Judge Finds Parts Of Wisconsin Voter ID Law Unconstitutional
One Wisconsin Institute, one of the plaintiffs in the suit, called the ruling "a huge win, not only for the plaintiffs, but for democracy itself." [Wisconsin Public Radio]
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Judge strikes down Wisconsin election laws that thwart Democratic voters
Peterson’s ruling came in response to a lawsuit brought by two liberal groups — One Wisconsin Institute and Citizen Action of Wisconsin Education Fund Inc. [Wisconsin Gazette]
Federal judge strikes down Wisconsin election laws
Scot Ross, director of the liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now, an arm of One Wisconsin Institute, cheered the ruling. [Associated Press]
Memo to Washington Post: Welcome to Walker’s Wisconsin
Scott Walker has been regularly barring the public and the media from his taxpayer-funded ‘listening tour’ since it began in 2015.
Parts of Wisconsin voter ID law are unconstitutional, court rules
"We argued Gov. Walker made it harder for Democrats to vote and easier for Republicans to cheat, and the judge agreed," Scot Ross, director of One Wisconsin [Institute], said. [Associated Press]
Brad Schimel’s spokesman also campaign official
"That line between campaign and the actual public office of the attorney general's office is being erased," said Jenni Dye, research director of the liberal group One Wisconsin Now. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Wisconsin Voter ID, Early Voting Law Partially Struck Down By Judge
A spokesman for One Wisconsin Institute, one of the two groups which filed the challenge, hailed Peterson’s ruling as “a huge win not only for the plaintiffs but for democracy itself.” [Huffington Post]
Hillary Clinton Uses Historic Address to Tout Student Loan Reforms
Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton used her historic address this evening to outline her solutions to the $1.4 trillion student loan debt crisis.
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Walker’s Wisconsin Supreme Court Pick Draws Criticism, Praise
One Wisconsin Now executive director Scot Ross called out Kelly’s lack of judicial experience and said his selection was politically-motivated. [Wisconsin Public Radio]
Student Loan Refinancing Takes Center Stage at Democratic Convention
Unfortunately, Republicans like Ron Johnson and Scott Walker think student loan borrowers should be left to the mercy of Wall Street profiteers.
Editorial: Trust Walker to pick right-wing ideologue for state’s high court
According to... One Wisconsin Now, Kelly was general counsel for the Kern Family Foundation whose founders... have made individual contributions totalling $220,000 to Walker. [Capital Times]
Money Talks: Gov. Walker to Appoint Former Attorney for Major Right-Wing Donors’ Foundation
Media reports say Gov. Scott Walker will announce the nomination of Daniel Kelly to replace retiring Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser late Friday afternoon.
Federal judge: Voters without ID may vote in November by signing affidavit
The state DOJ previously asked Adelman to put the lawsuit on hold because a similar lawsuit brought by... One Wisconsin Institute made its way through the courts, challenging elements of the Voter ID law. [Wisconsin State Journal]
Republican National Convention Student Loan Debt Tally: 43 Million Americans With $1.3 Trillion in Student Loan Debt, 0 Mentions in Addresses of Rep. Paul Ryan, Rep. Sean Duffy and Sen. Ron Johnson
Speeches of three Wisconsin officials – Reps. Paul Ryan and Sean Duffy and Sen. Ron Johnson – contained zero references to the crisis of student debt.
Judge issues injunction, allows voters without IDs to cast ballots
That lawsuit by two liberal groups, One Wisconsin Institute and Citizen Action of Wisconsin Education Fund, also challenges limits on early voting. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Milwaukee County Sheriff Strikes A Chord With GOP Delegates
The liberal group One Wisconsin Now [called] him "Exhibit A of the dangerous extremism" being supported by the Republican Party and their presumptive nominee. [Wisconsin Radio Network]
Ron Johnson Making History, But Not the Good Kind
Today marks the 125th day since President Obama nominated Judge Merrick Garland to fill a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke in Cleveland: Donald Trump will make America safe
Back in Wisconsin, the liberal group One Wisconsin Now issued a press release calling Clarke "extremist, bombastic and incompetent." [Capital Times]
Businesses could be fined for not allowing firearms
Mike Browne said in an email to The Badger Herald that Gannon’s proposal would allow guns in places where they should not be like schools, hospitals and private businesses. [Badger Herald]
#Thanks, Obama!
Failed Republican presidential candidate and current Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has refused to condemn documented plagiarism by the Donald Trump campaign.
David Clarke: Extremist, Bombastic, Incompetent
David Clarke is speaking today in Cleveland at the Republican National Convention in advance of Donald Trump’s nomination as the GOP’s 2016 Presidential nominee.
In Cleveland, Paul Ryan returns to roots of his anti-poverty agenda
One Wisconsin Now dismissed Ryan’s poverty tour as supplication for his past comments dividing the country into “makers and takers.” [Racine Journal Times]
Sen. Ron Johnson Going on Recess Instead of Doing His Job
As the United States Senate prepares to skip town, Sen. Ron Johnson and his Republican colleagues have left important work undone.
Lobbyists, Republican Donors Central to Gov. Walker Closed-Door ‘Listening Sessions’
Instead of hearing about what's really on the minds of Wisconsinites who overwhelmingly disapprove of the job he's doing, Scott Walker is tooling around the state on our dime.
