Does Scott Walker want colleges to stop reporting sexual assaults?
When it comes to sexual assault on college campuses, Walker is sending a message that he doesn't care. [Capital Times]
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Walker’s comments on unions, ISIS draw ire from both sides
Gov. Walker’s comments and longstanding, seething contempt for working people who dare to stand up for their rights is unsettling. [Racine Journal Times]
State Senate approves right-to-work bill
The liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now said speakers representing seven conservative groups got $3 million in funding from the Bradley Foundation. [Wisconsin State Journal]
Protests Expected Today and Tomorrow Over “Right to Work”
Scot Ross, executive director of One Wisconsin Now, says right-to-work will be bad for Wisconsin. [Public News Service]
Wisconsin Panel Passes Labor Measure After Chaotic Hearing
News coverage of Tuesday hearing’s sudden end could swell the crowd demonstrating against the bill Wednesday, said One Wisconsin Now. [Bloomberg]
Unions, liberal groups suggest ALEC connection to Wis. right-to-work bill
While union leaders focused their criticisms on ALEC, the liberal group One Wisconsin Now tied the right-to-work push to the conservative Milwaukee-based Bradley Foundation. [Capital Times]
Following the money behind ‘right-to-work’
The watchdog group One Wisconsin Now released research on the Milwaukee-based Bradley Foundation, headed by Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign co-chair. [Wisconsin Gazette]
Labor takes final stand as Wisconsin prepares way for anti-union law
The strategy on the Republican side is to rush it through before people figure it out. [Al Jazeera]
Scott Walker’s Latest Anti-Union Plan Is ‘Cowardly,’ Says Former Republican Leader
Mike Browne, a progressive activist with One Wisconsin Now, told ThinkProgress he suspects lawmakers are moving quickly to try to avoid another uproar. [Think Progress]
Arena plan prompts different reactions from area groups
Scot Ross, executive director of One Wisconsin Now, a liberal group, said his organization had "serious questions about the priorities of Gov. Walker." [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
UPDATE: If Wisconsin Legislature Passes a Right-to-Work Bill, Walker Will Sign It
Right to work is wrong for Wisconsin workers and families. It’s a complicated scheme that tilts the system even further in favor of corporate CEOs. [WUWM]
Reporters at Scott Walker, Rudy Giuliani event didn’t know it would be off the record
That Scott Walker won’t condemn Rudy Giuliani’s dog whistle racism against President Obama says even more about Walker than it does Giuliani. [Capital Times]
Jenni Dye: Why doesn’t Scott Walker condemn Limbaugh’s rape comment?
By refusing to speak out now and allowing Limbaugh’s sick comments to stand, Walker is showing us where he really stands. [Capital Times]
Scott Walker announces administrative shake-up
Scot Ross, executive director of the liberal group One Wisconsin Now, accused Walker of using the appointments to reward political allies. [Wisconsin State Journal]
Scott Walker budget would remove oversight of for-profit colleges
"The for-profit college industry has engaged in the kinds of tactics and activities that should earn them more, not less, scrutiny," said Analiese Eicher, program director for the liberal group One Wisconsin Now. [Capital Times]
Pro-Voucher Group Seeks Student Info For Marketing Efforts
What we have is voucher industry lobbyists forcing districts to turn over minor's personal information. [Wisconsin Public Radio]
School choice group seeks personal data on students
We're not saying what they did was illegal, we're saying it's sleazy, and given the voucher industry's record on accountability, there are legitimate concerns about how this data is used, resold and transmitted. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
In Context: Rush Limbaugh on Scott Walker’s lack of a degree and issue of rapes on college campuses
One Wisconsin Now called on Walker to "denounce Limbaugh for his words and the flippant attitude toward violence against women that they demonstrate. [Politifact]
The campaign to destroy Scott Walker has begun
According to Bloomberg, a group called One Wisconsin Now is doing unprecedented opposition research on Walker with the goal of destroying him. [Examiner]
Wisconsin Gov. Walker declines to answer evolution question
One Wisconsin Now, a liberal advocacy group that tracks Walker's statements, said they had no record of him previously addressing his beliefs on evolution. [Associated Press]
UNSPUN: February 11, 2015
One Wisconsin Now takes on Scott Walker's 2016 Presidential Run. [WMTV-TV]
Scott Walker’s politics of confrontation
Scot Ross, who runs One Wisconsin Now, a progressive activist group that has been among the governor’s fiercest foes, describes Walker as “politics incarnate.” [MSNBC]
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]
Scott Walker decides to punt on evolution
One Wisconsin Now, a liberal advocacy group that tracks Walker’s statements, said they had no record of his previously addressing his beliefs on evolution. [Associated Press]
Financial impact still unclear for Scott Walker’s plan to drug test public aid recipients
He wants a talking point for the Republican presidential primary and he believes targeting those in need is a political advantage for him. [Chippewa Herald]
Scott Walker, the Wisconsin Idea and the race for 2016
"GOP primary voters don't reject the notion that public education is a public good that creates jobs and opportunity," said Scot Ross, executive director of the liberal group One Wisconsin Now. [Capital Times]
Scott Walker: Scrapping ‘Wisconsin Idea’ was a ‘drafting error’
Quick to capitalize on the "drafting error" buzz, the liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now tweeted a series of #draftingerror digs on the governor, a likely 2016 candidate for president. [Capital Times]
Walker says state budget won’t eliminate Wisconsin Idea
Ross said if Walker hadn’t intended to seek that change, he would have said right away that it was a drafting error, rather than saying that hours later. [Badger Herald]
Scot Ross: Scott Walker’s budget would explode student loan debt
