…spin doesn’t stop there. The Guardian reporting indicates that Walker and top aides used the “independent” electioneering group, Wisconsin Club for Growth as a pot of secret money for the…
Speaker Paul Ryan Tries to Change the Topic
…grope women. When you’re a star, “they let you do anything,” said Trump. The following day, Ryan rescinded Trump’s invitation to his annual “Fall Fest” in his congressional district. But…
Voter ID in Wisconsin, a Slow-Motion Train Wreck
…commission created after the Wisconsin GOP dismantled the fully independent Government Accountability Board which helped launch an investigation of Governor Walker and dark money groups known as the John Doe….
The Koch Connection in the Scott Walker John Doe Documents
…that the group had pumped some $10 million in Wisconsin, but the independent watchdog group, the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, could only account for a few million, which AFP spent on…
Leaked Documents Show Court’s Dismissal of the John Doe Was Based on a False Premise
…states is that coordination between candidates and outside political spenders converts otherwise “independent” expenditures into campaign contributions subject to limits and disclosure. In legalizing independent expenditures by corporations in Citizens…
Supreme Cover-Up: How the Wisconsin Justice System Failed in the Walker John Doe
…Walker and dark money groups that were supposed to operate independently of his campaign. John Doe Judge Fails on Expenditure Coordination The Wisconsin John Doe investigation was started by a…
Scott Walker John Doe Document Leak: 10 Illuminating Emails
…whether campaign money was channeled through a purportedly “independent group” in order to circumvent state and federal rules that set limits on political contributions and require them to be publicly…
The Independent “Women’s” Voice? Most Known Donors Are Men
…Friess or of actually independent women? The public evidence shows it’s a man’s world, masquerading as the voice of independent women. Read more articles about the Independent Women’s Forum here….
Independent Women’s Forum and Independent Women’s Voice Use “Independent” Brand to Push Right-Wing Agenda to Women Voters
The Independent Women’s Forum and its 501(c)(4) affiliate, the Independent Women’s Voice, market themselves to the media and voters as “non-partisan,” “independent,” and “neutral.” However, a new investigation of the…
The Anti-Transparency Agenda Hailed Inside ALEC
…and the Court The investigation in Wisconsin focused on the previously illegal art of coordination between so-called independent groups and the campaigns of political candidates. That bipartisan criminal investigation examined…