In the News
Wisconsin Voter ID Law Challenged
The Wisconsin primary will be the first big test of the state's controversial voter ID law. Scot Ross, Executive Director of Wisconsin Now, joins Al Sharpton to discuss.
MSNBC
04/03/2016
Research Report
P is for Payoff
The Milwaukee-based Bradley Foundation is among the largest funders of the right-wing propaganda machine in the country. Their influence in Wisconsin cannot be underestimated.
One Wisconsin Institute
12/14/2015
Research Report
WEDC: Four Years of Failure
Time has proven WEDC to be an abject failure at job creation, and, some argue, a symbol of the cronyism, corruption, and incompetence of the Scott Walker administration.
One Wisconsin Institute
07/24/2015
Research Report
Wisconsin’s Great Cost Shift
Declining financial support for higher education has shifted costs onto consumers, increased student loan debt and decreased the affordability of higher ed.
One Wisconsin Institute
05/11/2015
In the News
Does America Want What Scott Walker is Selling? Part II
John Simons of the International Business Times, Forbes contributor Carrie Sheffield, and One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross discuss Walker's positions on economic issues.
MSNBC
03/15/2015
In the News
Does America Want What Scott Walker is Selling? Part I
John Simons of the International Business Times, Forbes contributor Carrie Sheffield, and One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross discuss Walker's positions on economic issues.
MSNBC
03/15/2015
In the News
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s Fight Against Labor
Melissa Harris-Perry and her guests examine union and pension battles for potential 2016 Republican presidential candidates Scott Walker and Chris Christie.
MSNBC
02/28/2015
In the News
Behold the Group Dogging Scott Walker’s Every Move
Between the state capitol and the University... a half dozen people work long days to do everything they can to make sure Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is never elected president.
Bloomberg
02/11/2015
In the News
The War for Wisconsin Heats Up
Bill Clinton joins the fray in the tight race for governor in Wisconsin, as incumbent Scott Walker and contender Mary Burke face off. NBC’s Chris Todd and Executive Director of One Wisconsin Now Scot Ross explain why the stakes are high.
MSNBC
10/24/2014
In the News
Scott Walker Accused of Illegal Fundraising
One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross said there is one simple question Gov. Walker must answer as his 2014 and beyond campaigns heats up: "Are you still doing it?"
MSNBC
06/20/2014
In the News
One Wisconsin Now on Al Jazeera to Talk Voter Suppression
Mike Browne, Deputy Director of One Wisconsin Now and the Institute sat down with Al Jazeera to discuss Gov. Scott Walker’s and the GOP’s attacks on the right to vote in Wisconsin.
Al Jazeera
04/10/2014
In the News
This Week in Voter Suppression: Wisconsin
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is in a close race with his Democratic challenger Mary Burke. Yet his primary concern seems to be on voter ID requirements in the state. One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross joins the Melissa Harris-Perry panel to discuss why.
MSNBC
03/15/2014
In the News
The War on Voting Rights in Wisconsin
Scot Ross, executive director of One Wisconsin Now, joins The Reid Report to discuss efforts in Wisconsin by Republicans to put a stop to early voting.
MSNBC
03/11/2014
In the News
Will Scott Walker Run in 2016?
Governor Walker has access to an ungodly amount of money. His campaign co-chair runs the $500 million right wing funding Bradley foundation. His largest donor is the wealthiest woman in Wisconsin.
MSNBC
11/24/2013
Research Report
S is for Shill
This report exposes the web of right-wing funders advancing a radical school privatization agenda through the use of Wisconsin-based front groups, with special focus on the Bradley Foundation, headed by Scott Walker's campaign co-chair Michael Grebe.
One Wisconsin Institute
11/13/2013
In the News
The Struggle for Voting Rights is Still Real
Scot Ross, Ohio State Sen. Nina Turner, and Judith Browne Dianis join Melissa Harris-Perry to discuss the continued need for the fight for voting rights, especially after seeing legislation pass.
