Gov. Walker’s Election Year Tuition Gimmick Fails Student Loan Borrowers
Walker Has Presided Over 40,000 Eligible Students Being Denied Financial Aid, Wisconsin Rising to 3rd Highest in Nation in Grads with Student Debt
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One Wisconsin Institute Files Notice of Appeal in Voter Rights Case
We will do all we can to ensure the fraud committed by partisan politicians to rig the laws for personal, political gain at the expense of legal voters ends once and for all.
What Does Donald Trump Have to Do to Lose Scott Walker’s Endorsement?
Gov. Scott Walker’s endorsement of Donald Trump is no longer a reflection on Trump’s character, but on Scott Walker’s, or lack thereof.
Judge Rules in Favor of One Wisconsin Institute Voter Rights Claims
Today, federal Judge James Peterson issued a ruling in the federal voting rights lawsuit One Wisconsin Institute Inc., et al v. Gerald Nichol, et al.
Memo to Washington Post: Welcome to Walker’s Wisconsin
Scott Walker has been regularly barring the public and the media from his taxpayer-funded ‘listening tour’ since it began in 2015.
Hillary Clinton Uses Historic Address to Tout Student Loan Reforms
Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton used her historic address this evening to outline her solutions to the $1.4 trillion student loan debt crisis.
Student Loan Refinancing Takes Center Stage at Democratic Convention
Unfortunately, Republicans like Ron Johnson and Scott Walker think student loan borrowers should be left to the mercy of Wall Street profiteers.
Money Talks: Gov. Walker to Appoint Former Attorney for Major Right-Wing Donors’ Foundation
Media reports say Gov. Scott Walker will announce the nomination of Daniel Kelly to replace retiring Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser late Friday afternoon.
Republican National Convention Student Loan Debt Tally: 43 Million Americans With $1.3 Trillion in Student Loan Debt, 0 Mentions in Addresses of Rep. Paul Ryan, Rep. Sean Duffy and Sen. Ron Johnson
Speeches of three Wisconsin officials – Reps. Paul Ryan and Sean Duffy and Sen. Ron Johnson – contained zero references to the crisis of student debt.
Ron Johnson Making History, But Not the Good Kind
Today marks the 125th day since President Obama nominated Judge Merrick Garland to fill a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court.
#Thanks, Obama!
Failed Republican presidential candidate and current Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has refused to condemn documented plagiarism by the Donald Trump campaign.
David Clarke: Extremist, Bombastic, Incompetent
David Clarke is speaking today in Cleveland at the Republican National Convention in advance of Donald Trump’s nomination as the GOP’s 2016 Presidential nominee.
Sen. Ron Johnson Going on Recess Instead of Doing His Job
As the United States Senate prepares to skip town, Sen. Ron Johnson and his Republican colleagues have left important work undone.
Lobbyists, Republican Donors Central to Gov. Walker Closed-Door ‘Listening Sessions’
Instead of hearing about what's really on the minds of Wisconsinites who overwhelmingly disapprove of the job he's doing, Scott Walker is tooling around the state on our dime.
Media Reports Walker Plot to Impose ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Gag Order on Board of Troubled Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
Scott Walker and his gang are trying to implement a ‘don’t ask, don’t tell policy’ to gag board members and to try to cover up their failures.
Senate Colleagues to Request Sen. Ron Johnson Do His Job, Vote to Fill Longest Running Federal Judicial Vacancy in the Nation
Several of Sen. Ron Johnson’s colleagues will take to the floor of the United States Senate today and request votes on a series of nominees to fill judicial vacancies.
Sen. Ron Johnson Ought to be Apologizing Instead of Bragging About Record on Student Loan Debt
He’s stood in the way of common sense refinancing to help millions of borrowers across the nation and in Wisconsin.
Statements of One Wisconsin Now on Epidemic of Violence
Shooting back isn't going to solve our problems, but neither is denying the reality of what we face.
Closing Statements in Federal Voting Rights Case Call for End to Gov. Walker, GOP’s Effort to Rig Elections
Gov. Scott Walker and his legislative cohorts have made it easier for Republicans to cheat and harder for Democrats to vote
One Wisconsin Now to State Big Business Lobby: ‘Invitation Accepted’
We’ll debate whoever the state big business lobby wants about this giveaway of millions of our tax dollars to a handful of multimillionaires anytime, anywhere.
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Effort To Restrict Abortion Access
The United States Supreme Court in a 5-3 decision today ruled a Texas law attempting to restrict access to abortion as unconstitutional.
Day 100 of Sen. Ron Johnson Refusing to Do His Job
Ron Johnson has now spent 100 days ignoring the oath he swore to uphold the U.S. Constitution and refusing to do his job.
One Wisconsin Institute Files Post-Trial Brief in Case Against Gov. Walker Attacks on Voter Rights
Plaintiffs in the federal voting rights trial One Wisconsin Institute et. al. v Gerald Nichol et. al. have submitted their post-trial brief in the case.
Will Rebecca Bradley Refuse to Recuse from Case Involving Campaign’s Top Booster?
To continue on a case where she has such obvious conflict of interest would show that her ethics are as warped as her views she expressed on the LGBTQ community.
Rep. Gwen Moore’s Plan to Shame Scott Walker, Paul Ryan, GOP for ‘Criminalizing Poverty’
One Wisconsin Now has “endorsed with the intensity of 1,000 suns” U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore’s “Top 1% Accountability Act of 2016.”
One Wisconsin Institute Statements on Schott Senate Panel Vote
It is long past time for the Senate to do its job and fill the longest judicial vacancy in the nation.
