http://onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/category_rss/thetownhall Gotta quiz for you...Which supposedly "independent" and "unbiased" organization in Wisconsin fits the following? Its president and leading voice is a former Republican administration official and local Republican party executive committee member. Members of its board of directors since 1994 have donated nearly $1.3 million to Republicans and conservative political candidates. http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/scotross/CHrp http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/scotross/CHrp/commentary#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:26:27 EST http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/scotross/CHrp Scot @ One Wisconsin Now http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/b15bea43ee26199f1d_l7awmvb5t.jpg Scot @ One Wisconsin Now 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHrp/ Jim Rowen, a member of the Institute for One Wisconsin family, reports over at The Political Environment that the good work of activists is resulting in a series of public focus groups planned by the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission to get public input on "the implications of transferring Lake Michigan water to Waukesha and other communities." Check here for critical information about the events and a complete list of the hearings, which are free and open to the public. So go with a friend. Or two. http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/scotross/CHrJ http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/scotross/CHrJ/commentary#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:32:59 EST http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/scotross/CHrJ Scot @ One Wisconsin Now http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/b15bea43ee26199f1d_l7awmvb5t.jpg Scot @ One Wisconsin Now 1 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHrJ/ The favorable private school voucher study paid for by the state’s leading private school voucher advocates is riddled with fundamental research flaws, implying the "study" was designed to reach a pre-conceived conclusion in favor of a particular political agenda. That the state's leading private school voucher gang funded a study that supports the private school voucher agenda is hardly surprising. http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/scotross/CHrn http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/scotross/CHrn/commentary#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:41:23 EST http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/scotross/CHrn Scot @ One Wisconsin Now http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/b15bea43ee26199f1d_l7awmvb5t.jpg Scot @ One Wisconsin Now 1 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHrn/ WMC Watch News : WMC's new board chair is calling for bipartisan efforts to stimulate job growth in Wisconsin. Laughable, given the extremely partisan disposition of the organization he now heads and his own partisan campaign contributions. http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/codyoliphant/CHrS http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/codyoliphant/CHrS/commentary#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:23:20 EST http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/codyoliphant/CHrS Cody O http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/b59ca766190a1e4486_azwmv2693.jpg Cody O 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHrS/ Yet another story has popped about Republican Tommy Thompson maybe/maybe not throwing his hat in a race somewhere in Wisconsin. But the real question is: will the right wing call it "dithering"? http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/codyoliphant/CHrV http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/codyoliphant/CHrV/commentary#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:14:28 EST http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/codyoliphant/CHrV Cody O http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/b59ca766190a1e4486_azwmv2693.jpg Cody O 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHrV/ Readers of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel business section will know the name John Torinus. Torinus seems to be a busy man in the business community: he is the current chair and former CEO of Serigraph, Inc.; a current board member of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce --our state’s largest pro-corporate, anti-public investment lobby group; and a past board member and chair of the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance--the state’s most prominent pro-corporate, anti-public investment, tax research group. http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/codyoliphant/CHrG http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/codyoliphant/CHrG/commentary#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:26:26 EST http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/codyoliphant/CHrG Cody O http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/b59ca766190a1e4486_azwmv2693.jpg Cody O 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHrG/ Here's the latest WisOpinion "That's Debatable" featuring One WI Now's Executive Director, Scot Ross on Doyle's State of the State address, overcoming the failed economic policies of George W. Bush, and Scott Walker’s plan to yank $2 billion out of the state (on top of the $2.7 billion deficit) and dole it out overwhelmingly to the rich and corporations -- check it out! http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/codyoliphant/CHrM http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/codyoliphant/CHrM/commentary#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:05:04 EST http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/codyoliphant/CHrM Cody O http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/b59ca766190a1e4486_azwmv2693.jpg Cody O 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHrM/ Um, T. Wall pays individual taxes? Not most years … “[O]ur businesses are pass-through businesses, that is to say our taxes are paid through the individuals. I and my investors pay taxes individually on behalf of our businesses. The only business that has double taxation, which is a C-corp, is something that’s traded publicly and we’re not public businesses. We don’t pay taxes like a C-corp. We pay them individually.” [WisPolitics interview, November 2009] http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/annalandmark/CHrg