MSNBC
08/25/2013
Research Report
Protecting the Right to Vote in Wisconsin
Voting is not only our right; it is our duty. It is how we have a say in the direction of our community, our state and our country. Voting is the one time everyone is equal. Young or old, rich or poor, on Election Day everyone gets the same say.
One Wisconsin Institute
05/12/2013
In the News
Foundation Behind ‘Voter Fraud’ Billboards Exposed
Thanks to reporting done by The Grio's Joy Reid and the advocacy organization One Wisconsin Now, Melissa Harris-Perry is able to name names for 'This Week In Voter Suppression” in exposing the foundation behind billboards that splashed false information on voter fraud.
MSNBC
11/03/2012
In the News
Little known Wisconsin foundation behind ‘voter fraud’ billboards
When Scot Ross heard about more than a dozen billboards going up in largely minority neighborhoods around Cleveland, Ohio, bearing ominous images of the legal penalties for voter fraud, the story had a familiar ring.
theGrio
10/28/2012
In the News
Dark Money Fueled by Little-Known Organizations
Scot Ross of "One Wisconsin Now" joins Melissa Harris-Perry and her guests to dig into the details on the Bradley Foundation, what is called the "big granddaddy of political money that no one knows about."
MSNBC
10/27/2012
Research Report
Scott Walker’s Billionaires Club
An unprecedented cross-country cash grab, driven by donations from wealthy, right-wing ideologues and special interests, turbocharged with a campaign finance loophole allowed Gov. Scott Walker to raise donations in unlimited amounts to fund expenses related to “recall defense.”
One Wisconsin Institute
05/24/2012
Research Report
D is for Dismantle
There is a long-held belief among many conservatives that public schools are simply not an appropriate role of government and should be privatized through the use of vouchers. One of the staunchest supporters of this extreme view is Gov. Scott Walker.
One Wisconsin Institute
12/20/2011
In the News
Wisconsin Progressives Push Forward to Gov. Scott Walker’s 2012 Recall
One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross joins Ed Schultz to discuss the 2012 recall effort against Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.
MSNBC
08/10/2011
Research Report
We’re Not Broke
With the mantra “we're broke,” Gov. Scott Walker proposed slashing funding to services and public goods of the middle class – all the while cutting taxes by $200 million for the wealthy and corporations. The reality is that there is no fiscal emergency and we're not broke.
One Wisconsin Institute
04/04/2011
In the News
Wisconsin State Budget and Worker Protests
Scot Ross talked about the ongoing legislative battle between the governor of Wisconsin and state Democrats on the budget, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
C-SPAN
02/25/2011
In the News
Massive Backlash to Anti-Union Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker
Scot Ross, executive director of One Wisconsin Now, joined Ed Schultz to talk about the dramatic growth in the number of people opposing Gov. Scott Walker's anti-union bill.
MSNBC
02/16/2011
Press Release
Time’s Up, Scott Walker
Progressives Promote Positive Economic Agenda While Career Politician Walker Hasn’t Helped Families With Student Loan Debt, High Costs of Child Care.
One Wisconsin Now
08/16/2018
Press Release
State Lobby for Big Corporate Special Interests Starts Spending to Try to Save Scott Walker
The Same Gang That Tried to Win Election With Ad Outing Child Victim of Sex Assault Now Misleads on Record of Tony Evers.
One Wisconsin Now
08/16/2018
Press Release
Desperate Scott Walker Running on What He Didn’t Do
Scott Walker admitted he's losing so instead of running on his record, he's running on what he didn't do.
One Wisconsin Now
08/15/2018
Press Release
Scott Walker Failure Files Updated and Online
The Scott Walker Failure Files is One Wisconsin Now’s massive, online archive documenting the cronyism, corruption and incompetence that has marred Gov. Scott Walker's career
One Wisconsin Now
08/15/2018
Press Release
Momentum Continues for Wisconsin Progressives in Primary Election
It’s no wonder Scott Walker and the Republicans are desperate and running scared. Democrats and progressives are showing up to vote and winning elections.
