UNSPUN: Impeachment, school shootings and more
We are unspinning the political headlines with our analysts Analiese Eicher, executive director of One Wisconsin Now. [WMTV-TV]
Crime & Public Safety
Throwback Thursday: Dan Kelly Applied State Gun Laws as He Wished Them to Be
Dan Kelly went to great lengths to interpret the law as he wished it to be to reach the conclusion he wanted
State Senate Shame: GOP Leader Puts Petty Score Settling Over State Business
A bipartisan package of bills to help address homelessness and common sense gun safety legislation is being pushed aside today by Senate Leader Scott Fitzgerald.
Lawyer/Lobbyist Hired by Republicans Bows Out of Opioid Settlement Discussions
Lawyer/Lobbyist Hired by Republicans Bows Out of Opioid Settlement Discussions.
Conflicts of Interest Abound as Wisconsin Republicans Play Politics With State Settling Lawsuits
We face the possibility of losing out on billions from holding the opioid manufacturers liable because of the mess Republicans made.,
UNSPUN: August 14, 2019
Leigh Mills sits down with the analysts to discuss Hagedorn's admission into the Supreme Court and gun control. [WMTV-TV]
Dan Kelly’s Time on State High Court Answers the Question — Yes, He’s an Extremist
Court opinions which Dan Kelly authored or joined and his positions on court rules show his extremism in action.
Policy Changes To Look For With Wisconsin’s New Democratic Attorney General
Analiese Eicher of the liberal group One Wisconsin Now hopes Kaul does change how the state deals with the opioid crisis. [WUWM-FM]
NRA Has Spent $4.33 for Every K-12 Student in Wisconsin to Buy Scott Walker
No Group Has Been a Bigger Obstacle to Reform Than the NRA and No Politician Has Gotten More of Their Money Than Scott Walker.
Scott Walker’s Appalling 25-Year Record on Corrections and Prison Policy
Gov. Scott Walker Has Spent 25 Years Charting a Dangerous, Racist Course on Corrections Policy in the State of Wisconsin.
The NRA’s $740,000 Mistake about Tony Evers
The NRA not only doesn’t know how to pronounce the name of the Democratic candidate, but also doesn’t know that Wisconsinites support common sense gun safety.
NRA Campaign Ad Mispronounces Name of Walker Opponent Evers
The liberal group One Wisconsin Now obtained a copy of the ad Friday. It says the buy is $740,000 in Green Bay, Wausau and La Crosse. [Associated Press]
Scott Walker is the NRA’s $4 Million Man
Scott Walker’s gun lobby pals are hitting the airwaves with a nearly $740,000 ad buy, pushing their support for his campaigns to $4.25 million since 2010.
Another Brad Schimel Blunder: Attorney General’s Pick to Run Office of School Safety Stands to Personally Profit From Fund She Oversees
Days before being announced as Brad Schimel’s pick to run the Office of School Safety, Kristen Devitt incorporated a business offering school safety trainings.
Another Attorney General Not Named Brad Schimel Sues Opioid Manufacturer
The GOP A.G. of Colorado is suing Purdue Pharma, alleging the drug manufacturer engaged in “fraudulent and deceptive marketing of prescription opioids.”
Brad Schimel Wants to Put Guns in Schools in the ‘Best Way Possible’
Brad Schimel, Wisconsin’sNRA-backed Attorney General, said yesterday in Green Bay he supports using federal funds to buy guns for teachers in schools
‘The Only Thing Scott Walker Cares About Keeping Safe is His Own Job’
The former Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) has released a book detailing his experiences in the administration of Gov. Scott Walker.
Corrections election? Walker jumps on Dem plans to cut prison population
Scot Ross with the liberal activist group One Wisconsin Now notes Walker is lagging in polls. “He’s blowing that dog whistle loud and clear, and he’s trying to get every racist across the state to hear him.” [Wisconsin Radio Network]
Scott Walker’s Absolutely Awful Record on Corrections
Scott Walker has an absolutely awful record on Corrections in the state and Mike Browne joins Bryan on 414Wisconsin to make sure we know the correct record. [WRRD-AM]
Scott Walker Accidentally Reveals the Truth With Press Conference on Public Safety
Gov. Scott Walker declared there was “no value” in him, as chief executive of the state, visiting a correctional institution.
Scott Walker Cannot Defend His Racist Corrections Disaster
‘On Corrections, Scott Walker Always Makes the Wrong Decision and Always for the Wrong Reason’
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel says DOJ is ‘studying’ 3D-printed guns
Joanna Beilman-Dulin, research director for liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now, said, “If you want to know how far out of step Brad Schimel is on guns, even Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to say this makes no sense.” [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Records Show Brad Schimel Quick to Buy Promotional Swag, Slow to Address Growing Delays at State Crime Lab
Started Buying Swag in February 2015 But Waited Until June 2018 to Hire Contractor to Investigate Growing State Crime Lab Backlog.
Brad Schimel Soft on Crime?
To defend Schimel, the Washington DC-based Republican Attorneys General Association has run an ad with two sheriffs, from Brown and Eau Claire counties, defending Schimel’s record in handling the rape kit backlog. Yet as the liberal group One Wisconsin Now has reported, those two sheriffs also have a bad record, as their counties account for […] [Urban Milwaukee]
State Debate: Scott Walker’s photo with Russian spy has the bloggers talking
The liberal advocate One Wisconsin Now contends that it’s been Walker’s 25-year relationship with the National Rifle Association that opened the doors to the Russian accused of spying to get personal access to Walker when he was running for president. OWN calculated that the NRA has funneled $3.5 million into Walker’s campaign accounts during those […] [Capital Times]
The Rest of the Picture: $3.5 Million in NRA Support Paved the Way for Accused Spy to Get Personal Access to Scott Walker
The Rest of the Picture: $3.5 Million in NRA Support Paved the Way for Accused Spy to Get Personal Access to Scott Walker.
