The legislature is holding a public hearing on the hastily drafted bills that are the subject of a politically motivated special session called by Scott Walker.
Similarly, another study from One Wisconsin Institute found that loan repayment takes 19.7 years for bachelor’s degrees and 23 years for graduate degrees. [Study Breaks]
A meeting in the State Capitol is being sponsored by an extremist organization that believes women who get abortions should be subject to capital punishment.
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]
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]
The liberal group One Wisconsin Now called for two other Republican groups to return donations it received from Wynn. [Associated Press]
The bill also drew ire from liberal political group One Wisconsin Now, which argued the bill "would do less than nothing" to address Wisconsin student loan debt. [WisPolitics]
Two political funds Gov. Scott Walker is associated with took $255,000 in contributions from Steve Wynn, the ousted Republican National Committee finance chair.
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson appeared on Fox News to declare there was a “secret society” within the FBI with a bias against Donald Trump.
Instead of real, lasting reforms to help families we get an election year gimmick from the governor. It’s classic Scott Walker.
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]
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.
Sen. Chuck Grassley has nearly completed his conversion of the Judiciary Committee to his own personal political playground.
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.
Scot Ross, executive director of liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now, had called on Democrats to challenge Kremer in the November election. [Wisconsin State Journal]
Why won’t Sen. Grassley stand up to those in his own party who want the blue-slip process to end, as Sen. Leahy did, or live up to his past promises? [Des Moines Register]
State and national advocates raised red flags about both the views of Michael Brennan and the process by which he was nominated for a lifetime appointment.
The wrong nominee, selected in the wrong way, being given a hearing in the wrong way. That’s how One Wisconsin Institute summed it up.
A Wisconsin special election saw a Democrat win a district that had been Republican for almost 20 years. Joy Reid and her panel discuss. [MSNBC]
One Wisconsin Now has joined with fellow Progress Now affiliates in calling on the DNC to continue to stand strong on protection of abortion rights.
Michael Screnock worked to defend Gov. Scott Walker’s agenda in court, now Team Walker campaigns for Screnock’s Supreme Court race.
One Wisconsin Now, a major progressive non-profit in the state, says the deal has “absolutely” become a liability for Walker electorally. [the Intercept]
Wisconsin Republicans led by Gov. Scott Walker announced a special session of the legislature devoted to renewed attacks on families struggling to get by.
Analysts discuss the Democratic win in a state Senate special election and fundraising numbers for Wisconsin gubernatorial candidates. [WMTV-TV]
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]
Republicans had solid advantages going into the race Tuesday, including more money, a compressed timeline and name recognition for Jarchow, said Mike Browne. [Capital Times]
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]
“What happens is the conservative (candidate) always hides what their ideology is and then the Republican Party uses their entire machine to turn out (votes).” [Wisconsin State Journal]
The Wisconsin Alliance for Reform and Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce combined to spend about $80,000 on ads in the race. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
The divisive, distracted, disappointing quarter century of Scott Walker as a Wisconsin elected official could mean progressives will need a bigger boat in 2018. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
And at least two other groups, the RSLC and WMC have combined for $78,000 in issue ads, according to One Wisconsin Now, [Wisconsin State Journal]
One Wisconsin Now created “WISTAX Watch,” which came complete with a quiz where you got to guess if certain comments were made by the state GOP or by WISTAX. [Urban Milwaukee]
Scott Walker has failed to express remorse for his own appearance as a featured speaker sharing a stage with white nationalists at a conference three weeks ago.
In a survey by the One Wisconsin Institute respondents reported an average repayment period of approximately 21 years for college debt. [Teen Vogue]
Scott Walker, who opposes a common sense student loan refinance plan, is “honoring” one of the nation’s most worst actors in the student loan crisis, Sallie Mae.
One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross suggested Rep. Adam Jarchow has earned the moniker “Jar Jar Banks” for choosing banks over student loan borrowers.
A federal commission on “election integrity”, announced with much fanfare by Donald Trump in 2017, was disbanded on Wednesday.
Scott Walker and Brad Schimel ignored and then repeatedly failed to act on the mounting crisis at Lincoln Hills.
An Assembly Republican committee will hold a public hearing on legislation that “would do less than nothing” to solve the student loan crisis in Wisconsin.
While Adam Jarchow seeks to feather his own nest in the legislature, his right-wing allies are doing the dirty work of attacking his opponent.
Leigh Mills sat down with our analysts, Scot Ross of One Wisconsin Now and Bill McCoshen to talk about New Year's resolutions for both parties. [WMTV-TV]
Republicans could have paid off the student loan debt of every American with what they’re willing to pile on to the federal deficit with their tax scheme.
It’s been tough for younger Democrats to break through because of the number of older office holders who have been there for years, said Scot Ross. [Associated Press]
Panelists Bill McCoshen and Scot Ross sit down for an in-depth discussion on this year's and next's political news in Wisconsin. [Wisconsin Public Television]
What’s in store for politics in 2018? Who knows. But that’s not going to stop us from making our predictions for the year ahead -- some serious and some not, all fearless. [Capital Times]
What’s in store for Wisconsin politics in 2018? Who knows. But that’s not going to stop us from making our predictions for the year ahead.
"It's the unfairness of the plan that is the flaw," said Scot Ross, director of the liberal group One Wisconsin Now. [Associated Press]
Rick Gundrum said women should be forced to abide by his personal beliefs in making their medical decisions because some people want to adopt.
Leigh Mills sat down with Scot Ross and Bill McCoshen to break down the GOP tax plan and talk about who's making the naughty or nice list this season. [WMTV-TV]
Like, "Who were the donors to your criminal legal defense fund?" and "Why are you speaking at a conference featuring white nationalists and a nazi?" And more!