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Judy Poull of Saukville has not set their biography yet
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Wisconsin GOP’s Big Dirty Secret Reveals Hypocrisy of Walker Attack Ads on Burke's Jobs Plan.
SAUKVILLE - Most people don’t know that our state Republican legislators and governors have been plagiarizing legislation signed into law since 1973 when ALEC was founded. ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) was formed to be a secretive Repub ...
Sep 30
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Matt Rothschild is the Executive Director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, a non-partisan nonprofit political watchdog group now in it's third decade of working for clean, open and honest government and reforms that make people matter more than money in politics.
Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, 203 South Paterson Street, Suite 100, Madison, WI 53703-3689, 608-255-4260
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Our friend Matt Rothschild does his last column of an illustrious career.
MADISON - If you want to know why private schools are getting such an influx of your tax dollars, just follow the money.
As Mike Buelow, our research director, reported here, three of the biggest backers of vouchers have spent $67 million in our elections since 2010 to ...
Jun 29
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Matt finally gets to testify on State's revenue-sharing bill.
MADISON - Last week, I went to a hearing at the State Capitol on the revenue-sharing bill. I got there a good fifteen minutes before the hearing was to start, and I was one of the first to fill out the form that I wanted to testify about the bill. The meeting started at 9:00 a.m. ...
Jun 02
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MADISON - If you’ve got an absentee ballot, it’s too late to safely put it in the mail. The best thing to do it is to deliver it to your clerk’s office this week, or certainly by Election Day next Tuesday. I just delivered mine today! And if you’re a voter with a disability, please remember that you have the right to get assistance in the deliv ...
Mar 28
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The flood of money continues, as outside groups have spent $18.1 million on reported independent expenditures and secret phony issue ads in the Supreme Court race, more than three-and-a-half times the previous record.
MADISON - Two weeks away from the April 4 elections, candidate and group spending in the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court stands ...
Mar 20
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MADISON - I hope your week is going well. Here are a couple of great articles that my colleague Iuscely Flores has written for us in the past few days.
The first is essentially the text of a brief talk she gave in Milwaukee at a press conference on the need to make legislators retain all of their records: Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Supports ...
Mar 17
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Dana Wachs (D-Eau Claire) has not set their biography yet
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MADISON - After the recent stories of jobs leaving Wisconsin, I had really hoped that Governor Walker would present a bold plan to keep jobs here and attract new businesses to Wisconsin. Sadly, however, we heard more of the lack of accountability and irresponsible priorities that have become the cornerstone of his administration.
Last week, Genera ...
Jan 20
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Jennifer Shilling serves as the Senate Democratic Leader and represents the 32nd District which covers La Crosse, Vernon, Crawford and parts of Monroe County.
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MADISON – On Friday, Gov. Scott Walker’s Department of Corrections Secretary Ed Wall resigned as the investigation of potential abuse of youth at the Copper Lake and Lincoln Hills schools moves on to the FBI.
I am appalled by the latest revelations of child abuse and sexual assault that occurred in Gov. Walker’s Department of Corrections. Sec ...
Feb 15
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MADISON – Over the last five years, we’ve seen deep cuts that have limited economic growth, stifled innovation and denied thousands of families the opportunity to get ahead. Democrats continue to believe that the best way to move our state forward is by restoring investments in our schools, infrastructure and worker training programs. Whe ...
Jan 20
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Sen. Jennifer Shilling talks about Wisconsin’s historical bipartisan commitment to laws that protect citizen access, prevent political corruption and maintain high ethical standards in our government. In recent weeks, Republicans who control the State Legislature in Madison are pushing a package of bills that may bring this commitment to an end.
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Oct 29
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MADISON - As the days get shorter and the leaves change colors, my Senate Democratic colleagues and I continue to visit with Wisconsin residents of all ages about the challenges facing our state. From Bayfield to Beloit, Milwaukee to La Crosse and the hundreds of communities in between – one message has been consistent: Wisconsinites wa ...
Oct 08
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LA CROSSE, WI - With the ringing of school bells and the roar of high school football games, students across Wisconsin are heading back to class. But in many classrooms, the start of school is also marked by the rumbling of empty stomachs.
Amid all of the headlines about state budget cuts and teacher shortages, many schools are struggling to deal ...
Aug 31
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Chris Taylor, State Rep. 76th Assembly has not set their biography yet
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MADISON - I hope you had a safe and happy 4th of July! Summer is in full swing and if you're like our family, you've been outside as much as possible, taking advantage of these warm, sunny days.
Budget Update
While many were out enjoying the 4th of July holiday week, we wrapped up budget deliberations in the Joint Finance Co ...
Jul 14
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MADISON - While the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) did not meet this week to finish working on Governor Walker's 2015-17 state budget, both the Assembly and Senate were in session on Tuesday. Below you will find a summary of our legislative action.
It is expected that JFC will reconvene next week to take up the outstanding stat ...
Jun 14
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