Scott Walker touts tax breaks as he and Tony Evers joust over road funding
Scot Ross said Walker was responding to polls that show voters aren't happy with Walker's performance in some areas. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
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Desperate Scott Walker Running on What He Didn’t Do
Scott Walker admitted he's losing so instead of running on his record, he's running on what he didn't do.
Wisconsin’s vicious Republican Senate primary election, explained
“This race has devolved into grotesque pandering of who’s the biggest Trump fan,” Scot Ross, who leads the progressive group One Wisconsin Now, told me. [Vox]
Scott Walker and GOP Senate candidates say they oppose a Harley boycott after avoiding the issue
Every time Scott Walker tries to thread the needle with Donald Trump, he looks like a career politician who's willing to be on all sides of an issue. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Desperate Scott Walker Goes Negative Weeks Before Democratic Primary to Pick His General Election Opponent
With sagging poll numbers, career politician Scott Walker dispatchesRepublican Party to run negative ads.
Walker donors nailing down more Foxconn contracts
One Wisconsin Now reports that more Foxconn contracts are being awarded to Walker campaign donors. [the Political Environment]
Poll finds Scott Walker job approval still among 10 worst in country
The poll comes as Walker’s campaign has spent more than $2 million and Americans for Prosperity spent almost $1 million on ads across the state touting the governor’s record, according to research by liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now, which tracks campaign ad spending. [Wisconsin State Journal]
Walker overshadows Dem guv field in ad spending
The liberal One Wisconsin Now, which tracks media buys, says Walker’s TV buys running May 1-Aug. 19 are up to $2.3 million between broadcast and cable. The group said Milwaukee was Walker’s biggest market at $817,000, followed by Green Bay at $626,000. [WisPolitics]
Democratic Party of Wisconsin files ethics complaint against Brad Schimel
“Brad Schimel’s campaign finances show how he regularly blurs the lines between his political operation and the Department of Justice,” said Joanna Beilman-Dulin, research director for One Wisconsin Now, a liberal advocacy group based in Madison. “It’s not just unseemly, it raises a serious question about who Brad Schimel is working for: his campaign donors […] [Capital Times]
More Donors to Gov. Scott Walker’s Campaign Get Foxconn Contracts
‘Those Who Give Keep Getting’ As Total of Donations to Scott Walker From Businesses Snagging Contracts Surpasses $582,000
Brad Schimel Campaign Hits Anti-Consumer Trifecta of Sleaze
Reporting contributions from the notorious CEO of LoanMax title loans, Attorney General Brad Schimel has hit the “trifecta of sleaze.
It ain’t just the Russians that are laundering money and buying WIsGOPs
The good people at One Wisconsin Now have looked at the recent fundraising figures that have been submitted, and here are some of the standouts. [Jake's Wisconsin]
Republican County Sheriffs Defending Brad Schimel on Rape Kit Backlog Have Backlog of Over 630 Rape Kits
Washington DC-Based Group Taps People Who Are Part of the Problem to Defend Brad Schimel on Rape Kit Backlog.
UNSPUN: July 16, 2018
We’re close to primary elections and it’s time to see where the candidates are in the campaign finance reports. Our political analysts, Bill McCoshen with Capitol Consultants and Scot Ross with One Wisconsin Now, join NBC15’s Leigh Mills to help Unspin the political headlines. [WMTV-TV]
Scott Walker: Wisconsin’s $100 Million Man
No other Wisconsin politician has crossed the threshold Scott Walker is expected to when he discloses his most recent round of campaign fundraising.
Twenty-Five Years of Scott Walker
It’s officially Scott Walker’s 25th anniversary in his self-described “government hammock.”
Scott Walker Makes Taxpayers Finance His Campaign Operation, Again
Republican Gov. Scott Walker is using taxpayer resources to stage a “major” announcement this morning at a business run by a major GOP donor.
Silence is Not an Option As Lawmakers Threaten to End Copay-Free Birth Control
Major reforms included in the Affordable Care Act resulted in an end to discrimination against women in health care.
Increasingly Desperate Gov. Scott Walker to Start Re-Election TV Ads May 1
The increasingly desperate campaign of Scott Walker has upped the ante from issuing wake up calls to hitting the panic button.
Speaker Robin Vos took free trip to London with lobbyists and leaders from other states
The Wisconsin Assembly's top leader was among a group of lawmakers from several states who took a free trip with lobbyists to London — an August excursion that contributed to the resignation Tuesday of his counterpart in Ohio. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Whose Campaign is Wisconsin Next PAC Working For?
Gov. Scott Walker’s former team ganged up to form a super-PAC, ostensibly for the benefit of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir.
Scott Walker Was Elected in Special Election
Scott Walker’s been in office for so long he seems to have forgotten it was a special election that got him into the government hammock 25 years ago.
