Paul Ryan: Keeping the cash
Ryan won't be unloading nine donations he received from Hastert over the years. Head of the liberal group One Wisconsin Now suggested that Ryan give the money to charity. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
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Column: Gov. Walker needs to ‘show his work’ on student loan crisis
In light of the ongoing presidential debates, the nation’s 43 million student loan borrowers everywhere can only hope that the remaining candidates have a better grasp on the crisis than Scott Walker does. [Capital Times]
UW student debt panel: Grassroots activism needed to move needle on debate
The numbers are there for a powerful movement, said One Wisconsin Now, which has been a strong advocate for creation of a new state agency that would refinance student loans. [Capital Times]
Student debt panel warns of tuition freeze perils
The only way to hold the system accountable for supporting students is to voice concerns and vote for people who will listen, Scott Ross, director of One Wisconsin Now said. [Badger Herald]
The Badger Herald, WORT host panel discussion on student debt
Learn about the options at a panel discussion Thursday on community radio. Participants include Scot Ross, executive director of One Wisconsin Now. [Capital Times]
Marco Rubio steps into Scott Walker’s presidential space in Wisconsin
"It doesn't matter what generation Marco Rubio belongs to since his policies would be a disaster for critical Gen X and Millennial issues like student loan debt, higher wages and the rights of women to access health care," argued Scot Ross. [Capital Times]
Scott Walker supporters get a fundraising pitch — from Ben Carson
Walker's campaign sent a fundraising solicitation for Carson's campaign via email, according to two separate email accounts maintained by the liberal group One Wisconsin Now. [Capital Times]
Wisconsin’s Legislature: The Best That Money Can Buy?
An estimated 70% of Wisconsin graduates carry student loan debt and the average amount of debt is a whopping $28,800, according to a new study cited by One Wisconsin Now. [Shepherd Express]
Paul Ryan won’t return $25,500 in donations from disgraced ex-House Speaker Dennis Hastert
Scot Ross, head of the liberal group One Wisconsin Now, suggested that Ryan give the money to charity. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Walker slammed for ‘shaking down’ donors amid layoffs
The liberal group One Wisconsin Now suggested the governor should be focusing his attention on the state's economic problems rather than "shaking down" his donors. [WSAU-FM]
Walker asks for help paying off $1 million in Presidential campaign debt
Liberal group One Wisconsin Now director Scot Ross said Friday that instead of “shaking down donors” to pay off campaign debt, Walker should be focusing on Wisconsin’s economic problems. [Associated Press]
Walker sends out fundraising plea for campaign debt
One Wisconsin Now director Scot Ross said Friday that instead of "shaking down donors" to pay off campaign debt, Walker should be focusing on Wisconsin's economic problems. [Associated Press]
Scott Walker asks supporters for help in paying off campaign debt
The liberal group One Wisconsin Now slammed Walker for doing fundraising rather than focusing on economic problems in the state, such as the announcement this week that the Oscar Mayer plant in Madison would be shuttering, resulting in the loss of 1,000 jobs. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Scott Walker looking for $1,000 donations to pay back presidential campaign debt
"Wisconsin families are being thrown into chaos and losing their jobs because Scott Walker was more focused on chasing his own presidential ambitions than doing his job as governor," said One Wisconsin Now executive director Scot Ross. [Capital Times]
UNSPUN: November 05, 2015
[WMTV-TV]
Wisconsin Man Challenges Discharging Student Loans in Bankruptcy
No matter what the justices decide, the problem is much bigger than one person incapable of repaying his student loans, according to Scot Ross. [WUWM-FM]
Editorial: What has Gov. Scott Walker got to hide?
As One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross pointed out, Walker and his aides have already “delayed, misdirected and obfuscated efforts to obtain very simple information — who’s coming and going at the taxpayer-funded executive mansion. [Capital Times]
Wisconsin student debt the third highest in nation
It’s time for Gov. Walker and Republican state leaders to stop offering sound bites and gimmicks and deliver the real reform that Wisconsin borrowers need. [Marquette Wire]
Walker’s office says visitor logs for governor’s mansion, sought by liberal group, don’t exist
Their own behavior in retaining months of these records belies their own ridiculous argument. [Associated Press]
Scott Walker administration, liberal group at odds over partial release of mansion visitors’ log
The release of a partial list of visitors to the governor's mansion has prompted criticisms from open government advocates and a liberal organization, who are skeptical that the full scope of information requested has been provided. [Capital Times]
Walker: Presidential Campaign Staffers ‘Occasionally’ Worked From Governor’s Mansion
The liberal group One Wisconsin Now has received some of the records it requested about visitors to the governor's mansion. The logs from earlier this year show that people working on Walker's presidential bid were among those dropping by. [Wisconsin Public Radio]
Did Walker use governor’s mansion as ‘de facto’ presidential campaign headquarters?