One Wisconsin Now
08/14/2018
Press Release
Answer the Question, Scott Walker
Gov. Scott Walker has not responded directly when asked about his views on Trump’s boycott.
One Wisconsin Now
08/13/2018
Press Release
'The Only Thing Scott Walker Cares About Keeping Safe is His Own Job'
The former Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) has released a book detailing his experiences in the administration of Gov. Scott Walker.
One Wisconsin Now
08/10/2018
In the News
State Debate: Scott Walker’s refusal to visit prisons stirs up bloggers
One Wisconsin Now’s Scot Ross maintains that Walker’s refusal to visit prisons is a shirking of his responsibilities as governor. He adds that Walker took the same position and refused to visit...
Capital Times
08/09/2018
In the News
Corrections election? Walker jumps on Dem plans to cut prison population
Scot Ross with the liberal activist group One Wisconsin Now notes Walker is lagging in polls. “He’s blowing that dog whistle loud and clear, and he’s trying to get every racist across...
Wisconsin Radio Network
08/09/2018
In the News
Scott Walker’s Absolutely Awful Record on Corrections
Scott Walker has an absolutely awful record on Corrections in the state and Mike Browne joins Bryan on 414Wisconsin to make sure we know the correct record.
WRRD-AM
08/08/2018
Press Release
Scott Walker Accidentally Reveals the Truth
Gov. Scott Walker declared there was “no value” in him, as chief executive of the state, visiting a correctional institution.
One Wisconsin Now
08/08/2018
In the News
Scott Walker: ‘No value’ to visiting state prisons
Gov. Scott Walker said Tuesday he has yet to visit a prison in Wisconsin and he doesn’t plan to if he’s re-elected because “there’s no value” in him doing so. He made...
La Crosse Tribune
08/08/2018
In the News
The Wisconsin Governor’s Race Might Be Decided by Education
Voters think about a lot of things at the polls: immigration, the economy, health care, gun policy, and—more cynically—party affiliation. But education is an issue that doesn’t typically poll near the top...
The Atlantic
08/08/2018
Press Release
Scott Walker Cannot Defend His Racist Corrections Disaster
‘On Corrections, Scott Walker Always Makes the Wrong Decision and Always for the Wrong Reason’
One Wisconsin Now
08/07/2018
In the News
Walker: ‘There’s No Value’ To Visiting Wisconsin Prisons
Gov. Scott Walker said he’s yet to visit a prison in Wisconsin and he doesn’t plan to if he’s re-elected … Even before Walker spoke to reporters, liberal group One Wisconsin Now had already...
Wisconsin Public Radio
08/07/2018
In the News
Gov. Scott Walker says he sees ‘no value’ in visiting state prisons as he hits Democrats’ promises to...
Gov. Scott Walker said Tuesday he sees “no value” in visiting the Wisconsin prisons that he runs and that cost taxpayers more than $1 billion a year. He made the comment at...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
08/07/2018
In the News
In gubernatorial election, Delavan-Darien a hot-button topic for Democrats
Analiese Eicher, program director at the liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now, said Delavan-Darien is an easy target for Democrats running for governor. Aside from being Walker’s home district, Eicher said Delavan-Darien...
Janesville Gazette
08/05/2018
In the News
Democrats argue the case against a third Scott Walker term
Gov. Scott Walker has a list of reasons he says he should be re-elected to a third term. And over the past year he has traveled the state and spent millions on...
La Crosse Tribune
08/05/2018
Press Release
Over 121,000 Likely Voters in Milwaukee County Pay Monthly Student Loan Debt
One Wisconsin Now's Analiese Eicher reminded the eight hopefuls that Scott Walker is the “worst governor in America for the student loan debt crisis.”