http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/annalandmark/CHrg/commentary#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:42:53 EST http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/annalandmark/CHrg Anna Landmark http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/20bf873d67c4b9821e_6okmvb212.jpg Anna Landmark 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHrg/ One of the more rousing cheers during the State of the Union last night came after President Obama called out the ridiculous ruling from the Supreme Court last week that threw open the door to a new flood of corporate cash into campaigns. The Bush boys, Justices Roberts and Alito, swore up and down during confirmation they weren’t “judicial activists,” wouldn’t “legislate from the bench” and then promptly overturned campaign finance legislation already passed in state after state, and essentially halting efforts in Wisconsin to toughen up existing laws. http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/theduke/CHrC http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/theduke/CHrC/commentary#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:30:55 EST http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/theduke/CHrC Robert http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/98373c53a0534c14fd_ppbmvypq9.jpg Robert 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHrC/ The latest Rasmussen poll shows Sen. Russ Feingold with a slight deficit to non-candidate and oft-cited Tommy! Thompson. Some have raised concerns that Rasmussen words its questions in a way that favors Republicans and conservatives. Not to the level of Strategic Vision's fraudulent polling , by any stretch, but noteworthy, nonetheless. http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/scotross/CHrB http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/scotross/CHrB/commentary#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:01:08 EST http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/scotross/CHrB Scot @ One Wisconsin Now http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/b15bea43ee26199f1d_l7awmvb5t.jpg Scot @ One Wisconsin Now 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHrB/ The failed conservative economic policies of giving endless tax breaks to corporations and the rich finally got a full-throated repudiation last night as voters in Oregon passed a tax increase on the wealthy and corporations to fill that state’s gaping budget hole. Voters sick and tired of watching corporations get rich while state services and funding for public education are cut endlessly finally stood up and said ‘ENOUGH!’ Despite the typical crying and scare-tactics from corporate interests that somehow paying their fair share will “kill jobs,” Oregonians knew better. Many corporations in Oregon have skirted taxes for years, often paying the minimum tax allowed by Oregon law, ten bucks. Ten dollars – yeah cause that’s paying a fair share for the state services that corporations so willingly use. http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/theduke/CHcy http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/theduke/CHcy/commentary#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:09:27 EST http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/theduke/CHcy Robert http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/98373c53a0534c14fd_ppbmvypq9.jpg Robert 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHcy/ So let me get this straight. Wisconsin's facing a budget deficit of something like $2-billion, and Scott Walker's idea is to dig the hole deeper with a big corporate tax break? And the news media treat him seriously? http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/xoff/CHc9 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/xoff/CHc9/commentary#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:32:01 EST http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/xoff/CHc9 Xoff Xoff 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHc9/ A week ago, One Wisconsin Now delivered the unfortunate news that WPRI-UW poll materials suggest a deliberate removal of references to statewide opposition to private school vouchers. Since then, significant criticism has mounted against the troubling partnership between the state's most prominent right-wing think tank, the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, and the UW Political Science Department. http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/codyoliphant/CHcY http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/codyoliphant/CHcY/commentary#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:56:37 EST http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/codyoliphant/CHcY Cody O http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/b59ca766190a1e4486_azwmv2693.jpg Cody O 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHcY/ Before criticizing Doyle for statewide job losses during a recession, Walker should pay attention to what's going on in his own backyard. In 2009 Milwaukee County lost over 30,000 jobs -- with the unemployment rate jumping from 5.5% to 9.2% in just one year. ( bls.gov ) And just what sort of "economic development" has Walker been up to as county executive? It's a legacy of mismanagement and shuffled responsibilities. And even budget deficits: "Milwaukee County economic develpment division has $3M deficit," Daily Reporter, 3/30/2007.   When Walker was elected exec he had two divisions under his supervision that managed economic development programs in the county -- the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) Economic & Community Development division (a merger of Economic Development and Housing & Community Development), and directly in the Executive Office was the Office of Community Business Development Partners (initially called Disadvantaged Business Development). In his 2006 budget Walker moved the Office of Community Business Development Partners out of his office to the County Board after several years of reducing funding (in 2002 the program was funded at $680,454 and by 2005 Walker recommended funding of just $494,688). After four years of recommending flat funding, Walker reduced funding for the DAS Economic & Community Dvlp department by $3 million (2007 budget), and then followed that up in his 2008 budget by stripping the program down to just real estate management and federal block grant distribution. In his 2009 budget, introduced right in the midst of the 2008 financial collapse, the