A $750,000 campaign contribution from lead pigment manufacturer Harold Simmons resulted in a law change that benefited his company and harmed Wisconsin’s children.
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Coveted Records Exemption Wrong for Wisconsin
Has the legislature given up its effort to gut Wisconsin’s Open Records law?
The Anti-Transparency Agenda Hailed Inside ALEC
Inside ALEC’s push against transparency laws and link to Wisconsin’s criminal investigation surrounding Scott Walker.
Koch Money Trail Reveals Great Interest in 2016 State Elections In WI, OK, and TX
The Kochs have invested money and network resources in state races in Oklahoma, Texas, and Wisconsin.
CMD Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Prosecutors’ Appeal in John Doe II Corruption Case
Will the U.S. Supreme Court take a hard look at conflicted Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling shutting down the criminal investigation surrounding Scott Walker and groups orchestrated by his campaign team?
Hi-Tech Hyper-Partisan Gerrymandering on Trial in Wisconsin
“The maps will determine who is here 10 years from now,” said one GOP aide.
Secret Money Advocates Prepare to Unload on Milwaukee DA John Chisholm
The Milwaukee prosecutor is up for reelection. Will Eric O’Keefe finally get his man?
WAR on Voters: Big Money Streams into WI Supreme Court Race with No Disclosure
Here we go again. Another dark money shell game in a critical Wisconsin Supreme Court race.
Scott Walker’s Legacy of Double-Dealing for Friends and Donors Revealed in New John Doe Emails
What would have happened had prosecutors brought charges in 2011?
WI GOP Begins Retroactive Decriminalization of Scott Walker Fundraising
Three bills are moving to decriminalize the behavior at the heart of the John Doe investigation, to exempt politicians from similar corruption probes and to defang the nonpartisan agency that aided the investigation.