MADISON, Wis. — The special interest group that has to date spent over $114,000 on television ads in support of State Senate candidate Rick Gudex lobbied in favor of bills that would have increased local property taxes and hurt educational opportunities for children with disabilities in the 2011-12 session of the Wisconsin legislature. One Wisconsin […]
MADISON, Wis. — John Macco recently invited the public to share a “fresh vision for Northeast Wisconsin”. But according to One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross, Macco’s “vision” could mean children are less prepared for careers and get less instruction in critical subjects like math and science. Ross commented, “It’s hard to imagine parents […]
Wausau area radio host and State Assembly candidate Pat Snyder staged his own “empty chair” routine Tuesday night in Wausau.
MADISON, Wis. — A national controversy has erupted over a recently released video clip in which Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney tells a roomful of campaign donors that 47% of American voters believe that they are “… entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it … These are people who pay no income […]
MADISON, Wis. — One Wisconsin Now today called on Gov. Scott Walker to halt the taxpayer-funded gravy train for the politically connected law firm, Michael, Best & Friedrich, and stop using public funds to pay for the continuing legal battle to overturn a court decision declaring Act 10, his controversial law stripping workplace rights from […]
Gov. Walker's Act 10 was always a violation of the values of the people of Wisconsin, and now a judge has ruled it was a violation of our laws and our rights.
From the location to the keynote address, irony will be on parade this weekend in Waukesha according to One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross as a cavalcade of right-wing organizations promote unaccountable privatization.
The great people over at One Wisconsin Now sent out a press release today talking about the private school supporting out of state group spending money on TV advertising in the 18th State Senate District. Their ad hasn’t been posted online yet, but it’s fairly amateurish. It’s got a stock photo of Gudex that pans over stock footage of a factory […] [Wisconsin Soap Box]
Tom Tiffany paid no personal state income taxes in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 or 2010, but did pay in 2011.
MADISON, Wis. — Spending more state taxpayer dollars on private school vouchers in Milwaukee while hitting K-12 public schools with record budget cuts isn’t paying off for public school children. But, according to One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross, supporting these policies is paying off for Rick Gudex’s political campaign. “Rick Gudex has publicly […]
Spending more state taxpayer dollars on private school vouchers in Milwaukee while hitting K-12 public schools with record budget cuts isn’t paying off for public school children. But, according to One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross, supporting these policies is paying off for Rick Gudex’s political campaign. “Rick Gudex has publicly said he supports […]
“Those who remember Mike Gableman’s campaign that included a roundly-criticized, race-baiting television ad will have to see about the tone the Thompson campaign may take in the final months,” said Scot Ross, executive director of One Wisconsin Now, a Madison-based liberal organization. The controversy didn’t bother only Democrats. Some Republican operatives contacted by the State […] [Cognitive Dissidence]
If former Gov. Tommy Thompson defeats U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin in this year’s U.S. Senate race, it will mark not only an impressive coda to his long political career, it will represent yet another victory for the political mind behind his campaign. “Those who remember Mike Gableman’s campaign that included a roundly-criticized, race-baiting television ad […] [Wisconsin State Journal]
MADISON, Wis. — A mid-week campaign visit to De Pere is the perfect opportunity for Republican Vice-Presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan to come clean and release his tax records for the last ten years, as has virtually every major party presidential ticket candidate in recent elections, according to One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross. […]
Wisconsin Department of Revenue records show that Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Petri did not pay any state income taxes from 2002 through 2005. The records were obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press from the liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now, which requested them from the Revenue Department. [Cognitive Dissidence]
MADISON, Wis. — Following the age-old political adage that setting the bar low enough helps one achieve success, the Republican presidential campaign of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan is promising in a new television ad to create fewer jobs over an unspecified time span than the 250,000 jobs over four year vow on which Governor […]
MADISON, Wis. — According to U.S. Rep. Tom Petri, the 9/11 terrorist attack caused such damage to his foreign investment portfolio that the millionaire Congressman did not pay any state income taxes for four years. Now, instead of apologizing for using a national tragedy as an excuse for paying no state income taxes, he has […]
Following the age-old political adage that setting the bar low enough helps one achieve success, the Republican presidential campaign of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan is promising in a new television ad to create fewer jobs over an unspecified time span than the 250,000 jobs over four year vow on which Governor Scott Walker is […]
Petri, who is regularly listed by the Center for Responsive Politics as one of the wealthiest members of Congress, was the only member of Wisconsin’s eight-person U.S. House delegation who didn’t pay state income taxes for any years over the past decade. Liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now provided the Department of Revenue tax records […] [DailyKos]
