Posted: October 27, 2015
Updated: November 18, 2015
Here’s some Wisconsin media coverage and commentary about legislative proposals to rewrite state campaign finance laws that blindfold the public about the fundraising and spending by special interest electioneering groups and candidates for legislative and statewide offices:
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Scott Walker should veto GAB, secrecy measures
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Assembly expected to pass bill ending campaign donors disclosing employers
Racine Journal Times - Walker should veto non-disclosure bill
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Wisconsin Republicans embrace secrecy
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - GOP lawmakers reverse course, balk at campaign donor reporting
Center for Responsive Politics - Wisconsin may strike employer disclosure for campaign donors
Kenosha News - Campaign finance bill needs repairs
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Don't let legislators cut off your ability to know
Wisconsin State Journal - Scott Walker campaign failed to report thousands of donor employers
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Bill puts veil over campaign funding in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council – Bill would make it harder to follow the money
Beloit Daily News – Bad week for accountability
The (Racine) Journal Times – Legislature hinders residents’ ability to follow the money
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – More in the dark than ever
Wisconsin State Journal – Don’t hide where big donors work
Wisconsin State Journal – One of these three is not like the others – which is why it won’t pass
WISN – Milwaukee – Wisconsin state senators clash over campaign finance changes
Sheboygan Press – Lawmakers: You’ll hurt yourselves, too
Green Bay Press-Gazette – Bill would keep donors’ employers out of view
The campaign finance proposals, Assembly Bill 387 and Senate Bill 292, would allow secretive phony issue ad groups to coordinate with candidates and not disclose their fundraising and spending activities; drop the requirement that candidates identify some contributor employers; allow corporate contributions to political parties; and double campaign contributions limits to legislative and statewide candidates.