DPI candidate Lowell Holtz used school email for political letter
Jenni Dye said the email shows Lowell Holtz was once again using public resources scheming to solicit support for his campaign. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
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Federal appeals court could reinstate Wisconsin’s early voting limits
In the One Wisconsin case, Peterson ruled the state had to restructure its system for providing voting credentials to people who can’t easily get IDs, many of whom are minorities. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Lawmaker considering bill to make job offer deals between candidates illegal
One Wisconsin Now filed a complaint with the state Elections Commission alleging election bribery, but ... the alleged deal is not covered by current state law [La Crosse Tribune]
Judges express skepticism over claims in voting cases
Three federal court judges expressed deep skepticism Friday over claims that Wisconsin Republicans deliberately made it harder for minorities to vote. [Associated Press]
Federal Appeals Court Hears Wisconsin Voter ID, Early Voting Cases
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago heard arguments in ... One Wisconsin Institute v. Thomsen, a younger case aimed at more than a dozen elected-related laws passed in Wisconsin since 2011 [Wisconsin Public Radio]
State superintendent race pits choice advocate, public school defender
One Wisconsin Now has filed a complaint with the state Election Commission, alleging a deal between Holtz and former candidate John Humphries [Wisc News]
Tony Evers, Lowell Holtz advance in state superintendent race
One Wisconsin Now to file a complaint with the state Elections Commission alleging the job offer deal amounted to election bribery. [Wisconsin State Journal]
HOLTZ SAYS HE HASN’T GOTTEN ANY MONEY FROM OUTSIDE GROUPS
One Wisconsin Now research director Jenni Dye said ... "an abysmal lack of ethics and commitment to public service in pursuit of his personal political ambitions and enrichment." [Associated Press]
Progressive Activist And Attorney Ed Garvey Has Died
Scot Ross, executive director of the left-leaning One Wisconsin Now said the festival and Garvey have had a lasting influence on Wisconsin politics. [Wisconsin Public Radio]
Walker, Schimel Urge US Senate To Vote On Trump Supreme Court Nominee
One Wisconsin Now, said Walker’s remarks were aimed at Wisconsin's Democratic U.S. Senator, Tammy Baldwin. [Wisconsin Public Radio]
Walker, Schimel Call for Vote on Gorsuch for Court
One Wisconsin Now, said the real reason for the news conference was "to attack Tammy Baldwin because they cannot get a credible candidate against her." [Associated Press]
DeVos supporter emerges from primary to run for Wisconsin schools chief
DeVos ... has spent at least $4.5 million on campaigns in Wisconsin to elect Republicans and other school choice advocates, according to One Wisconsin Now [Wisconsin Gazette]
Attorney General Should Investigate School Superintendent Bribery
One Wisconsin Now has filed a complaint with the state Elections Commission, alleging that the proposal is possibly illegal. [Shepherd Express]
Tony Evers, Lowell Holtz easily advance out of Wisconsin DPI superintendent primary
One Wisconsin Now filed an ethics complaint with the Wisconsin Election Commission. [Sheboygan Press]
3 challenge Tony Evers for state’s top schools post
One Wisconsin Now, said Evers will appear to be less political than the other candidates after last week’s controversy [Wisconsin State Journal]
Spring primary election draws record-breaking early voting in Madison
in the One Wisconsin Institute case in July that laws limiting in-person absentee voting to one location, limiting early voting hours and eliminating weekend voting are unconstitutional. [Capital Times]
John Humphries suggested consulting contract to rival in superintendent’s race
Liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now ... filed a complaint with the state Elections Commission alleging Holtz and Humphries engaged in election bribery. [Wisconsin State Journal]
One Wisconsin Now files ethics complaint against two state superintendent challengers
Advocacy group One Wisconsin Now has filed a complaint... alleging that the two challengers to State Superintendent Tony Evers may have violated the law. [WEAC]
Evers, liberal group rip Humphries and Holtz over meeting about mutual support
A liberal group filed an ethics complaint Thursday alleging that state voting laws were broken when state school superintendent candidates discussed a taxpayer-funded job in exchange for support. [Daily Tribune]
Evers Campaign Blasts Alleged Deal Between Campaign Foes
Also on Thursday, the liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now filed a complaint with the state Elections Commission alleging bribery. [Associated Press]
Scott Walker revives proposal to eliminate for-profit college oversight board
“While other states are stepping up to protect students, Walker has a different idea,” said Analiese Eicher, program director for One Wisconsin Now. [Wisconsin State Journal]
Sen. Johnson Concerned with “Call Overload”
Groups like One Wisconsin Now have used social media to criticize Johnson's votes confirming Trump cabinet nominees, most notably Betsy DeVos. [WDJT-TV]
For-profit college oversight board sizing up Scott Walker’s proposal to abolish it
Scott Walker’s proposal to eliminate EAB after that federal regulatory action drew criticism from the progressive advocacy group One Wisconsin Now. [Capital Times]
FOX 11 Investigates: The Wisconsin influence in D.C.