Devil’s Advocates Radio: July 18, 2018
Scot Ross joins the Devils to identify just how far back Scott Walker started taking sweet sweet NRA money. [WRRD-AM]
Brad Schimel’s Latest Excuse
Brad Schimel’s latest excuse for not suing his campaign donor Purdue Pharmaceuticals is a poor one.
Brad Schimel critics push for a federal lawsuit against opioid makers
One Wisconsin Now, a Madison-based liberal advocacy group, contend Schimel has been lax with efforts to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable. [Capital Times]
Brad Schimel and Scott Walker Repeat Mistakes Past; Refuse to Take Legal Action Against Opioid Manufacturers
Scott Walker has not authorized the DOJ to pursue legal action against the manufacturers behind the opioid crisis. Brad Schimel is opposed to filing a lawsuit.
Brad Schimel Election Ad Blames Families, Not His Pharmaceutical Donors for Opioid Crisis
In his first campaign tv ad, Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel blames families for the current opioid crisis, not pharmaceutical drug manufacturers.
Attorney General Brad Schimel Threatens Crackdown on CBD Oil Instead of Holding Opioid Manufacturers Accountable
Brad Schimel is sitting on his hands in holding manufacturers behind the opioid addiction crisis accountable.
Scott Walker’s Addiction to Opioid Money
Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign has released a second campaign television ad this week, the latest focusing on opioid addiction.
Ex-cop Glenn Rehberg must dole out $100 million as Wisconsin school safety czar
Scot Ross said he believes Rehberg and Schimel ultimately will promote the "idea that guns in schools is the solution" to the problem of school shootings. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
MSNBC guest unloads on NRA’s ‘top dog’ Paul Ryan for holding closed door town hall to avoid Parkland teens
“It’s been 915 days since Paul Ryan held a town hall here in the state of Wisconsin,” Ross explained. [RawStory]
The NRA’s $3.5 Million Man Scott Walker Delivering for the Gun Lobby, Again
Legislators supporting this sham are providing aid and comfort to the NRA and Scott Walker, who wants nothing more than for this issue to go away.
Walker calls special session on school safety
The liberal group One Wisconsin Now accused Walker of trying to hand the school safety checkbook to a "fellow NRA lackey," Brad Schimel. [Lakeland Times]
Gov. Scott Walker Proposes Handing School Safety Checkbook to Fellow NRA Lackey Brad Schimel
Gov. Scott Walker’s political stunt special session plan proposes giving Attorney General Brad Schimel authority over funding for school safety plans.
Did Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Michael Screnock ‘vow to uphold’ the NRA platform?
The mailing, revealed by the liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now, urged NRA members to vote for the "pro-Second Amendment" Screnock. [PolitiFact]
One Wisconsin Now Stands With Students Calling for Safe Schools and Communities
One Wisconsin Now supports the efforts of the students calling on policymakers to enact strong measures to keep them safe in school and reduce gun violence.
National Rifle Association Goes to Court in Wisconsin and Florida
Gun Lobby Endorses Michael Screnock in Wisconsin and Sues Florida Over Bipartisan Bill Passed After Parkland High School Mass Shooting.
GOP partisan hack Brad Schimel makes laughable claim he’s “independent”
According to records obtained by One Wisconsin Now, Schimel invited a lobbyist from the NRA into his office on his second day in office. [Democratic Party of Wisconsin]
Does Michael Screnock’s Vow To Protect NRA Agenda Include Supporting Threats to Journalists?
Is the NRA threatening journalists and others with whom they disagree something Michael Screnock supports? And if he doesn’t, he needs to rebuke the NRA.
Gov. Scott Walker shifts position in reaction to school shootings
“To know where Governor Walker will end up, you need to follow the money and look at what he’s done, not what he’s saying today,” said Scot Ross.. [Associated Press]
Supreme Court candidate Michael Screnock releases email that won NRA backing
An NRA mailing sent to voters in Wisconsin before the primary, obtained by the liberal group One Wisconsin Now, said that Screnock "vowed to protect your firearm freedom." [Associated Press]
What Else Has Michael Screnock Been Promising to Get Right-Wing Endorsements?
NRA Joined by Groups Opposing Birth Control and Equal Rights for All in Supporting Screnock’s Wisconsin Supreme Court Campaign
Did Michael Screnock Promise the NRA He Supports More Guns in Schools?
Supreme Court candidate Michael Screnock has still not disclosed what he wrote to the NRA in a letter the gun lobby required to earn their endorsement.
Wisconsin AG Brad Schimel says he’d train gun-carrying teachers if state law allowed it
Josh Kaul, Schimel's Democratic opponent for attorney general, and the liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now, blasted Schimel's remarks. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Election Night Losers: Gov. Scott Walker, NRA, WMC and Michael Screnock
Despite a massive spending advantage and no other conservative opposition, the hand-picked candidate of Gov. Scott Walker failed to snag a majority of the vote.
Editorial: Vote today for an independent judiciary — and against the NRA’s candidate
An NRA-ILA mailing obtained by the group One Wisconsin Now identified Screnock as “the candidate who has committed” to the group’s agenda. [Capital Times]