Republican group airs new TV ad attacking Lisa Neubauer, supporting Brian Hagedorn
Liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now ... has so far identified about $500,000 that Republicans have spent on broadcast television. [Wisconsin State Journal]
Earned Media
UNSPUN: March 27, 2019
Analiese Eicher, the Executive Director of One Wisconsin Now stopped by NBC15 News at 5 for “Unspun.” [WMTV-TV]
Trump’s Twitter habits are affecting how local politicians behave online
A federal judge concluded three state representatives had violated the First Amendment by blocking One Wisconsin Now. [Washington Post]
Trump’s Twitter Habits Influencing Politics, And The Law
Banning people is just as problematic "online as it is at a town hall meeting," she told the Post. [Newsmax]
Latest: Decision on blocking lame-duck laws within 24 hours
The state Democratic Party and liberal group One Wisconsin Now have each filed a lawsuit in federal court. [WKOW-TV]
Wisconsin GOP’s Lame-Duck Power Grab Ruled Unconstitutional
[One Wisconsin Institute] convinced U.S. District Judge James Peterson to block the early voting restrictions in January of this year. [TruthOut]
Evers moves to withdraw state from ACA lawsuit after judge blocks lame-duck laws, reviews other options
A federal judge ruled in January in favor of One Wisconsin Institute and Citizen Action of Wisconsin in a challenge... [Capital Times]
Judge blocks laws limiting powers of Wisconsin governor
[One Wisconsin Institute] challenged the early voting restrictions as part of a larger federal lawsuit... [Associated Press]
Wisconsin GOP’s Lame-Duck Power Grab Ruled Unconstitutional
[One Wisconsin Institute] convinced U.S. District Judge James Peterson to block the early voting restrictions in January of this year. [Center for Media and Democracy]
Dane County judge temporarily blocks lame-duck laws limiting power of Wisconsin governor, attorney general
A federal judge ruled in favor of One Wisconsin Institute ... in a challenge against the provisions of the extraordinary session laws [Capital Times]
Dane County judge puts off decision in lame duck lawsuit
Liberal advocacy group [One Wisconsin Institute] challenged the law’s early-voting restrictions in federal court. [Wisconsin State Journal]
So, Who is Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Lisa Neubauer?
“Brian Hagedorn is more extreme ... than any recent Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate we’ve seen,” [Shepherd Express]
Wisconsin Democrats seek support to create student loan refinancing authority
"This is a real crisis," said Analiese Eicher, executive director of longtime refinancing advocate One Wisconsin Now. [Capital Times]
Gov. Evers proposes state-run student loan refinancing system in new budget proposal
“Student loan borrowers are Democrats and Republicans, young and old, rural and urban, men and women, people of color and white.” [Badger Herald]
Capital City Sunday: Supreme Court election & Millennial Action Project
Two groups who typically endorse candidates in Supreme Court elections are choosing not to. [WKOW-TV]
UNSPUN: March 8, 2019
In a blow to conservatives, a national business group came out to say it will not put money into the state Supreme Court race [WMTV-TV]
Tony Evers orders plan to help voters obtain IDs from DMV offices
“The real fraud in our elections is when politicians manipulate the rules to give themselves an unfair advantage.” [Wisconsin State Journal]
DMVs could see potential for growth via new executive order
“Legal voters ... ought not be denied the right to have their voices heard in our elections because of bureaucratic roadblocks.” [Daily Cardinal]
Tony Evers orders DOT to develop plan to make voter ID documents more accessible
In a challenge brought by One Wisconsin Institute ... Judge James Peterson in 2016 found ... voting changes unconstitutional. [Capital Times]
Supreme dilemma
One Wisconsin Now was the first to report, Hagedorn and his wife, Christina, in 2016 helped found a openly discriminatory school. [the Isthmus]
Fourth legal challenge filed to GOP lame-duck laws stripping powers from Tony Evers, Josh Kaul
One Wisconsin [Institute] has sought to overturn the provisions of the lame-duck law that curtailed access to early voting. [Wisconsin State Journal]
Democratic Party of Wisconsin files lawsuit against lame-duck legislation
A conglomerate of labor union groups, the One Wisconsin Institute ... and three groups ... filed three separate lawsuits. [Badger Herald]
The Disastrous Candidacy of Brian Hagedorn
The second was research by the liberal group One Wisconsin Now and third was by Bice’s JS colleague Patrick Marley. [Urban Milwaukee]
Gov. Tony Evers and AG Josh Kaul refuse to defend lame-duck laws passed by GOP before they took office
One Wisconsin Institute ... asked a federal judge to block a provision that limited early voting. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Wisconsin Democrats file 4th lawsuit against lame-duck law
[One Wisconsin Institute persuaded a judge] to strike down sections of the lame-duck law that restricted early voting. [Associated Press]
UNSPUN: February 20, 2019
Tony Evers has been ... drawing both criticism and support as he unveils new pieces to his upcoming budget proposal. [WMTV-TV]