State GOP, business lobby dump money in Supreme Court race
Reports filed with the state show of the roughly $900,000 Screnock has raised for the race, 38 percent, or $345,000, came from the state Republican Party. [Associated Press]
Michael Screnock Gets 38% of His Money From Republican Party; Dallet Gets 0% of Her Money From Democratic Party
Michael Screnock has taken 38 percent of his campaign money from the Republican Party for his race for a seat on the non-partisan Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Michael Screnock wants to continue his public service on the Supreme Court
He has also faced scrutiny for not saying whether he would step away from cases involving the state’s business lobby, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce. [Wisconsin State Journal]
Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s fight to win back Wisconsin for Democrats, explained
First thing Walker does in the morning is check the polls, stick his finger in the air, and then figure out how to spend our tax dollars based on the first two. [Vox]
Right Wing Hits Panic Button as Their Spending on Michael Screnock Skyrockets
Republican Party of Wisconsin and Right-Wing Cabal At Nearly $670,000 in Spending With a Week to Go Before Primary Election.
Wisconsin Republicans to donate contributions tied to Steve Wynn after sexual misconduct allegations
The RGA received $250,000 from Wynn Resorts in December 2016, according to records provided by liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now. [Wisconsin State Journal]
Paul Ryan, Ron Johnson to return money from group associated with accused billionaire Steve Wynn
One Wisconsin Now called on Walker and the Republican Governors Association "do the right thing" and give back all of the money. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Wisconsin Republicans Returning Money Received From Wynn
The liberal group One Wisconsin Now called for two other Republican groups to return donations it received from Wynn. [Associated Press]
Scott Walker Took $255,000 from Serial Sexual Misconduct Perpetrator Steve Wynn
Two political funds Gov. Scott Walker is associated with took $255,000 in contributions from Steve Wynn, the ousted Republican National Committee finance chair.
It’s Come to This: With 2018 Election Year Gimmick Gov. Scott Walker is Literally Seeking to Buy Votes
Instead of real, lasting reforms to help families we get an election year gimmick from the governor. It’s classic Scott Walker.
Walker Travels Wisconsin To Sell New Child Tax Credit Plan
The liberal group One Wisconsin Now said the governor is literally seeking to buy votes, handing out money months before the November election. [Wisconsin Public Radio]
Desperate and Scared Gov. Scott Walker Delivers Annual State of the State Speech
Gov. Scott Walker’s speech was chock full of the campaign slogans and election year promises the $50,000 poll his campaign just paid for told him to make.
Scott Walker’s Election Year State of State Promise Primer
Career politician Scott Walker is in full election mode, ensuring today’s State of the State speech will be loaded with slogans and election year promises.
Team Michael Screnock = Team Scott Walker
Michael Screnock worked to defend Gov. Scott Walker’s agenda in court, now Team Walker campaigns for Screnock’s Supreme Court race.
Scott Walker has nearly four times more cash than the Democratic field
Mike Browne, deputy director of One Wisconsin Now, said the Democratic fundraising total shows “a fair amount of enthusiasm” on the Democratic side. [Wisconsin State Journal]
Changing direction: Dem Schachtner beats GOP’s Jarchow for 10th Senate District seat
According to One Wisconsin Now, both the Republican State Leadership Committee and Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce also spent a combined $78,000 on issue ads. [Dunn County News]
Pedophile Patron Also Props Up Gov. Scott Walker’s Political Machine
Richard Uihlein – an enormous backer of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore – has donated millions to Scot Walker’s political operation.
One Wisconsin Now Calls on Gov. Scott Walker and Fellow Conservative Politicians to Give Back Donations from Roy Moore’s $100,000 Supporter Richard Uihlein
Gov. Scott Walker and the other politicians and groups that have taken money from Moore supporter Richard Uihlein should give his money back.”
How often does Gov. Scott Walker, seeking re-election in 2018, hold events open to the public?
Since 2015, Scott Walker has not done a public event where you don't have to pay admission or be on an approved list. I mean, it is disgraceful. [Politifact]
Report: Rigged Bid Delivers State Contract for Gov. Scott Walker’s Campaign Treasurer
A consulting firm owned by Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign treasurer Kate Lind received a state contract for services, after being the only one to bid on it.
Scott Walker’s campaign treasurer’s firm gets Capitol contract after being the only bidder
This rigged deal to give a state contract to Governor Walker's campaign treasurer's business is as sleazy as it gets. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker downplays Foxconn because deal not a sure campaign winner
Scot Ross, head of the liberal group One Wisconsin Now, noted Walker regularly gets polls of his own. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Wisconsin’s Gov. Scott Walker Launches Bid for Third Term
"You're not going to beat Scott Walker by promising he'll make Wisconsin worse," said Scot Ross. [Associated Press]
Walker calls for ‘army of grassroots volunteers’
“You’re not going to beat Scott Walker by promising he’ll make Wisconsin worse,” said Scot Ross. [Associated Press]
Ten Things to Know About Scott Walker, 2017 Edition
Scott Walker, who’s been running for political office for nearly his entire adult life, since 1992, is running for office again.
At Least 925,000 Reasons Why Right-Wing Florida Group Produces Campaign-Style Video Promoting Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker
Scott Walker's 2018 Election Bid Kicks Off With Bradley Foundation Once Again Writing Checks to Support His Ambitions.
Right-Wing Florida Group Produces Campaign-Style Video Promoting Scott Walker
Scott Walker has launched a campaign video, eerily at the same time as a 4 minute video featuring Walker is released by a group from Florida. [WRRD-AM]
Scott Walker’s son joins Leah Vukmir’s U.S. Senate campaign
One Wisconsin Now has called on the state’s ethics commission to investigate Vukmir for possible violations in raising campaign money due to conflicts of interest. [Wisconsin Gazette]