Gov. Scott Walker to Share Stage With Right-Wing Deplorables for December Florida Junket
Will Scott Walker Be Delivering His Remarks Under the Glare of the Spotlight or the Glow of a Tiki Torch?
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Video of State Senate Hopeful Shannon Zimmerman’s University Lecture Raises Red Flags About Attitude Toward Women and Sexual Assault
The statement from Shannon Zimmerman – an announced candidate for a vacant State Senate seat – that women shouldn't be believed is a huge red flag.
One Wisconsin Now Calls for Probe of Michael Screnock
Recent newspaper reports detail the arrests of Michael Screnock and his failure to fully disclose the incidents on his application for a judicial appointment.
One Wisconsin Institute Praises City of Milwaukee Action to Expand Early Voting Opportunities
Voting rights advocates are celebrating passage of a budget provision adding early voting sites in the City of Milwaukee.
U.S. Senate GOP Leader Calls on Roy Moore to Step Aside. Meanwhile in Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker Joins ‘If It’s True’ Crowd
Meanwhile in an interview broadcast on Sunday, Gov. Scott Walker, joined those offering aid and comfort to Moore by falling back on the “if it’s true” refrain.
One Wisconsin Now Statements on Gov. Scott Walker Signing Contract to Implement Largest State Giveaway to A Foreign Corporation in U.S. History
Scott Walker literally signed away our future, agreeing to a contract to send billions of our tax dollars to boost the bottom line of a foreign corporation.
‘If It’s True’, Sen. Ron Johnson’s Failure to Strongly Confront Sexual Abuse of Women and Children Continues
Ron Johnson Offers Only Qualified Condemnation of Sourced Reporting of Abuse of Teens, Minor Women by GOP U.S. Senate Candidate Roy Moore
Report: Rigged Bid Delivers State Contract for Gov. Scott Walker’s Campaign Treasurer
A consulting firm owned by Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign treasurer Kate Lind received a state contract for services, after being the only one to bid on it.
University of Wisconsin Students Blast Board of Regents Policy Threatening Free Speech on Campuses
UW students and free speech advocates are organizing to fight back against new restrictions on speech being imposed system wide by the Board of Regents
Before the Ink is Dry on the Contract, Gov. Scott Walker Running Away from His Foxconn Deal
Scott Walker Can Run From Deal, But Voters Won’t Let Him Hide From His Giveaway to Foreign Corporation
Americans Over Age 60 Fastest Growing Demographic for Student Loan Debt
A study from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finds that borrowers over age 60 is the age demographic in which debt is growing the fastest.
For Student Loan Borrowers, Scott Walker Is America’s Worst Governor
One Wisconsin Now Program Director Analiese Eicher released the following statements regarding Gov. Scott Walker's atrocious record on the student loan debt.
Despite Mounting Questions of Fitness and Legitimacy of Trump Administration Another Extreme Judicial Nominee Approved for Lifetime Slot on Federal Judiciary
The U.S. Senate confirmed another right wing extremist judicial nominee to a lifetime appointment to the federal court.
Ten Things to Know About Scott Walker, 2017 Edition
Scott Walker, who’s been running for political office for nearly his entire adult life, since 1992, is running for office again.
ICYMI: Records Detail Arrests of Conservative State Supreme Court Candidate Michael Screnock for Trespassing and Obstructing Law Enforcement Officers
Michael Screnock was arrested for trespassing and resisting or obstructing officers and failed to fully disclose the incidents on an application.
Trump-Ryan-Republican Tax Plan Axes Federal Deduction for Student Loan Borrowers
A smorgasbord of tax giveaways to the wealthiest and corporations unveiled today by the GOP in D.C. eliminates a tax deduction for student loan borrowers.
One Wisconsin Now Lawsuit Argues Republican State Representatives Vos, Nygren and Kremer Twitter Blocking Violates First Amendment
A lawsuit filed late Tuesday afternoon in federal court by One Wisconsin Now challenges elected officials on Twitter, acting in their official capacity, from “blocking” citizens
Report Shows Wisconsin’s Share of $1.4 Trillion in U.S. Student Loan Debt Tops $24 Billion
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau pegged Wisconsin borrowers’ share of the $1.4 trillion-plus student loan debt held nationally in 2016 at $24.4 billion.
New Poll Finds Overwhelming, Bipartisan Support Among Wisconsin Voters for Allowing Student Loan Refinancing
Yet another poll of Wisconsin voters finds broad support for allowing student loan borrowers to refinance their loans.
Walker Administration Keeps Details of Foxconn Deal Secret as Agency Entrusted With Overseeing Deal Subject of Another Critical Review
Another audit finds Gov. Scott Walker’s WEDC continues to fail to meet even basic standards of accountability and competence.
Memo to Robin Vos: It Wasn’t Terrorism It Was ‘Executive Favor’
One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross released the following statements regarding the latest public fighting between Wisconsin Republicans.
At Least 925,000 Reasons Why Right-Wing Florida Group Produces Campaign-Style Video Promoting Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker
Scott Walker's 2018 Election Bid Kicks Off With Bradley Foundation Once Again Writing Checks to Support His Ambitions.
State Senate Committee to Consider ‘Riot’ Legislation
The legislation as introduced would create broad new definitions of what constitutes a “riot” and threaten peaceful protesters with criminal penalties...
ICYMI: Wisconsin Election Commission Head Recent Statements on Voter ID Law
The head of the Wisconsin Election Commission agreed that the state’s strict voter ID law targeted specific communities.
Defense Attorney or District Attorney?
A sleazy last-minute budget deal between Gov. Scott Walker and three GOP state senators has raised legal questions and drawn a request for investigation.