Court candidate Brian Hagedorn received more than $3,000 for speeches to legal organization dubbed hate group
Joanna Beilman-Dulman, research director [for One Wisconsin Now], said the alliance has long had a “discriminatory agenda.” [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Republicans, touting conservative study, warn against Medicaid expansion
Liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now revealed Williams offered to advise former Gov. Scott Walker’s presidential campaign. [Wisconsin State Journal]
Tamarine Cornelius: Let’s curb state manufacturing tax credit
One Wisconsin Now showed that, in the four years between 2013 and 2016, Kimberly-Clark paid a grand total for $1 in state income taxes. [Superior Telegram]
Anti-gay bigot chosen by Scott Walker on the April 2 ballot for Wisconsin Supreme Court
Hagedorn helped found the Augustine Academy... continues to serve on the school’s board of directors, according to One Wisconsin Now. [Wisconsin Gazette]
Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Has Extreme Anti-LGBTQ Positions
Hagedorn “remains intimately associated with an organization that actively discriminates against the LGBTQ community.” [Instinct Magazine]
Other Views: Let’s curb state manufacturing tax credit
One Wisconsin Now showed that, in the four years between 2013 and 2016, Kimberly-Clark paid a grand total of $1 in state income taxes. [Janesville Gazette]
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate helped found academy that bans LGBT teachers, students
Hagedorn’s involvement with the school, first revealed by liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now, has prompted criticism. [Wisconsin State Journal]
Supreme Court candidate Brian Hagedorn founded school banning same-sex relationships
The participation ... calls into question Brian Hagedorn’s claims that he will set aside these deeply held personal beliefs. [Capital Times]
One Wisconsin Now on Supreme Court Election
One Wisconsin Now held a news conference on the state supreme court election in the Assembly Parlor at the Wisconsin State Capitol. [WisconsinEye]
Wisconsin court candidate helped found school barring gays
Liberal Group One Wisconsin Now presented details of Hagedorn's involvement with the school at a news conference. [Associated Press]
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate founded school that allows ban on teachers, students and parents in gay relationships
The Augustine Academy policy was made public Thursday by liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now in a news conference. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Wisconsin Dems struggle to throw off GOP-imposed shackles
His staff realized there were plenty of outside groups expressing dismay at the lame duck bills [One Wisconsin Now]. [People's World]
Republicans Discover the Middle Class
As research by the liberal group One Wisconsin Now has found, “Vos’ financial disclosures reveal his personal wealth... [Urban Milwaukee]
Walker and the Russian Connection
“The timing of this quarter-million dollar contribution sure looks like Scott Walker’s non-meeting meant something to somebody.” [Urban Milwaukee]
Wisconsin GOP billing taxpayers almost twice as much as Democratic governor for lawyers in lame-duck lawsuits
Analiese Eicher, executive director of the liberal group One Wisconsin Now, decried the way Republicans were handling the lawsuits. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Robin Vos Giving $500 an Hour Lawyers a Blank Check to Defend His Scheme to Rig the Rules for Foxconn
Robin Vos and the GOP are giving high priced lawyers a blank check to defend their actions to rig the rules for the Foxconn project.
Walker to charge at least $15,000 on speaking circuit
Liberal grop One Wisconsin Now tweeted that Walker should speak on “How I Crashed and Burned a Presidential Campaign in 71 Days.” [Associated Press]
UNSPUN: February 6, 2019
NBC15’s Leigh Mills sat down with two political analysts to review the key takeaways of the State of the Union. [WMTV-TV]
First Amendment does not unconditionally protect blocked Twitter users
This issue has now reached Wisconsin’s western district court with the ruling on One Wisconsin Now v. Kremer. [Badger Herald]
In 3rd legal action, unions contend lame-duck laws taking power from governor is unconstitutional
One Wisconsin Institute ... asked a federal judge to block a provision that limited early voting. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Supreme Court candidate Judge Hagedorn defends controversial blog posts
One Wisconsin Now Research Director Joanna Beilman-Dulin said Hagedorn can’t be trusted to be fair and impartial on the court. [WKOW-TV]
Third lawsuit filed to challenge lame duck laws
[One Wisconsin Institute’s] challenge against reducing early voting was struck down by U.S. District Judge James Peterson.. [WKOW-TV]
Unions, senator file 3rd lame-duck lawsuit in Wisconsin
[One Wisconsin Institute] challenged the early voting restrictions in federal court last month. [Associated Press]
A look at lawsuits challenging Wisconsin’s lame-duck laws
Liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now challenged the early-voting restrictions in federal court in December. [Associated Press]