UW prof: Voter ID in Wisconsin, other requirements likely violate federal law
Wisconsin election laws on trial in federal court this week likely violate the federal Voting Rights Act. [Wisconsin State Journal]
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Republicans Were “Giddy” About Suppressing Voting Rights
In federal court yesterday, the plaintiffs offered testimony from a former high level Republican staffer who revealed that Republican state senators were “giddy” at the prospect of passing a voter ID law.
Scott Walker, Wisconsin Republicans Exposed as Frauds at Voting Rights Trial
A federal trial for the first time introduces evidence of the intent of Republicans to use photo voter ID to block voters by citing the words of Republican legislators [MAL Contends]
Former aide: GOP lawmakers privately touted voter ID as helping them win elections
Plaintiffs in the suit include One Wisconsin Institute, the research arm of the liberal group One Wisconsin Now. [Wisconsin State Journal]
Federal trial over state voting laws enters second day
State defendants called the GOP voter laws fair as the liberal [One Wisconsin Institute] challenges voter IDs and other laws like a ten-day limit on early voting. [Hudson Star-Observer]
Wisconsin Republicans Were ‘Giddy’ About Making It Harder to Vote
Scott Walker’s Republican legislative allies were “giddy” at the prospect that a radical rewrite of voting laws would benefit their political prospects. [The Nation]
Federal judge set to weigh Wisconsin voting changes
Liberal Group One Wisconsin Institute social justice group Citizen Action of Wisconsin Education Fund and 10 voters filed the lawsuit last June. [Associated Press]
Voting Rights Trial Kicks Off With GOP Insider Revealing Partisan Motivations Behind Voter ID Law
Plaintiffs are arguing that restrictions adopted by Gov. Scott Walker and the GOP-controlled legislature were meant to and have the effect of making it more difficult to vote.
Sweeping manufacturing and ag tax credit reaches full force
“Walker’s slashed public education and higher education funds… to pay for these trickle down policies,” said Scot Ross, One Wisconsin Now. [Capital Times]
Start of Wisconsin Voter ID Trial Looks Bad for GOP
Todd Allbaugh – the first witness One Wisconsin Institute called – claims lawmakers adopted new requirements to discriminate against traditionally Democratic voters. [Courthouse News Service]
Federal judge hears challenge to Wisconsin election 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]
Ex-GOP staffer says senators were ‘giddy’ over voter ID law
The lawsuit was brought by One Wisconsin Institute which argues state officials intentionally meant to make it harder for minorities to cast ballots. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Federal Judge To Eye Wisconsin’s Voting Changes
Liberal group One Wisconsin Institute, Inc. filed the lawsuit last June. U.S. District Judge James Peterson has scheduled a bench trial to begin Monday in Madison. [Associated Press]
Where is home for congressional hopeful Frank Lasee?
Based on his long history of self-dealing as a member of the Legislature, who better to target than Frank Lasee? [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Analiese Eicher: Congratulations, grads — you’re borrowers now
Let’s celebrate the accomplishments of our graduates and let’s resolve to make sure they don’t face futures needlessly burdened by student debt. [Capital Times]
Lawsuits spur voter ID revision by Walker
One Wisconsin Institute executive director Scot Ross... accused the Walker administration of repeatedly manipulating voting rules to gain a partisan advantage. [Associated Press]
Voters awaiting photo ID would receive a receipt to vote
A judge determined One Wisconsin Institute could keep alive their arguments that voters should be able to use a broader range of IDs for voting. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Gov. Walker eases state Voter ID restrictions
The move comes just days before the state goes to trial over a challenge to Wisconsin's Voter ID law by the liberal group One Wisconsin Now, which claims that obtaining a state ID is so difficult some would-be eligible voters are simply giving up. [WKOW-TV]
Scott Walker administration tweaks voter ID rules
Scot Ross, executive director of liberal group One Wisconsin Now, said OWN lawyers are reviewing the new rule. [Wisconsin State Journal]
Rule change would allow voters waiting for IDs to vote with temporary receipt
The emergency rule is set to take effect on Friday, days before a federal court will hear arguments in a lawsuit against the state's voter ID law brought by the liberal One Wisconsin Institute. [Capital Times]
Wis. Governor Approves Revision To Voter ID Process
One Wisconsin Institute Executive Director Scot Ross issued a statement saying the group’s attorneys were reviewing the emergency rule. [Associated Press]
One Wisconsin Institute Statements on Walker Administration Emergency Rule on State Identification Cards
This is an administration that time and again has manipulated the rules on voting to gain partisan advantage.
Gov. Scott Walker Refuses to Help One Million Wisconsin Student Loan Borrowers With Their Student Loan Debt, Wants Help Paying Off His From Disastrous Presidential Bid
Scott Walker is now asking for campaign donations to pay off the massive debt from his failed 71 day campaign for President because his sons are in college.