One Wisconsin Now
08/03/2018
In the News
Scott Walker’s claim of ‘record’ state spending on schools doesn’t account for inflation
Our rating Walker says he made “a record investment in schools.” He refers to the $11.5 billion being spent on kindergarten-through-12th grade schools in his 2017-’19 state budget. In raw dollars, that...
PolitiFact
08/03/2018
In the News
NRB approves land swap with major Scott Walker donor
The Natural Resources Board approved a land swap with a major donor to Republican Gov. Scott Walker on Wednesday after balking last fall at the outright sale of publicly owned lakefront property....
Wisconsin State Journal
08/03/2018
In the News
Gov. Scott Walker is up to his old tricks again in Obamacare costs plan
Gov. Scott Walker has one signature move, and it’s so tired that it’s a wonder anyone still falls for it: He creates or exacerbates a problem, then claims to be the only...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
08/03/2018
In the News
In Trump’s shadow, Scott Walker seeks 3rd term as Wisconsin governor
As incumbent Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker seeks reelection to a third term, he may be in for a rough road ahead that reflects the GOP’s struggle to hold onto its identity in...
ABC News
08/02/2018
In the News
Scott Walker noncommittal to Fiserv incentive package in wake of arena naming rights deal
Despite approving a legislative aid package, Gov. Scott Walker Thursday sounded noncommittal to awarding $12.5 million in incentives to Fiserv after the firm paid for naming rights to the new Milwaukee Bucks...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
08/02/2018
Press Release
Desperate Scott Walker Goes Negative
With sagging poll numbers, career politician Scott Walker dispatchesRepublican Party to run negative ads.
One Wisconsin Now
08/01/2018
In the News
Latest polls suggest Scott Walker faces tougher re-election path than Tammy Baldwin
Walker led state school Superintendent Tony Evers, his best known Democratic challenger, by 4 points in a June poll by the Marquette University Law School. But he trailed Evers by 13 points...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
08/01/2018
Press Release
Scott Walker, Betsy DeVos Roll Back Predatory For-Profit Protections
Cuts to State Oversight and Rollback of Federal ‘Borrowers Defense’ Rule Leaves Students Vulnerable to Abuse
One Wisconsin Now
07/31/2018
In the News
Scott Walker broke the unions. Now he says he’s the ‘education governor’
Republican Gov. Scott Walker became a conservative icon by breaking the teachers union in Wisconsin. Seven years later, he’s facing the political fight of his life against the state schools superintendent, and...
Politico
07/31/2018
In the News
Scott Walker Is Fucking Desperate
Scott Walker, the governor of Wisconsin and a very sleepy-looking man, is running for a third term in November after spending his first eight years in office fucking over public workers by...
Splinter
07/31/2018
In the News
Tony Evers’ first ad promises to boost education; Gov. Scott Walker defends Foxconn deal
Walker’s campaign has booked $2.3 million in television ads across the state between May and mid-August, according to research by liberal group One Wisconsin Now.
Associated Press
07/31/2018
In the News
Scott Walker promotes Foxconn in four new ads as two of his top Democratic challengers hit the airwaves
“Scott Walker is so angry about his tanking poll numbers, he forgot he is the only candidate for governor who got his photo taken with an indicted Russian spy,” Scot Ross of...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
07/31/2018
In the News
Walker donors nailing down more Foxconn contracts
One Wisconsin Now reports that more Foxconn contracts are being awarded to Walker campaign donors.
the Political Environment
07/31/2018
In the News
Scott Walker’s $200 million plan to lower Obamacare costs gets OK from Trump administration
President Donald Trump’s administration signed off Sunday on Gov. Scott Walker’s $200 million plan to lower Affordable Care Act premiums. It was the latest effort by the GOP governor to work within...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
07/29/2018
In the News
Scott Walker’s troubles highlight deeper GOP issues in governors’ races
Poll of the week: A Marist College poll gives Democrat Tony Evers a 54% to 41% lead over Republican Gov. Scott Walker in the Wisconsin gubernatorial election. This poll is more optimistic...
