GOP-drawn legislative district maps in a 2012 federal court trial was appointed Friday to the Wisconsin Supreme Court by Republican Gov. Scott Walker.

July 22, 2016

The state Republican and Democratic parties raised more than $1.5 million during the first six months of 2016, and the GOP raised substantially more than Democrats, according to their latest campaign finance reports

July 21, 2016

Four legislative campaign committees that milk special interests for cash to spend on elections raised a record $1.6 million during the first six months of 2016.

July 18, 2016

A Calumet County factory farm owned by the president of a powerful agricultural lobbying group and supporter of Republican Gov. Scott Walker is under state investigation for a manure runoff that polluted a Fox River tributary and killed fish in late June or early July.

Walker’s DNR Resurrects Land Deal with Major Contributor

July 14, 2016

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has revised a proposal to sell state-owned lakefront property to an Illinois couple who contributed millions of dollars in recent years to support Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s state and presidential campaigns.

June 13, 2016

A fundraising committee used by retiring Supreme Court Justice David Prosser to pay recount and legal bills received a $25,000 in-kind contribution in April from the state Republican Party, according to the committee’s latest campaign finance report.

June 11, 2016

A group that represents Midwest food processors recently praised the U.S. Senate for approving a bill that would prohibit Wisconsin and other states from creating their own labeling laws for foods that contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

July 5, 2016

A draft of a state environmental report is now available on the effects of a 247-acre golf course planned along the Lake Michigan shoreline by the Kohler Co., whose owner is a major contributor to Republican Gov. Scott Walker.

Factory Farm Owners in Manure Case Gave Walker $30,000+

June 29, 2016

The owners of the factory farm that was recently cleared of violating state environmental rules for spreading manure gave more than $30,000 to Republican Gov. Scott Walker over the last six years.

June 27, 2016

In honor of July 4, the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign has come up with a list of 10 legislative victories for We, the People, that occurred in the last legislative session.

June 22, 2016

Republican Gov. Scott Walker announced today he will interview three finalist to replace retiring Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser.

June 22, 2016

Republican Gov. Scott Walker and GOP lawmakers ruled out changing any of Wisconsin’s gun laws in the aftermath of the Orlando nightclub shooting that killed 49 people and injured 53 earlier this month.

June 21, 2016

The partisan Wisconsin Ethics Commission is now set to replace the state’s Government Accountability Board (GAB) next week after Republican Gov. Scott Walker picked two retired judges to complete its six-member roster.

June 20, 2016

Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s office has narrowed the list of applicants from 11 to five for an upcoming Wisconsin Supreme Court vacancy. The five include a previously anonymous applicant who was one of the attorneys hired to help successfully defend controversial GOP-drawn legislative district maps in a 2012 federal court trial.

June 16, 2016

People with disabilities and the elderly scored a rare David-versus-Goliath win at the State Capitol earlier this month when a plan was dropped to turn over state-run programs that provide them with key services to large private insurers that spend a boatload of money to get their way.

June 14, 2016

A Republican lawmaker who opposes local governments’ use of eminent domain has supported its use by out-of-state private oil pipeline companies.

June 14, 2016

The state’s newly appointed deputy insurance commissioner once worked on health care issues as a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).

Posted: June 13, 2016
Updated: June 14, 2016

About 2.8 million Wisconsin residents – almost half the state’s population – will have little or no choice about who represents them in the Assembly or Senate on Election Day. The reason: Only one major party candidate will be on the ballot in their Assembly or Senate district.

June 10, 2016

Disability rights activists just won a big victory in Wisconsin. The Department of Health Services withdrew its plan to turn over to private insurance companies the responsibility for running programs for medical care and long-term care for people with disabilities and the elderly.

June 8, 2016

Individuals with disabilities in Wisconsin encountered difficulties at the polls on April 5, according to a survey by the Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition.

Posted: June 7, 2016
Updated: June 8, 2016

On Tuesday, Congressman Marc Pocan stood up against the increasingly powerful role of dark money in politics today.

June 7, 2016

A secretive issue ad group backed by billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch plans to hit the streets in two state Senate Districts to attack the policies and voting records of Democratic candidates in the fall elections.

June 6, 2016

The six-member roster of the new Wisconsin Elections Commission is now complete. The partisan commission, which will oversee state elections, is set to replace the nonpartisan Government Accountability Board (GAB) on June 30.

June 3, 2016

Republican Gov. Scott Walker has 11 applicants to consider to replace retiring Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser, including one applicant who requested anonymity.