A court just resoundingly rejected Gov. Scott Walker’s elaborate efforts to hide public records under the guise of “deliberative process.”
CMD Wins Open Records Lawsuit against Governor Walker
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
Democracy
Hi-Tech Hyper-Partisan Gerrymandering on Trial in Wisconsin
By Mary Bottari | at
“The maps will determine who is here 10 years from now,” said one GOP aide.
Kochs’ Americans for Prosperity, Club for Growth, Shell out to Rescue Ron Johnson
By Jessica Mason | at
Dark money groups are rushing to the aid of little-known incumbent Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) in his matchup against Russ Feingold.
Unmasking the Chamber of Commerce Networks
By Calvin Sloan | at
Who are these state chamber lobbyists and what are the trade groups they lead?
Flint Is a Casualty in the Right Wing’s War on Local Democracy
By Arn Pearson | at
“This is a failure of a philosophy of governance you advocated,” Rep. Connolly told Gov. Snyder. “A city in America . . . is on its knees because of your emergency manager’s decision to save $4 million.”
Ordinary Americans Fought Big Money and Won in 2015
By Jessica Mason | at
In the face of an onslaught of big money in campaigns and elections, ordinary Americans are finding ways to take back their democracy.
Corporate Interests Take Aim at Local Democracy
Corporate interests are taking aim at local government.
ALEC Invites Politicians to “Plan Your 2016 Agenda” at ALEC Confab in Scottsdale
By Mary Bottari | at
ALEC’s States and Nation Policy Summit will be held in Scottsdale, Arizona, December 2-4.
Scott Walker’s Legacy of Double-Dealing for Friends and Donors Revealed in New John Doe Emails
By Mary Bottari | at
What would have happened had prosecutors brought charges in 2011?
GOP Creates Perverse Online Voter Registration, Making It Harder for People to Vote
By Mary Bottari | at
The Wisconsin GOP held a public hearing today on three bills to welcome secret money in political campaigns, cripple ethics and election law enforcement, and make it harder to vote.