A member of the state’s congressional delegation paid no state income taxes for four years. With tax record issue front and center during this political season, Scot Ross with the liberal advocacy groupOne Wisconsin Now said Congressman Tom Petri was the only member of Wisconsin’s eight-member House delegation who paid no state income taxes for any […] [Wisconsin Radio Network]
MADISON, Wis. — In a news report revealing he paid no state income taxes in 2002, 2003, 2004 or 2005, a spokesperson for Wisconsin Congressional Representative Tom Petri laid the blame at the feet of 9/11 terrorists, a claim termed “outrageous and insulting” to working people by One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross. Ross […]
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Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Petri did not pay any state income taxes from 2002 through 2005, records obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press show, and his spokesman blamed it on losses incurred because of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. “Tom Petri can shamelessly blame 9/11 for how he avoided taxes for his foreign portfolio, but it’s […] [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Clerk Diane Fremgen declined to comment on the issue and could only confirm the letter was filed, though she did say it is unclear when Abrahamson would make a decision.One Wisconsin Now spokesperson Mike Browne said Prosser’s alleged behavior has not reflected well on the court as a whole.“Justice Prosser’s [alleged] behavior […] [Badger Herald]
Petri, who is regularly listed by the Center for Responsive Politics as one of the wealthiest members of Congress, was the only member of Wisconsin’s eight-person U.S. House delegation who didn’t pay state income taxes for any years over the past decade. Liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now provided the Department of Revenue tax records […] [La Crosse Tribune]
MADISON, Wis. — A news report revealing Wisconsin Congressperson Tom Petri paid no state income taxes in 2002, 2003, 2004 or 2005 is yet another example of how the current tax code, and policies advocated by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, favors wealthy investors over the middle class, according to One Wisconsin Now Executive Director […]
Wisconsin students and young voters got a big boost on Tuesday when the state board overseeing elections adopted a policy allowing people registering to vote on Election Day in November to present identifying documents from a laptop or portable digital device. he advocacy group, One Wisconsin Now, said in a press release that they believe the GAB’s board’s action […] [AlterNet]
Laura Baxley of Examiner.com recently highlighted the glaring parallels between conservative politics and one of this summer’s box office hits, “The Dark Knight Rises”. Although Baxley’s article ends on a positive note, her interpretation of the film is hinged on the ubiquitous theme of class warfare that is overt even to the untrained average moviegoer’s […]
The fact checkers have been working overtime to catalog the distortions and dissembling of Republican Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan’s speech at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday. Ryan’s fact-challenged polemic was even too much for reliable Republican mouthpiece Fox News, which said of his primetime remarks, “to anyone paying the slightest bit of attention […] [Milwaukee Community Journal]
The fact checkers have been working overtime to catalog the distortions and dissembling of Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan’s speech at the Republican National Convention on Aug. 29. Ryan was 32 when he voted in favor of the Iraq war, stood with Bush, Cheney and Rice throughout his 30s, and lent no hand at […] [Capital Times]
One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross released the following statements in response to Rep. Paul Ryan’s speech at the Republican National Convention. “Tonight, Paul Ryan had the opportunity to at long last apologize for his complicity in sending so many members of his fellow generations off to die and be injured in the Iraq […] [Milwaukee Community Journal]
Ryan’s fact-challenged polemic was even too much for reliable Republican mouthpiece Fox News, which said of his primetime remarks, “to anyone paying the slightest bit of attention to facts, Ryan’s speech was an apparent attempt to set the world record for the greatest number of blatant lies and misrepresentations slipped into a single political speech.” [WisOpinion]
Wisconsin students and young voters got a big boost on Tuesday when the state board overseeing elections adopted a policy allowing people registering to vote on Election Day in November to present identifying documents from a laptop or portable digital device. The advocacy group, One Wisconsin Now, said in a press release that they believe […] [Center for Media and Democracy]
The fact checkers have been working overtime to catalog the distortions and dissembling of Republican Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan’s speech at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday. Ryan’s fact-challenged polemic was even too much for reliable Republican mouthpiece Fox News, which said of his primetime remarks, “to anyone paying the slightest bit of attention […]
Congressman Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, enthused Republican supporters in Waukesha County during his vice presidential nomination acceptance speech at the GOP National Convention in Tampa on Wednesday. But not everyone was happy with the speech. One Wisconsin Now director Scot Ross in a prepared news release said Ryan did not “at long last apologize for his complicity in sending so many […] [Muskego Patch]
MADISON, Wis. — One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross released the following statements in response to Rep. Paul Ryan’s speech at the Republican National Convention. “Tonight, Paul Ryan had the opportunity to at long last apologize for his complicity in sending so many members of his fellow generations off to die and be injured […]
Rep. Paul Ryan’s carefully crafted wonkish persona belies an abysmal record of failure and regressive social and economic agenda. The Real Ryan Record is failure, fraud and fealty to party bosses.