"They don't have a mandate," said Scot Ross, executive director of the liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now. [WLUK-TV]
Student-Loan Debt: A Problem that Affects a Million Wisconsinites
Scot Ross, executive director of the public policy non-profit group One Wisconsin Now, said it's not just a problem that affects young people. [WXPR-FM]
Jenni Dye: Don’t put right-wing jurist in stolen court seat
The reward for Republicans stealing a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court ought not be the lifetime appointment of a right-wing judge. [Capital Times]
Wisconsin state superintendent has questions about DeVos
The group has spent at least $4.5 million on campaigns in Wisconsin to elect Republicans... according to the liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now. [Associated Press]
Scott Walker proposes increasing tax credit for working poor with 1 child
Jenni Dye said there are other strategies for preventing premarital pregnancy that Walker has opposed, such as providing contraception and reproductive health services to low-income women. [Wisconsin State Journal]
State has tested only 9 backlogged rape kits
"It's an outrage that the misplaced priorities and reckless spending by Brad Schimel have left thousands of rape kits untested," said Analiese Eicher. [Green Bay Press-Gazette]
Democrats, liberal activists voice concerns about Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
Scot Ross said Tuesday there are issues within Trump's administration that must be resolved before his Supreme Court nominee is considered. [Capital Times]
Scot Ross: Gov. Scott Walker’s big dodge on student loan debt crisis
The student loan debt crisis is a state and national crisis, it is a multi-generational crisis and it is a worsening crisis. [Capital Times]
Bice: Ex-Scott Walker aide thick with Trump campaign
Ross was particularly upset that Trump had a campaign aide accompanying him when the president spoke with staffers at the CIA headquarters a week ago. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Scott Walker huddles with GOP donors at NFC game
Walker, his wife, Tonette, and their sons, Matt and Alex, all traveled to the game and drew notice from liberal critics such as the group One Wisconsin Now. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Republicans urge Congress to cut back federal mandates
Scot Ross said the letter was the latest example of lawmakers "trying to take away government's role in helping people protect themselves." [Associated Press]
Scott Walker endorses political benefactor Betsy DeVos
AFC has spent at least $4.5 million on campaigns to elect Republicans and other candidates who are proponents of school choice, according to One Wisconsin Now. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Walker’s Wisconsin tuition idea shuffles political alliances
Scot Ross, head of the liberal group One Wisconsin Now, said the cut was all about giving Walker something to run on in 2018. [Associated Press]
Jenni Dye: Nass ignores serious issues of campus violence, UW funding
Nass apparently believes that his manhood is undermined by college students gathering to have frank discussions about issues of gender roles and stereotypes. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Voter Suppression Works Too Well
Frank v. Walker as well as One Wisconsin Institute, Inc., et al. v. Mark Thomsen, et al., both cases that contest Wisconsin’s photo-ID laws. [American Prospect]
Wisconsin lawmakers ‘open-minded’ but not sold on Scott Walker’s UW tuition cut
One Wisconsin Now, a driving force behind the effort to create a refinancing authority, accused Walker of giving "recycled advice instead of solutions." [Capital Times]
Critics say Scott Walker’s plan to fight opiate abuse in Wisconsin falls short
The liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now also criticized Walker's opposition to the Medicaid expansion and the Affordable Care Act. [Capital Times]
Wisconsin superintendent candidate hired as consultant
[Scot Ross] said Humphries' decision to resign during the campaign "is putting his political ambitions before kids." [Associated Press]
Wisconsin liberals blame Democratic Party infrastructure for unopposed Supreme Court race
It's "disappointing" no progressive judges or lawyers threw their hats in the ring, said One Wisconsin Now executive director Scot Ross. [Capital Times]
Scot Ross: A 2017 guarantee: Progressives will lose every time we don’t fight back
Instead of questionable predictions, I offer Wisconsin progressives one ironclad guarantee — we will lose every single time that we don’t fight back. [Capital Times]
Superintendent candidate’s contract raises questions
"John Humphries is putting his political ambitions before kids," Executive Director Scot Ross said in an email to the Journal Sentinel. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
GOP legislator rips UW-Madison program exploring masculinity
The party whose president-elect talked about women the way Trump did also has a problem with a course that does not match their outdated view of gender roles. [Associated Press]
Wisconsin state employee insurance board to discuss coverage of gender identity services
Jenni Dye, an attorney and research director for the liberal group One Wisconsin Now, said the state should cover services for transgender employees regardless of whether federal rules require it. [Capital Times]
Supreme Court: Attorney General Schimel doesn’t have to release training tapes
The people of Wisconsin deserve to know how elected officials are doing their jobs. And Brad Schimel - at the time these videos were recorded - was an elected official. [WKOW-TV]
Scott Walker: Wisconsin is ‘still one of the easiest places in the country to vote’
Wisconsin saw record-high early voting numbers in the presidential election, made possible by a lawsuit filed by the liberal group One Wisconsin Institute. [Capital Times]
Wisconsin Student Loan Debt at Staggering Level
"One thing that really stood out to us at One Wisconsin Institute was the amount of debt that graduates from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh have." [Public News Service]
Wisconsin conservative talk show host ends 23-year run
Scot Ross, executive director of the liberal issue advocacy organization One Wisconsin Now, said Sykes has used his show to degrade political discourse in Wisconsin. [Associated Press]