As Scott Walker reaches 50 listening sessions, critics continue to question invite-only policy
"Gov. Walker is tooling around the state on our dime hearing from an exclusive audience recruited to tell him what he wants to hear," said One Wisconsin Now. [Capital Times]
Media Reports Walker Plot to Impose ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Gag Order on Board of Troubled Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
Scott Walker and his gang are trying to implement a ‘don’t ask, don’t tell policy’ to gag board members and to try to cover up their failures.
Senate Colleagues to Request Sen. Ron Johnson Do His Job, Vote to Fill Longest Running Federal Judicial Vacancy in the Nation
Several of Sen. Ron Johnson’s colleagues will take to the floor of the United States Senate today and request votes on a series of nominees to fill judicial vacancies.
Sen. Ron Johnson Ought to be Apologizing Instead of Bragging About Record on Student Loan Debt
He’s stood in the way of common sense refinancing to help millions of borrowers across the nation and in Wisconsin.
Is What’s Good For Facebook Not So Good For Democracy?
Jenni Dye, who first made her Twitter account public during the Wisconsin protests against Gov. Scott Walker’s 2011 anti-union law, considers that moment a “sweet spot in the emergence of social media.” [Moyers & Company]
Wisconsin Republicans to honor Walker at convention
"It sure is 'Midwest nice' of Gov. Walker to give Republicans a place to drown their sorrows over Donald Trump being their presidential nominee." [Associated Press]
Wisconsin conservative group launches effort to combat ‘federal government gone wild’
[One Wisconsin Now] said the initiative is an effort to promote Walker's political agenda through litigation and "propaganda." [Capital Times]
Conservatives launch Center for Competitive Federalism
One Wisconsin Now criticized the announcement, [calling it] an effort by Governor Scott Walker’s campaign chair to do what the governor has been unable to accomplish with his policies. [Wisconsin Radio Network]
Conservative Wisconsin group expanding focus nationally
“All the lawsuits and propaganda they file isn’t going to change the fact that Gov. Walker has failed the people of Wisconsin over and over and over again,” said Scot Ross with One Wisconsin Now. [Associated Press]
Conservative legal group announces states’ rights initiative
Scot Ross, executive director of the liberal group One Wisconsin Now, said the new center and the Bradley Foundation don't represent the state's citizens and their needs. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Statements of One Wisconsin Now on Epidemic of Violence
Shooting back isn't going to solve our problems, but neither is denying the reality of what we face.
Federal Judge Voices Skepticism As Voter ID Challenge Wraps
“The difficulties were acute but they were not widespread,” Peterson told lawyers for the liberal group One Wisconsin Institute, who brought the suit, and the state, who are defending the rules. “An awful lot of people got IDs after the law was passed. Most people got their IDs.” [Wisconsin Public Radio]
Lawsuit challenging Wisconsin election laws goes to judge
Scot Ross, executive director of the liberal One Wisconsin Institute, contends the changes are illegal because they use the law to keep people from voting based on factors such as their minority status or their age. [Wisconsin Radio Network]
Judge: ‘Decent Case’ Political Role in Wisconsin Voting Laws
The lawsuit was brought by the liberal group One Wisconsin Institute Inc., social justice group Citizen Action of Wisconsin Education Fund and 10 voters. [Associated Press]
Federal judge: Impact of Wisconsin voter ID law unclear
Spiva represents two liberal groups, One Wisconsin Institute... as well as people who have had difficulty getting photo IDs. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Closing Statements in Federal Voting Rights Case Call for End to Gov. Walker, GOP’s Effort to Rig Elections
Gov. Scott Walker and his legislative cohorts have made it easier for Republicans to cheat and harder for Democrats to vote
One Wisconsin Now to State Big Business Lobby: ‘Invitation Accepted’
We’ll debate whoever the state big business lobby wants about this giveaway of millions of our tax dollars to a handful of multimillionaires anytime, anywhere.
Final arguments set for today in Wisconsin election law challenge
It was brought by the liberal One Wisconsin Institute, which claim the laws discriminate against minorities, the poor, and young voters. [Wisconsin Radio Network]
Attorneys argue Wisconsin election laws are discriminatory
The lawsuit was brought by the liberal group One Wisconsin Institute Inc., social justice group Citizen Action of Wisconsin Education Fund and 10 voters. [Associated Press]
Federal Judge Hears Closing Arguments In Voter ID Lawsuit
The lawsuit by the liberal One Wisconsin Institute targets Wisconsin's voter ID law, restrictions on in-person absentee voting and the elimination of straight-ticket voting, among other changes. [Wisconsin Public Radio]
Anniversary of marriage equality decision a powerful example of why courts matter
You ought to be free to love whomever you want, and you ought not be denied the same rights as others because you want to marry that person. It’s just common sense. [Capital Times]
Report: State tax credit benefits wealthy
Budgets are about choices and Gov. Walker and the Republican Legislature chose to give a $300 million tax break to millionaires and billionaires. [Associated Press]
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Effort To Restrict Abortion Access
The United States Supreme Court in a 5-3 decision today ruled a Texas law attempting to restrict access to abortion as unconstitutional.
Supreme Court strikes down Texas’ abortion access law
This decision protecting the rights of women is a powerful reminder of why courts matter. [WITI-TV]
Wisconsin reacts to Supreme Court ruling against anti-abortion law
This decision protecting the rights of women is a powerful reminder of why courts matter. [Wisconsin Gazette]