With Eyes on 2016, Walker Courts Sheldon Adelson Cash in Sin City
Walker jets off to Vegas to court Sheldon Adelson cash for a 2016 presidential run -- even as he says he is focused on the governor's race.
Wisconsin
Taking a Stand Against Secrecy
Following the last midterm election, Wisconsin witnessed extraordinary political upheaval and 14 recall elections. With this, an astounding amount of money surged in from out of state, much of it secret and undisclosed.
WI GOP Marches in Lockstep with ALEC Agenda, Voting Records Show
A review of legislative voting records by a University of Wisconsin professor demonstrates that many Wisconsin legislators are taking cues from the ALEC playbook, which he says represents "the loss of citizen voice in the legislature and policymaking."
New Docs Suggest Scott Walker Misled Press
Thousands of pages of emails unsealed last week after a years-long investigation into former aides and associates of Scott Walker suggest that the current Wisconsin Governor and his staff misled the press about the first John Doe.
Walker Staff on the Mentally Ill: "No One Cares about Crazy People"
As Walker's staff and campaign coordinated their response to tragedies at a Milwaukee County mental health facility, they showed callous disregard for the mentally ill.
Why Are the Franklin Center's "Wisconsin Reporter" and "Watchdog.org" Attacking the John Doe?
The Franklin Center for Public Integrity and its Wisconsin Reporter website have aggressively attacked the "John Doe" probe into possible campaign finance violations during Wisconsin's 2011 and 2012 recall elections, and have broken news regarding the apparent targets of the investigation, but have omitted an important fact: some of its key staff may be caught up in the investigation.
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A "Dark Money" Concession from Wisconsin Reporter
Even Wisconsin Reporter appears to acknowledge that dark money groups active in the recalls were running a scam.
WI Club for Growth, Target of Walker Recall Probe, at Center of Dark Money Web
Governor Scott Walker's campaign and dozens of Republican-aligned political groups have been subpoenaed in a wide-ranging probe into potential campaign finance violations during Wisconsin's contentious 2011 and 2012 recall elections, and a group at the center of the storm appears to be Wisconsin Club for Growth, one of the top spenders during the recalls and whose leaders have close ties to Governor Walker and national donors, including the Koch brothers.
CMD Pushes Back Against Attorney General’s Attack on Open Records in ALEC Lawsuit
On October 1, the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) filed a brief countering claims by Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen and Senator Leah Vukmir that legislators cannot be held accountable for violating the open records law during their entire term in office.