Gov. Scott Walker’s Reverse Field on National Anthem Comes with Fundraising Pitch
Gov. Scott Walker first said he'd, “leave it up to them” whether to join peaceful protests of National Anthem, but yesterday reversed field.
Brad Schimel’s Department of Justice Claims ‘Nothing Unusual’ in Story on State Crime Lab Delay That May Have Kept Dangerous Driver Involved in Fatal Hit and Run on the Road
A dangerous repeat drunken driver was still on the road at least in part because of the turnaround time at the state crime lab.
Once Again, Speaker Paul Ryan Talks to Business Lobby, Ducks Constituents
Paul Ryan today is genuflecting before the state’s big business lobby about the Trump-Ryan plan to hand out tax breaks to the super rich.
One Wisconsin Now, Institute to Celebrate Ten Years of Scot Ross as Executive Director
There’s no better way to celebrate Scot Ross than to invite his friends to share out loud what we’ve been muttering under our breaths for a decade.
Records Expose Right-Wing Agenda of Latest Academic Center on University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus
Right-wing politicians and academics are using tax dollars and chasing more money from right-wing foundations to promote their ideological agenda.
Advocates for Student Loan Reform Call on National Democrats to Give 44 Million Americans a ‘Better Deal’
One Wisconsin Now and Student Loan Debt Crisis are urging national Democrats to include critical student loan reforms as part of their “Better Deal” agenda.
‘Wisconn Valley’ T-Shirts Promoting Gov. Scott Walker Foxconn Deal Foreign-Made
Wisconsin taxpayers are on the hook for billions of dollars as part of the largest state subsidy for a foreign corporation in history.
One Wisconsin Institute Statements on Announcement of New Planned Parenthood Health Center Opening
Planned Parenthood’s announcement is great news for the women and families of Wisconsin. Congratulations, and thank you, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin.
University of Wisconsin Board of Regents Adopt Unconstitutional Policy Based on Unconstitutional Assembly Legislation
The Regents have imposed a system wide policy codifying an ideological agenda and creating campus safe spaces for right-wing provocateurs.
University of Wisconsin Board of Regents Threatens Students Free Speech
The UW Board of Regents is poised to codify as policy the provisions of potentially unconstitutional legislation to restrict free speech on UW campuses.
Did Gov. Scott Walker Issue Executive Order to Win Republican Senate Holdouts’ Budget Votes?
Did a sleazy budget deal between a desperate Gov. Scott Walker and three holdout Republican State Senators break the law?
Right Wing-Funded Attack on Workers to be Heard by U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court announced it will hear a case being promoted and underwritten by right-wing special interests as part of their ongoing attacks on workers.
Gov. Scott Walker Mum on Trump-Pence-Ryan Proposed Tax Hike on Wisconsin
Hardworking Wisconsin Taxpayers Could Be Paying More So Wealthy, Multi-National Corporations Can Pay Less
One Year Anniversary of Gov. Scott Walker Telling Wisconsin Student Loan Borrowers to ‘Call a Bank’
Today marks the one year anniversary of Gov. Scott Walker advising Wisconsin borrowers to “call a bank”.
One Wisconsin Now Calls for State Ethics Investigation of State Sen. Leah Vukmir’s Sleazy Fundraising Deal
State Senator Leah Vukmir may have run afoul of state ethics requirements with a sleazy deal to raise campaign cash to fuel her federal political ambitions.
New Study Finds Gov. Scott Walker, Republican Voter ID Law Kept Legal Voters From Casting Ballots in November 2016 Election
Thousands of legal voters in Wisconsin were prevented from casting a ballot in the November 2016 election because of the state’s strict voter ID law.
One Wisconsin Now Statements on Trump-DeVos Repeal of Title IX Sexual Assault Investigation Guidelines
Repealing revised guidelines on investigations of sexual assaults on college campuses sends victims back into the shadows, deters reporting of sexual assault.
New Runways for Corporate Jets, Massive Subsidies for Foreign Corporations, Bupkis for Wisconsin Student Loan Borrowers
Today, Gov. Scott Walker, on the two year anniversary of the suspension of his 71-day run for President, signed the 76-day late 2017 state budget into law.
Wisconsin’s Average Student Loan Burden Tops $30,000 in Latest National Study, State Remains in Top Ten for Percentage of Grads With Debt
Nationally, Wisconsin places sixth for percentage of graduates with debt and seventeenth highest for the average amount of debt.
Bipartisan Critics Assail Scott Walker-Led Republican Governors Association’s Dishonest, Russian Style Foray Into Fake News
The Gov. Scott Walker-led Republican Governors Association (RGA) has launched a propaganda website masquerading as a legitimate news outlet.
Gov. Scott Walker to Sign Away $3 Billion of Our Money to Subsidize Foreign Electronic Manufacturer
Today, Gov. Scott Walker is set to sign into law the largest state subsidy given to a foreign corporation in history.
Common Sense Plan to Help Borrowers Refinance Student Loans, Just Like You Can With a Mortgage, Killed by State Senate Republicans
In broad daylight they voted to stick it to the hardworking Wisconsin student loan borrowers who took on the personal responsibility to pay for their education.
GOP Senate Budget Holdouts Stake Opposition on Bigotry
A troika of suburban and rural white men are withholding their votes on the 2017 state budget unless a handful of changes are made
Private Jets, Private Schools and Private Equity Fund Managers Big Winners Under Republican Budget Scheme
Private jets, private schools and private equity fund managers win, the vast majority of Wisconsinites, especially student loan borrowers, lose.
One Wisconsin Now Statement on Michael Gableman Rumors
A news report says Republican Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman may be in line for a job in the Donald Trump administration.