Gov. Scott Walker played up his historic recall victory in a speech Tuesday at the Republican National Convention, saying taxpayers chose to stick with a leader with bold plans for reform. The liberal group One Wisconsin Now slammed Walker just ahead of his speech, accusing him of a “win at all costs mentality” and of “slavish devotion” to corporate […] [San Antonio Express]
Wisconsin is the only state to formally allow electronic copies of documents to be used to prove residency for voter registration.
With a record like Gov. Walker’s, it’s no wonder why he was the opening act for the candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Delaware tonight.
Right wing celebrity Gov. Scott Walker’s star power appears to be on the wane in recent weeks, as evidenced by his warm-up act role on Governors’ night at the Republican National Convention. One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross commented, “Walker’s fall looks a lot like the superstar arena rock band of yesteryear now consigned […] [FoxPoint-Bayside Patch]
MADISON, Wis. — Right wing celebrity Gov. Scott Walker’s star power appears to be on the wane in recent weeks, as evidenced by his warm-up act role on Governors’ night at the Republican National Convention. One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross commented, “Walker’s fall looks a lot like the superstar arena rock band of […]
This week’s GOP convention will be a striking testament to the remarkable prominence three Republicans from Wisconsin have achieved in national politics. Reince Priebus will preside as chairman of the Republican National Committee. His good friend Scott Walker is among a handful of governors with prime-time speaking slots. And their good friend Paul Ryan will […] [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
MADISON, Wis. — Continuing a pattern of using his state office to attempt to disenfranchise legal voters, Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has filed a formal request for the state Supreme Court to overturn lower courts rulings that the state voter ID law is unconstitutional. One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross said the […]
MADISON, Wis. — In response to a newspaper report that he was arrested and reached a plea deal with prosecutors in connection with a domestic abuse incident involving a girlfriend, former LaCrosse County GOP chair and political candidate Bill Feehan has … produced a YouTube video asking for money? One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot […]
You may know that U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan is the first member of Generation X slated on a major party presidential ticket. But if you think this translates into Ryan offering a fresh, forward-thinking approach, speaking to the challenges facing his generational peers, “don’t believe the hype,” as our 1988 Gen X anthem goes. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says he will ask the state Supreme Court to bypass lower courts and consider his appeal to decisions blocking the state’s voter identification law. One Wisconsin NOW spokesman Mike Browne said in a statement that Van Hollen was “using his taxpayer financed office to convince the partisan, conservative Supreme Court majority […] [WTMJ]
MADISON, Wis. — One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross released the following statements upon news Republican Attorney General JB Van Hollen would petition the state Supreme Court to overturn, in advance of the November elections, Circuit Court rulings that the state’s anti-democratic voter identification bill is unconstitutional. “JB Van Hollen has spent years, and […]
MADISON, Wis. — In a Monday newspaper article detailing his arrest and plea agreement with prosecutors in connection with criminal charges for domestic abuse, recent La Crosse County Republican Chair Bill Feehan declared his “character speaks for itself.” One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross agreed. Ross commented, “The police report describing Feehan’s choking of […]
The Institute is urging GAB to update and evaluate their interpretation of Wisconsin law to allow legal voters to use electronic billing statements.