One Wisconsin Now is investigating whether Walker was illegally engaging in fundraising for his presidential campaign in the mansion. [Wisconsin Gazette]
Paul Ryan elected Speaker of the House
“Americans deserve leaders who will ensure that no one has to choose between their family and their job, not leaders who simply look out for themselves.” [Badger Herald]
Gov. Scott Walker releases partial list of mansion visitors
The group’s director Scot Ross says it is “woefully inadequate” that Walker did not fulfill their full request and that it took six months to turn over what they did. [WITI-TV]
Walker’s office says visitor logs for mansion don’t exis
"Their own behavior in retaining months of these records belies their own ridiculous argument," said One Wisconsin Now director Scot Ross. [Associated Press]
Scott Walker’s political team visited him at governor’s mansion
Scot Ross, the One Wisconsin Now's executive director, said the records show the mansion was turned into a "de facto campaign headquarters." [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Average student loan debt in Wisconsin shoots up 74 percent in a decade
It’s time for Gov. Walker and Republican state leaders to stop offering sound bites and gimmicks and deliver the real reform that Wisconsin borrowers need. [Capital Times]
‘Bathroom bill’ aimed at transgender students a joint effort between Jesse Kremer, Julaine Appling
"That playing bathroom monitor counts as lawmaking is a sad commentary on how Gov. Walker and the GOP-controlled legislature are running Wisconsin." [Capital Times]
Natalie Spievack: UW could do more for student voters
UW-Madison is not doing nearly as much as it can to mitigate the effects of the Republican Legislature’s attempt to suppress the student vote. [Capital Times]
Koch Industries sponsors Badgers under contract that bars ‘adverse interests’
Based on their policy, it seems the UW could have declined advertising from the corporation controlled by the oligarch Koch brothers on any number of grounds. [Capital Times]
Michael Grebe to retire as CEO of Bradley Foundation
Michael Grebe took the $800 million-plus he controlled as head of the Bradley Foundation and integrated it into the fabric of state and national GOP politics. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
UNSPUN: October 21, 2015
One Wisconsin Now Deputy Director Mike Browne appeard on UNPUN to discuss Republican U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan and his conditions for becoming Speaker of the House. [WMTV-TV]
Advocacy group claims Walker Administration denied access to certain public- records
One Wisconsin Now claimed Gov. Walker’s office failed to release certain emails in response to a public records request, after comparing what they received to email records obtained and reported on by 27 News last week. [WKOW-TV]
Spurning Wisconsin offer, Ashley Furniture Industries takes jobs and safety issues to N.C.
“Pay-to-play certainly comes to my mind and I know I’m not alone,” said Scot Ross, executive director of the progressive group One Wisconsin Now. [Wisconsin Gazette]
Walker Won’t Juggle Governorship And White House Bid Again
Scot Ross, head of the liberal group One Wisconsin Now, says Walker is late in admitting that the demands of the presidential campaign trail caused difficulties in the Badger State. [WSAU-FM]
Wisconsin Democrats push back on bathroom bill aimed at transgender students
That Jesse Kremer specifically avoided talking to people in the transgender community or their advocates is all the evidence you need that (his) bill is designed to attack transgender young people. [Capital Times]
Scott Walker wouldn’t serve as governor and run for president again
Scot Ross, executive director of the liberal group One Wisconsin Now, said Walker was late in acknowledging what "Wisconsin knows all too well" — that the demands of the campaign had created difficulties for the state. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Hearing pits Republicans who call elections board ‘failed experiment’ vs. board leaders, Dems
Government watchdog group Common Cause of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin League of Women Voters, the Wisconsin AFL-CIO, liberal group One Wisconsin Now and Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell were among those who registered opposition to the measure. [Associated Press]
Bradley campaign registered ‘justice’ website domain name before Supreme Court appointment
The group's executive director, Scot Ross, said the domain name registration "is further proof the fix was in from the start." [Associated Press]
Gov. Walker’s travel expenses leave unanswered questions
There’s clearly a pattern of behavior. Walker tends to mix official state business with campaigning. [WBAY-TV]
Walker taps Bradley for Wisconsin Supreme Court
Scot Ross, executive director of the liberal group One Wisconsin Now, said, “This appointment is about one thing only, allowing Rebecca Bradley and the special interests who will spend on her behalf in exchange for her fealty to use the words ‘Supreme Court Justice’ in front of her name when they run their campaign ads.” [Associated Press]
Scott Walker dismisses political concerns, appoints Rebecca Bradley to Supreme Court
The liberal group One Wisconsin Now argued that she'll be too focused on campaigning to do her job effectively. [Capital Times]
Wisconsin Senate panel hears testimony on student loan debt refinancing bill
Jenni Dye, research director for One Wisconsin Now, said the organization's work on student loan debt is a big part of what drew her to the job. [Capital Times]
Get to know Misha Tseytlin, Wisconsin’s first solicitor general
The liberal group One Wisconsin Now referred to Tseytlin as a "hired gun attorney with no background in Wisconsin or Wisconsin state law." [Capital Times]
West Virginia attorney Tseytlin hired as first Wisconsin solicitor general
The liberal group One Wisconsin Now criticized the hiring, calling Tseytlin a "right wing lawyer." [Associated Press]
Rep. Jesse Kremer says his bill to place gender restrictions on school bathrooms will increase safety, dignity
Republicans like Jesse Kremer and Steve Nass now they want in our teenagers' bathrooms. It's disgraceful, it's deceitful and it's beyond big government. [Capital Times]
Wisconsin civil service bill critics cry foul over lengthy lunch break during Senate hearing
Nass is serving up a heaping plate of 'shut up' to workers who might be concerned about being subjected to improper political pressure to keep their jobs. [Capital Times]
‘Higher Ed, Lower Debt’ student loan refinancing bill set for hearing
This hearing is the opportunity for legislators to hear their stories and understand the critical need for common sense reform. [Capital Times]
Devil’s Advocates Radio: October 5, 2015
Scot Ross appeared on Devil Advocates radio to discuss the impending Rebecca Bradley appointment to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. [WXXM-FM]
Lawmaker Defends Bill To Overhaul Wisconsin’s Civil Service System
Scot Ross blasted the plan, saying it would lead to more cronyism, more corruption and more incompetence. He said it would also pack state agencies with partisan hacks. [Wisconsin Public Radio]