Walker Denies Legal Counsel to Agency Sued by His Campaign Chair’s Legal Fund
Gov. Walker is denying legal counsel to a state agency because the lawsuit was brought by his campaign chair’s legal fund.
Wisconsin State Rep. Jesse Kremer Declares Race Not a Problem in U.S. Until Election of First African American President
Jesse Kremer issued a press release yesterday declaring the country has been “torn apart” by the “divisive racism” of the first African American President of the United States.
Voter ID Education Campaign Funding: Throwing Good Money After Bad Policy
A committee today considered a request to spend $250,000 on an “educational campaign” about the voter ID law enacted by Scott Walker and the GOP-controlled legislature.
Ron Johnson’s Bad Endorsement: Trump U as Solution to Student Loan Debt Crisis
Trump University left students across the country deep in debt. Will Ron Johnson continue to endorse more for-profit colleges as a solution to the student loan debt crisis?
Would Trump University Have Gotten Less Scrutiny in Wisconsin Under Law Change Proposed by Gov. Walker After Taking $10,000 Trump Contribution?
Donald Trump gives Scott Walker the maximum contribution for his re-election campaign, Scott Walker turns around and seeks to make oversight of the for-profit college racket more difficult.
House Speaker Paul Ryan’s Plan Doesn’t Include Common Sense Student Debt Refinancing
It's appalling Ryan would call his plan a better way while refusing to help any of the 43 million Americans with over $1.3 trillion in student loan debt.
Russ Renews Call for Refinancing of Federal Student Loans
Russ Feingold is standing with student loan borrowers in Wisconsin and renewing the call for common sense reform to allow them to refinance their loans.
Citing ‘Common Ground’ Speaker Paul Ryan Endorses Donald Trump for President
House Speaker Paul Ryan today announced in a newspaper column that he will vote for Donald Trump, an act a Ryan spokesperson subsequently indicated was an endorsement.
Check Out WICourtsMatter.org to Find Out More About Why Courts Matter
The website includes information about current court vacancies and the U.S. Supreme Court, issues at stake in the courts and other court related news and advocacy work.
Testimony Concludes in Federal Voting Rights Trial Challenge to Republican-Led Attacks on Electoral Participation in Wisconsin
The real voting fraud in Wisconsin has been exposed, and it is these politicians manipulating the rules on voting to give themselves an unfair partisan advantage.
Indefensible: Eligible Voters Stripped of Constitutional Right to Vote by Decisions of Department of Motor Vehicles
The only thing the laws passed by Gov. Walker and the GOP-controlled legislature are stopping is legal voters from having their voices heard on election day.
Department of Motor Vehicle Chief’s Testimony in Federal Voting Rights Trial Reveals Troubling Racial Disparity in Voter ID Law
Wisconsin Republicans created a bureaucratic labyrinth to both deny legal voters the ID cards they need and to give themselves an unfair partisan advantage.
Federal Trial Exposes the Real Fraud in Wisconsin Elections: Gov. Walker and GOP Manipulating Rules on Voting for Unfair Partisan Political Advantage
In federal court today, a leading national scholar on voting fraud testified that there have been zero cases of in-person voter impersonation in Wisconsin.
Sen. Ron Johnson Skips Hearing on Nomination to Fill Nation’s Longest Federal Judicial Vacancy
Sen. Ron Johnson failed to appear at a hearing today on the nomination of Donald Schott to fill a vacancy on the Federal Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
Experts Testify on Gov. Walker and Legislative Republican Schemes to Suppress Legal Voters: It’s Working
In testimony in the federal voting rights case, experts agreed that, “it’s working” when it comes to the campaign by Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican-controlled legislature to suppress votes.
Republicans Were “Giddy” About Suppressing Voting Rights
In federal court yesterday, the plaintiffs offered testimony from a former high level Republican staffer who revealed that Republican state senators were “giddy” at the prospect of passing a voter ID law.
Voting Rights Trial Kicks Off With GOP Insider Revealing Partisan Motivations Behind Voter ID Law
Plaintiffs are arguing that restrictions adopted by Gov. Scott Walker and the GOP-controlled legislature were meant to and have the effect of making it more difficult to vote.
One Wisconsin Institute Statements on Walker Administration Emergency Rule on State Identification Cards
This is an administration that time and again has manipulated the rules on voting to gain partisan advantage.
Gov. Scott Walker Refuses to Help One Million Wisconsin Student Loan Borrowers With Their Student Loan Debt, Wants Help Paying Off His From Disastrous Presidential Bid
Scott Walker is now asking for campaign donations to pay off the massive debt from his failed 71 day campaign for President because his sons are in college.
New Poll Shows Wisconsinites Overwhelmingly Want Sen. Ron Johnson to Do His Job, Hold Fair Hearing, Timely Vote on U.S. Supreme Court Nominee
New polling finds overwhelming support among Wisconsin voters for holding fair hearings and a timely vote on the President’s SCOTUS nominee.
Thousands of Citizens Call on Sen. Ron Johnson to Do His Job
When Ron Johnson refuses to do his job, our courts can’t do theirs. And that means people in Wisconsin and across the nation are being denied justice.
Job Outsourcing Booster of Gov. Walker’s Wrong for Wisconsin Right to Work Law Putting Company Up For Sale?
Job Outsourcing Booster of Gov. Walker’s Wrong for Wisconsin Right to Work Law Putting Company Up For Sale?
One Wisconsin Now Statements on Trump Takeover of GOP
Donald Trump is the embodiment of the same hate culture upon which Gov. Scott Walker and many of the state’s leading elected Republicans built their careers and rose to power.
Is Ron Johnson Doing His Job?
It’s a yes or no answer to the question of whether Sen. Ron Johnson is doing his job, and we’ve launched a new site to provide people with the answer.