Matt Rothschild of the Democracy Campaign comments on Wisconsin State Senator who gave themselves a 31% pay bump, Walker and for-profit colleges, and Ed Garvey.

MADISON - I can’t give myself a raise. Can you?

But if you’re a leader in the Wisconsin State Senate, you can give yourself and your fellow Senators a nice bump – without any input from us lowly constituents. Here’s how they did it this week:

State senators raise their expense reimbursement by 31 percent

You may have heard that Scott Walker wants to get rid of the board that oversees for-profit colleges. It just so happens that he’s been raking in big bucks from the executives at these colleges:

The money behind dumping the state’s for-profit college watchdog

Finally, I’m in mourning this week over the crushing news that Ed Garvey passed away. Ed was a friend of mine, and a towering figure in the battle for democracy here in Wisconsin and across the country. I wrote a tribute to him that I’d like to share with you:

Ed Garvey, corporate dragon-slayer

I’d love to hear your own thoughts on Ed, so feel free to write me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Best,

Matt Rothschild

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