Liberal Group: Delayed DOJ Blood Tests Led to Fatal Crash
Scot Ross, director of the liberal group One Wisconsin Now, said delays have become a systemic problem under Schimel's leadership. [Associated Press]
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One Wisconsin Now, Institute to Celebrate Ten Years of Scot Ross as Executive Director
There’s no better way to celebrate Scot Ross than to invite his friends to share out loud what we’ve been muttering under our breaths for a decade.
Records Expose Right-Wing Agenda of Latest Academic Center on University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus
Right-wing politicians and academics are using tax dollars and chasing more money from right-wing foundations to promote their ideological agenda.
Wisconsin professors raised partisanship worries over Thompson Center
Emails obtained by One Wisconsin Now that were provided to The Associated Press on Wednesday show that professors raised red flags early on. [Associated Press]
Advocates for Student Loan Reform Call on National Democrats to Give 44 Million Americans a ‘Better Deal’
One Wisconsin Now and Student Loan Debt Crisis are urging national Democrats to include critical student loan reforms as part of their “Better Deal” agenda.
Editorial: UW regents’ assault on free speech is indefensible
What were the regents thinking? Some of them were, as UW-Madison senior Savion Castro complained, "capitulating to a band of right-wing extremists." [Capital Times]
UNSPUN: October 11, 2017
We are unspinning the political headlines with our analysts, Scot Ross, Executive Director of One Wisconsin Now... and Bill McCoshen... Managing Partner of Capitol Consultants. [WMTV-TV]
Amazon in the market for HQ2, angles for subsidies
“We saw from the Foxconn debacle Scott Walker is a terrible negotiator,” said Scot Ross of the statewide progressive group One Wisconsin Now. [Wisconsin Gazette]
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]
‘Wisconn Valley’ T-Shirts Promoting Gov. Scott Walker Foxconn Deal Foreign-Made
Wisconsin taxpayers are on the hook for billions of dollars as part of the largest state subsidy for a foreign corporation in history.
Vukmir raises $250,000 in three weeks for U.S. Senate bid, critics cry foul
The liberal group One Wisconsin Now has asked the Wisconsin Ethics Commission to investigate Vukmir for possible violations in raising campaign money. [Wisconsin Gazette]
Planned Parenthood opening new health center in Milwaukee
Planned Parenthood’s announcement is great news for women & families of Wisconsin who deserve confidential, nonjudgmental reproductive health care services. [Wisconsin Gazette]
Supreme Court gerrymandering case: Wisconsin and beyond
Supreme Court gerrymandering case focusing on Wisconsin raises the issue of defending voting rights against voter suppression. Joy Reid and her panel discuss. [MSNBC]
This time around, UW Regents let student speak (briefly) on free speech
One Wisconsin Now said the regents adopted the policy — which mirrors a bill passed by the Assembly in June — because the legislation had stalled in the Senate. [Capital Times]
One Wisconsin Institute Statements on Announcement of New Planned Parenthood Health Center Opening
Planned Parenthood’s announcement is great news for the women and families of Wisconsin. Congratulations, and thank you, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin.
University of Wisconsin Board of Regents Adopt Unconstitutional Policy Based on Unconstitutional Assembly Legislation
The Regents have imposed a system wide policy codifying an ideological agenda and creating campus safe spaces for right-wing provocateurs.
Wisconsin State Budget Could Have Been Passed Illegally
One Wisconsin Now has submitted evidence to law enforcement authorities, including the Dane County District Attorney. [Door County Pulse]
UW Regents To Take Up Controversial Vote
The UW Board of Regents is poised to codify as policy the provisions of potentially unconstitutional legislation to restrict free speech on UW campuses. [WKOW-TV]
UW students urge regents to protect student rights in campus free speech policy
One Wisconsin Now asserts that the regent policy is intended to codify and insert into law as administrative code the potentially unconstitutional legislation. [Capital Times]
Quotes Of The Day To Enrage & Engage You
According to One Wisconsin Now, Walker also signed an executive order which implemented a policy provision from another bill authored by Kapenga. [WSAU-FM]
Analiese Eicher: Walker, GOP not even trying to solve student loan debt crisis
Solutions for student loan debt remain unrealized, not because they are unreachable, but because the governor and the Republicans aren’t listening and aren’t trying. [Capital Times]
Louise Lyall & Laurel Noack: Rolling back Title IX protections makes UW less safe for women
By saying the rights of the perpetrator are more important than the rights of the victim, Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education are once again sweeping the issue of sexual assault under the rug. [Wisconsin State Journal]
University of Wisconsin Board of Regents Threatens Students Free Speech
The UW Board of Regents is poised to codify as policy the provisions of potentially unconstitutional legislation to restrict free speech on UW campuses.
Devil’s Advocates Radio: October 4, 2017
The Devils ask Scot Ross about provisions and vetoes in the state budget. They also talk Foxconn and the university free speech bill. [Devil's Advocates Radio]
Did Gov. Scott Walker Issue Executive Order to Win Republican Senate Holdouts’ Budget Votes?
Did a sleazy budget deal between a desperate Gov. Scott Walker and three holdout Republican State Senators break the law?
State Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary defends Confederate monuments
Scot Ross, executive director of liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now, called Zimmerman’s views “indefensible” and said he should be removed from office. [Wisconsin State Journal]
Thousands Of Wisconsinites Denied Voting Rights In 2016
A new study surveyed registered non-voters in last year’s general election and found thousands of people were denied their basic right to vote. [Pacifica Radio]
Gov. Scott Walker’s deal-making with senators raises questions of logrolling from opponents
Scot Ross said he had a tough time believing creating the inspector general's office was not part of the discussions with the senators. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Student loan forgiveness program is about to face its first major test
“Not only is there an uncertainty about whether or not this program is going to happen, but there’s still an uncertainty about how this works,” said Analiese Eicher. [MarketWatch]
Right Wing-Funded Attack on Workers to be Heard by U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court announced it will hear a case being promoted and underwritten by right-wing special interests as part of their ongoing attacks on workers.
Matt Rothschild: 10 steps Wisconsin progressives need to take
We also need student debt forgiveness. Here’s a shout-out to Scot Ross at One Wisconsin Now for bringing the issue of student debt to the fore. [Capital Times]
Gov. Scott Walker Mum on Trump-Pence-Ryan Proposed Tax Hike on Wisconsin
Hardworking Wisconsin Taxpayers Could Be Paying More So Wealthy, Multi-National Corporations Can Pay Less
One Year Anniversary of Gov. Scott Walker Telling Wisconsin Student Loan Borrowers to ‘Call a Bank’
Today marks the one year anniversary of Gov. Scott Walker advising Wisconsin borrowers to “call a bank”.
One Wisconsin Now Calls for State Ethics Investigation of State Sen. Leah Vukmir’s Sleazy Fundraising Deal
State Senator Leah Vukmir may have run afoul of state ethics requirements with a sleazy deal to raise campaign cash to fuel her federal political ambitions.
Voter ID Suppressed the Vote Exactly as Wisconsin Republicans Predicted
Later on the witness stand in a lawsuit brought by One Wisconsin Now challenging the voter ID law, Albaugh described the tension in closed door caucus. [Center for Media and Democracy]
New poll shows popular support for student loan payment reform
Poll conducted by One Wisconsin [Institute] showed broad bipartisan support for student loan payment reform despite failure to pass such legislation in Wisconsin [Badger Herald]
New Study Finds Gov. Scott Walker, Republican Voter ID Law Kept Legal Voters From Casting Ballots in November 2016 Election
Thousands of legal voters in Wisconsin were prevented from casting a ballot in the November 2016 election because of the state’s strict voter ID law.
One Wisconsin Now Statements on Trump-DeVos Repeal of Title IX Sexual Assault Investigation Guidelines
Repealing revised guidelines on investigations of sexual assaults on college campuses sends victims back into the shadows, deters reporting of sexual assault.
New Runways for Corporate Jets, Massive Subsidies for Foreign Corporations, Bupkis for Wisconsin Student Loan Borrowers
Today, Gov. Scott Walker, on the two year anniversary of the suspension of his 71-day run for President, signed the 76-day late 2017 state budget into law.
Wisconsin’s Average Student Loan Burden Tops $30,000 in Latest National Study, State Remains in Top Ten for Percentage of Grads With Debt
Nationally, Wisconsin places sixth for percentage of graduates with debt and seventeenth highest for the average amount of debt.
Devil’s Advocates Radio: September 19, 2017
Apparently, the Republican Governors Association, led by Scott Walker is spreading Russia-style fake news. The Devil’s talk to Scot Ross about it. [WRRD-AM]
Bipartisan Critics Assail Scott Walker-Led Republican Governors Association’s Dishonest, Russian Style Foray Into Fake News
The Gov. Scott Walker-led Republican Governors Association (RGA) has launched a propaganda website masquerading as a legitimate news outlet.
Walker On Foxconn Bill Signing: Today Is One Of Those Days We Savor
Scott Walker, and the legislators that put the bill on his desk, are responsible for committing us to send billions to a foreign corporation. [Racine County Eye]
Partisan gridlock may ease as new generation takes political stage, panelists say
Other panelists were: Chelsea Duffy, legislative and PAC director for Wisconsin Right to Life; Scot Ross, executive director of One Wisconsin Now. [Capital Times]
US state grants $3 billion in tax incentives to Foxconn
The governor and state legislators "are responsible for committing us to send billions to a foreign corporation instead of investing it here," said Scot Ross. [AFP]
Gov. Scott Walker to Sign Away $3 Billion of Our Money to Subsidize Foreign Electronic Manufacturer
Today, Gov. Scott Walker is set to sign into law the largest state subsidy given to a foreign corporation in history.
Common Sense Plan to Help Borrowers Refinance Student Loans, Just Like You Can With a Mortgage, Killed by State Senate Republicans
In broad daylight they voted to stick it to the hardworking Wisconsin student loan borrowers who took on the personal responsibility to pay for their education.
GOP Senate Budget Holdouts Stake Opposition on Bigotry
A troika of suburban and rural white men are withholding their votes on the 2017 state budget unless a handful of changes are made
Panel discusses effectiveness of Free Speech Bill
“One of the most powerful tools of the civil rights movement was civil disobedience and disruption,” Castro said. [Badger Herald]
Foxconn Tax Incentives Clear Wisconsin Senate
One Wisconsin Now characterized A.B. 1 as the most costly state-funded tax credit package ever offered to a foreign corporation in U.S. history. [Bloomberg]