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s recently unveiled higher education budget plans would only exacerbate the burgeoning student loan debt crisis. [Capital Times]
Our Democracy 2020 launches to promote government, election reform in Wisconsin
Analiese Eicher, program and development director for One Wisconsin Now, said the coalition's focus on the right to vote aligns closely with the OWN's priorities. [Capital Times]
Senate Republicans make a bad school idea even worse
Proving that it can always get worse, Wisconsin Senate Republicans have entered the debate on school accountability with a proposal, Senate Bill 1, even weaker than the bill proposed by their counterparts in the state Assembly. [Capital Times]
Scott Walker makes his case to Iowa conservatives, says he’ll be back ‘many more times’
One Wisconsin Now noted that Walker had timed the announcement of his plan to drug test applicants for public aid and his decision to reject a proposed Kenosha casino both in the week before his Iowa appearance. [Capital Times]
“Scott Walker is politics incarnate”
Scot Ross released this statement about the Governor's trip to Iowa: "Scott Walker is politics incarnate. He's been running for office his entire adult life, and has spent about 75% of it in elected office." [WTMJ-TV]
Liberal activists hurl insults at Iowa-bound Republicans
Scot Ross of One Wisconsin Now zapped Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, pegging him as a career politician who's spent "75 percent of his adult life in office." [Des Moines Register]
Scott Walker Just Pulled Off a Supreme Court Coup in Wisconsin
One Wisconsin Now called the decision a “get-out-of-jail-free card” for powerful interests that invest in Supreme Court races. “The vast majority of spending to elect these four justices was done by these entities,” Ross said. [Daily Beast]
Mark Pocan reflects on student loan debt work, dysfunctional Congress
[U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan] credits the Madison-based advocacy group One Wisconsin Now with doing the work that created the foundation for his legislation. [Capital Times]
Scott Walker slams Hillary Clinton, Democrats hit back
The liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now tweeted on Thursday: “um, @ScottWalker, elected official 76% of his adult life. @HillaryClinton, elected official 16% of her adult life.” The math checks out. [Capital Times]
Good Money after Bad, WI GOP Demands More For-Profit Schools
“Pro-voucher special interests were among the biggest spenders on their behalf, and Assembly Bill 1 stacks the deck in their favor as payback,” said Scot Ross of the advocacy group One Wisconsin Now. [PRWatch]
Daniel Bice politics chat
For the uninitiated, OWN is the liberal group One Wisconsin Now. They have story suggestions and tips, some of which I like and others that I do not. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Democrats slam Scott Walker’s presidential dreams after State of the State
The governor had planned to travel Wisconsin on Wednesday in a State of the State tour, but an email obtained by the liberal group One Wisconsin Now showed that the trip was canceled. [Capital Times]
Reaction to Walker’s State of State speech
“We see Wisconsin as a state in need of improvement,” said Scot Ross, director of the liberal group One Wisconsin Now. “Our schools and workforce are among the best in the nation. But the facts show Scott Walker has failed to deliver, leaving us with lagging job growth and stagnant wages.” [Associated Press]
State has selected developer for massive Hill Farms project
One Wisconsin Now previously accused the Walker administration of steering contracts to campaign contributors. One of the finalists is a company owned by prominent Dane County developer and Walker donor Terrence Wall. There were also Walker donors among the other finalist groups and those cut earlier in the process. [Wisconsin State Journal]
UNSPUN: January 14, 2015
Last night Walker delivered his state of the state address. No mention of the budget but he did touch on a few initiatives. What is your reaction? [WMTV-TV]
UW’s Sara Goldrick-Rab says Obama’s free community college plan is ‘smart and bold’
In Wisconsin, the advocacy group One Wisconsin Now said that the plan reflects the national value that that public education is a public good that the public supports. [Capital Times]
One Wisconsin Now seeks AG opinion on Supervisor’s fundraising
The liberal group One Wisconsin Now raised questions of whether the anonymous donations to Deanna Alexander could buy secret influence in her county government position. [Pierce County Herald]
Group seeks attorney general opinion on Deanna Alexander’s fundraising
One Wisconsin Now, a liberal group based in Madison, on Friday asked Attorney General Brad Schimel for an opinion on whether Milwaukee County Supervisor Deanna Alexander violated state law last year by using social media to solicit contributions for family expenses. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt defends school accountability bill from criticism on left, right
Democrats, on the other hand, see the new bill as bending to the will of the private school voucher industry. In particular, the liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now pointed to the bill’s provisions governing appointments to the academic review board. [Capital Times]
Wis. Supreme Court changes proposed
One Wisconsin Now testified today as well writing that the Republican-controlled legislature is just trying to gain control of the court. [WMTV-TV]
Back in Action: Walker for president?
Democrats and liberal groups like One Wisconsin Now say Walker will use his budget to prove his presidential timber, by pushing policies like drug testing for welfare recipients. [Capital Times]
The political pitfalls of cultural crossover: Scott Walker edition
In an undated letter unearthed by the liberal group One Wisconsin Now during the August release of documents from the first of two John Doe investigations related to the governor, Walker responded to a letter from Milwaukee attorney and chairman of the Wisconsin Center District Franklyn Gimbel… The letter is signed, “Thank you again and Molotov.” [Capital Times]