Truthout
Wisconsin
Walker Solicited Funds for Outside Group to Win Recalls
State prosecutors detail instance after instance of Walker meeting with high dollar donors and a check being received shortly afterwards by WCFG.
We Won’t Forget Wisconsin
A new film called Wisconsin Rising is screening around the country, the subject, of course, being the activism surrounding the mass occupation of the Wisconsin Capitol in 2011.
Bradley Foundation Bankrolled Groups Pushing Back on Scott Walker John Doe Criminal Probe
The campaign against Wisconsin's John Doe criminal probe is being led by groups bankrolled by the Milwaukee-based Bradley Foundation.
Top Six Facts in the Walker Dark Money Criminal Probe
In the wake of a federal court's recent ruling halting a state criminal investigation into spending during the 2011 and 2012 recall elections for Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and …
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Documents From Open Records Lawsuit Further Undermine Claims That ALEC Is Legislator-Driven
New documents released provide more evidence that lobbyists and special interest groups are calling the shots within ALEC, undermining that group's latest PR spin that it is a “legislator-driven” …
Selective Prosecution Claims in John Doe Filings Fall Flat
Wisconsin Club for Growth's allegations that prosecutors in a finance probe have engaged in politically-motivated “selective prosecution” don't stand up to even limited scrutiny.
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In the Midst of an Investigation, Wisconsin GOP Fast-Tracks “Dark Money” Bill
A proposed bill that would keep the public in the dark about the sources of money in Wisconsin elections could also make it easier for dark money groups to …
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Wisconsin Republican Petri Should Be Investigated for Conflict of Interest
Wisconsin Republican Rep. Tom Petri went to bat in Congress for a Pentagon contractor that he reportedly owns hundreds of thousands of dollars of stock in.
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Evidence Mounting That Walker Campaign Is at Center of Criminal Probe
Newly-unsealed court documents add to a growing body of evidence that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's campaign is at the center of a wide-ranging secret probe into campaign finance violations …
Why Are the Franklin Center’s “Wisconsin Reporter” and “Watchdog.org” Attacking the John Doe?
The Franklin Center has close ties to individuals and groups that may be caught up in the “John Doe” probe into possible campaign finance violations during Wisconsin's 2011 and …