CNN
07/28/2018
In the News
Poll shows Walker trailing Democrat by double-digits in Wisconsin
A new poll from NBC News and Marist College shows Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker trailing a Democratic challenger by double-digits, part of a raft of rough results for Republicans across three Midwestern...
Politico
07/26/2018
In the News
In re-election bid, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker trails Democrat by 13 points, poll says
State schools Superintendent Tony Evers holds a strong lead over Republican Gov. Scott Walker in a hypothetical fall match-up, according to an NBC News/Marist College Poll released Thursday. Evers leads Walker, 54...
USA Today
07/26/2018
In the News
Poll finds Scott Walker job approval still among 10 worst in country
The poll comes as Walker’s campaign has spent more than $2 million and Americans for Prosperity spent almost $1 million on ads across the state touting the governor’s record, according to research...
Wisconsin State Journal
07/26/2018
Press Release
MEMO: Where’s the Foxconn money?
The question of the 2018 election season is: how much Foxconn money is pouring into the outside groups who will be supporting Scott Walker and attacking his opponent?
One Wisconsin Now
07/25/2018
In the News
Walker overshadows Dem guv field in ad spending
The liberal One Wisconsin Now, which tracks media buys, says Walker’s TV buys running May 1-Aug. 19 are up to $2.3 million between broadcast and cable. The group said Milwaukee was Walker’s...
WisPolitics
07/25/2018
Press Release
More Donors to Gov. Scott Walker’s Campaign Get Foxconn Contracts
‘Those Who Give Keep Getting’ As Total of Donations to Scott Walker From Businesses Snagging Contracts Surpasses $582,000
One Wisconsin Now
07/24/2018
Press Release
Worst Governor on Public Education Hosts Worst Secretary of Dept. of Education
The worst governor for public education in state history, Scott Walker, is hosting the worst Secretary of the Dept. of Education in U.S. history, Betsy DeVos.
One Wisconsin Now
07/24/2018
In the News
Scott Walker would extend UW tuition freeze four more years, as Democrats back freezing or cutting tuition
GOP Gov. Scott Walker plans to extend the tuition freeze at University of Wisconsin campuses for four more years if he is re-elected, even as UW officials say they fear continuing it...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
07/24/2018
Press Release
‘Sure looks like Scott Walker's Non-Meeting Meant Something to Somebody’
A new report discloses Scott Walker's political operation mere days later snagged a $250,000 donation from a billionaire who made a fortune in Russian oil.
One Wisconsin Now
07/20/2018
In the News
State Debate: Scott Walker’s photo with Russian spy has the bloggers talking
The liberal advocate One Wisconsin Now contends that it’s been Walker’s 25-year relationship with the National Rifle Association that opened the doors to the Russian accused of spying to get personal access...
Capital Times
07/20/2018
In the News
Walker appears with Trump for worker event at White House
Gov. Scott Walker has attended a White House ceremony with President Donald Trump and members of his Cabinet focused on bolstering American workers including at the planned Foxconn Technology Group project in...
WBAY-TV
07/19/2018
In the News
“Here we go again.”
Shortly after President Trump announced his pick for Supreme Court, the liberal group One Wisconsin Now sent an email with the subject line: “Trump, Walker will criminalize abortion.” “If he is not...
Isthmus
07/19/2018
Press Release
Twenty-Five Years of NRA Support of Scott Walker Used by Russians
The Rest of the Picture: $3.5 Million in NRA Support Paved the Way for Accused Spy to Get Personal Access to Scott Walker.
One Wisconsin Now
07/18/2018
In the News
Scott Walker said he doesn’t know accused Russian spy Maria Butina who allegedly offered sex for influence
Butina said in online posts in 2015 that Walker said “hello” and “thank you” to her in Russian and that she did not detect any hostility toward Russia from him. Walker said...
USA Today
07/18/2018