New Poll Shows Wisconsinites Overwhelmingly Want Sen. Ron Johnson to Do His Job, Hold Fair Hearing, Timely Vote on U.S. Supreme Court Nominee
New polling finds overwhelming support among Wisconsin voters for holding fair hearings and a timely vote on the President’s SCOTUS nominee.
Ryan says he would step down as convention chair if Trump asks
Scot Ross, executive director of the liberal group One Wisconsin Now, said he thinks Ryan is trying to protect himself from further political fallout from Trump's campaign. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Thousands of Citizens Call on Sen. Ron Johnson to Do His Job
When Ron Johnson refuses to do his job, our courts can’t do theirs. And that means people in Wisconsin and across the nation are being denied justice.
Job Outsourcing Booster of Gov. Walker’s Wrong for Wisconsin Right to Work Law Putting Company Up For Sale?
Job Outsourcing Booster of Gov. Walker’s Wrong for Wisconsin Right to Work Law Putting Company Up For Sale?
CEO Meeusen could reap $8.4 million if Badger Meter is sold
Reacting to news of the possibility of a sale of Badger Meter, liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now said in a news release that research in other states has shown that when right-to-work is enacted, the result is lower wages, less health care, fewer resources for schools and less workplace safety. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
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One Wisconsin Now Statements on Trump Takeover of GOP
Donald Trump is the embodiment of the same hate culture upon which Gov. Scott Walker and many of the state’s leading elected Republicans built their careers and rose to power.
UNSPUN: May 04, 2016
One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross made his regular appearance on UNSPUN to discuss how and why Trump is the last GOP candidate standing. [WMTV-TV]
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One Wisconsin Now
One Wisconsin Now is a project of A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives.
Is Ron Johnson Doing His Job?
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Brian Evans: Functioning U.S. Supreme Court should trump partisan proclivities
Whether you identify as a conservative, progressive, or something in between, you have the chance to make your voice heard and urge your senators to do the right thing — ensure the Supreme Court continues to work for all of us. [Capital Times]
Will Federal Court Obstructionist U.S. Senator Ron Johnson Call on Gov. Walker to Wait Until After Election to Appoint New State Supreme Court Justice?
If anyone should have to wait to fill a judicial vacancy until after the next election, it’s Scott Walker, and if anyone should tell him to do so it should be Ron Johnson.
COLUMN: No, voter ID debate isn’t over
A recent filing in a lawsuit brought by One Wisconsin Institute and other voter rights advocates exposed serious flaws at the Department of Motor Vehicles in providing Wisconsinites with the ID that voters must now produce to cast their ballot at the polls. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Gov. Walker and Speaker Vos Make Stunningly Hypocritical Excuse for Lack of Voter ID Education Campaign
Gov. Scott Walker and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos have in public comments both suggested the absence of an educational campaign on the state voter ID law is in part due to the lawsuits over the law.
Walker starts looking for Prosser replacement on high court
The question now is not whether Gov. Walker will appoint another right-wing lackey, but who this extreme Republican partisan will be. [WMTV-TV]
Functioning United States Supreme Court > Partisan Proclivities
You have the chance to make your voice heard and urge your senators to do the right thing - ensure the Supreme Court continues to work for all of us.
Fourth Anniversary of Student Debt Reaching $1 Trillion Finds Wisconsin Republicans Still Opposing Common Sense Reform
Wisconsin Republicans stand united against common sense solutions to the student loan debt crisis that today marks the fourth anniversary of hitting and surpassing the $1 trillion mark.
Paul Ryan seeks to assure voters amid political circus
"Speaker Ryan wants to dull the edges of his party's political rhetoric, but their policies cut working families and those in need sharper than ever," said Scot Ross, executive director of the liberal group One Wisconsin Now. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Privatization Fail: Scott Walker’s WEDC in Full Meltdown
"This new audit confirms that WEDC is the embodiment of the cronyism, corruption and incompetence of the Walker administration,” One Wisconsin Now’s Scot Ross told CMD. [Center for Media and Democracy]
UNSPUN: April 20, 2016
One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross made his regular appearance on UNSPUN to discuss what's next in the Presidential race. [WMTV-TV]
Wisconsin: After Frank v. Walker
In a recent complaint filed by One Wisconsin Institute... plaintiffs challenged several Wisconsin voting provisions, including 2011 Wisconsin Act 23. [State of Elections]
Keep an eye on state Public Records Board
Among the critics were conservative and liberal groups including One Wisconsin Now, as well as ordinary citizens with no political ax to grind. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
As Tax Filing Deadline Looms, Gov. Walker and GOP Legislature Miss Another Chance to Help Wisconsin Student Loan Borrowers
Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican legislature did nothing as the student loan debt crisis worsens, refusing to act on the ‘Higher Ed, Lower Debt’ Act.
Short-handed court to weigh Wisconsin cases
U.S. District Judge James Peterson determined the liberal group One Wisconsin Now could keep alive its arguments that voters should be able to use a broader range of IDs for voting. [Appleton Post-Crescent]