division was completely eliminated. Walker reduced what had been $18-19 million each year in county spending on economic development (2002-2006), to just over $1 million in his proposed 2010 budget. And so his grand 2010 effort to save face in light of the county's weak record on economic development: Milwaukee Works! A weak marketing ploy that probably had more to do with his gubernatorial campaign than with actually creating jobs in Milwaukee County. http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/annalandmark/CHcs http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/annalandmark/CHcs/commentary#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:56:35 EST http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/annalandmark/CHcs Anna Landmark http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/20bf873d67c4b9821e_6okmvb212.jpg Anna Landmark 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHcs/ Master Terrence Wall Street simply does not like the Recovery Act. In fact, he dislikes the Recovery Act almost as much as he disdains paying his fair share of taxes that the rest of us pay . The Untaxable Terrence, has not only used his Twitter to criticize efforts through the Recovery Act to turn America around, but also featured in the Daily Reporter as having said the following: http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/scotross/CHcP http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/scotross/CHcP/commentary#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:30:48 EST http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/scotross/CHcP Scot @ One Wisconsin Now http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/b15bea43ee26199f1d_l7awmvb5t.jpg Scot @ One Wisconsin Now 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHcP/ Did you hear the "news"? Tommy Thompson might run (possibly) for something (again) (maybe)… EXCITING… (SORT OF!)… http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/codyoliphant/CHc7 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/codyoliphant/CHc7/commentary#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:47:38 EST http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/codyoliphant/CHc7 Cody O http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/b59ca766190a1e4486_azwmv2693.jpg Cody O 1 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHc7/ Nine out of ten times isn’t just a coincidence; it’s a pattern of behavior. And nine out of the last ten years, silver-spoon fed real estate developer Terrence Wall paid no state income tax. Because one of Madison’s wealthiest business men didn’t make any money in the last ten years. Right. When T-Wall’s income tax doge was first revealed, we only new about the last five years, and T-Wall chalked up his non-existent tax payments to the down economy. But that certainly doesn’t explain his lack of tax payments over the last 10 years. T-Wall tried to explain it away by claiming he paid his fair share in business taxes, but we haven’t uncovered any proof of that, nor has T-Wall provided any. http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/theduke/CHc4 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/theduke/CHc4/commentary#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:23:23 EST http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/theduke/CHc4 Robert http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/98373c53a0534c14fd_ppbmvypq9.jpg Robert 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHc4/ Hardworking State Sen. Dan Kapanke (R-La Crosse) bravely stood up to recent media reports that he had still not paid back taxpayers for the $38,000 tab we had coming after footing the bill for his legal woes over his use of taxpayer resources for campaign business and his obstruction of an open records request: He hastily announced he would pay a small portion of the bill. Y'know if we can get the press to write a story about his opposition to job creation measures, maybe tomorrow he'll do an announcement he's going to start trying to create economic opportunity for Wisconsin. It's worth a shot. As a side note: although Kapanke advocates for ridiculous tax cuts for the rich and has a baseball team, he is not like George W. Bush . http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/scotross/CHcm http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/scotross/CHcm/commentary#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:50:36 EST http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/scotross/CHcm Scot @ One Wisconsin Now http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/b15bea43ee26199f1d_l7awmvb5t.jpg Scot @ One Wisconsin Now 3 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHcm/ Meet the Corporation I had always heard of these faceless corporations so I thought it wouldn’t be very much fun to meet one. But now that the Supreme Court has officially made them persons (sorta like they did with George Bush) I thought maybe I’d do what I’d wanted to for a long time – punch one in the face. So off I went to my local hated corporation. http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/ThePatriot/CHcT http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/ThePatriot/CHcT/commentary#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:47:49 EST http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/ThePatriot/CHcT ThePatriot http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/67e52d9399d623b3dd_y7m6blfd4.jpg ThePatriot 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHcT/ In his effort to portray the “fail, Democrats, fail” movement also known as the teabaggers, consistent pro-GOPer mouthpiece Patrick McIlheran attempts to further the fallacy that teabagging is a non-partisan explosion of discontent, rather than Republicans who want President Obama and Democrats to, well, not succeed. Paddy Mac’s method: interviewing some joker who at one point shouted an obscenity when talking about Sen. Russ Feingold and letting him claim he’s got non-partisan cred. (I'm not going to name his source who's in the story.) http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/scotross/CHck http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/scotross/CHck/commentary#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:44:38 EST http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/scotross/CHck Scot @ One Wisconsin Now http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/b15bea43ee26199f1d_l7awmvb5t.jpg Scot @ One Wisconsin Now 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHck/