These founding members of the nonpartisan citizens group Reach Out Wisconsin did something increasingly rare late last year: They purposely engaged in a civil give-and-take about politics over dinner with their ideological opposites. [Wisconsin State Journal]
One Wisconsin Now says the lawmaker finally filled a request, which reveals email communication with a group that spent money on TV ads during her recall election campaign. Sen. Alberta Darling settled a lawsuit by responding to an open records request filed by local liberal-leaning group One Wisconsin Now last summer. [Menomonee Falls Patch]
Following the release of an ad showing him puffing on a cigarette, an adviser for Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain is facing some extra scrutiny — and it isn’t just about his nicotine habit. The liberal group One Wisconsin Now revealed audio tapes last year that suggested the then-AFP director was involved in a “voter caging” […] [Raw Story]
One Wisconsin Now’s Scot Ross summed things up well when he said: “Mary Lazich believes that only Republicans should get to vote. She believes that only Republicans should be able to use the recall process. If Mary Lazich thought recall signature notarization was such an issue, she had the last 20 years of her undistinguished […] [Capital Times]
In 2010, a liberal group, One Wisconsin Now, said it had obtained an audio recording of a tea party meeting that indicated Block was involved in an effort to try to prevent legal voters from casting ballots in Democratic-leaning neighborhoods. A tea party organizer says on the audio that Americans for Prosperity had agreed to […] [Daily Reporter]
Critics of the voter ID law have compared it to a “poll tax” intended to prevent groups that traditionally vote Democratic from going to the polls. The progressive group One Wisconsin Now has argued that many DMV offices are inconvenient and difficult to reach for people who may have low incomes, not be able to drive […] [Huffington Post]
With an ever-climbing state unemployment rate and reasonable pleas for action by the middle class, Gov. Scott Walker is offering what has become his gubernatorial calling card: a special-interest session of more corporate favors and less corporate accountability. [Wisconsin State Journal]
The liberal group One Wisconsin Now accused Republicans of trying to hijack presidential elections, despite the lack of support from GOP legislative leaders. The group’s executive director, Scot Ross, said the proposal would put an “essential end” to the Electoral College system of voting in presidential elections. [Lakeland Times]
Thompson hasn’t had to disclose his financial interests yet in federal candidate filings. But groups like the liberal One Wisconsin Now were calling for him to do that Monday. Thompson “owes the people a full list of which interests he’ll still be doing business with during his campaign and which ones he’ll be accepting contributions […] [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Cain’s dense connections with the Kochs, combined with his and his staffers’ apparent ignorance of even the basic principles of various schools of political and economic thought, are deeply troubling. He is increasingly appearing to be the first presidential candidate who is not only beholden to corporate money, but in fact running on a corporation’s […] [PolicyMic]
Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain has cast himself as the outsider, the pizza magnate with real-world experience who will bring fresh ideas to the nation’s capital. But Cain’s economic ideas, support and organization have close ties to two billionaire brothers who bankroll right-leaning causes through their group Americans for Prosperity. “Herman Cain is the first […] [The Sacramento Bee]
Occupy Milwaukee protesters march Saturday along N. Water St. past JPMorgan Chase Bank to the M&I Bank building. The student-loan debt held by banks was just one of many issues the marchers displayed on signs. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who forced public workers to pay more for their pensions as part of a push to curb union rights, broke his campaign promise to pay the full cost of his state pension immediately after taking office in January. “It is indefensible Scott Walker promised to live by these rules and then […] [Boston Globe]
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who forced public workers to pay more for their pensions as part of a push to curb union rights, broke his campaign promise to pay the full cost of his state pension immediately after taking office in January. “It is indefensible Scott Walker promised to live by these rules and then […] [St. Paul Pioneer Press]
The crowd numbers waxed and waned over the weekend, but even the warm, sunny weather on Sunday afternoon did not draw more than 100 to the park. That didn’t mean the occupation wasn’t having an impact, says Scot Ross, executive director of One Wisconsin Now, who spent time at the protest throughout the weekend. “It’s […] [Isthmus]
“The depths to which Republicans in Wisconsin will sink to rig elections appear to be bottomless,” said Scot Ross, an executive director for a progressive communications group called One Wisconsin Now. “Republicans are attacking the foundation of how Wisconsin participates in electing the President of the United States.” [International Business Times]
State Rep. Dan LeMahieu (left) is circulating legislation to divvy up most of Wisconsin’s electoral votes according to who wins each congressional district rather than the current winner-takes-all system. Scot Ross of the liberal One Wisconsin Now called it the latest GOP effort to rig the ballot box. ”The depths to which Republicans in Wisconsin will sink to rig […] [WisPolitics]
A Republican lawmaker in Wisconsin wants to change how Wisconsin awards electoral votes _ a proposal that spurred a swift, negative reaction Wednesday from Democrats who see the move as an attempt to help Republican presidential candidates. While Republicans were guarded in their comments, one Democratic lawmaker sent an email urging her colleagues not to […] [Real Clear Politics]
Wisconsin would split its Electoral College votes for president between Republicans and Democrats, rather than giving them all to the winner, under a bill drawing attention in the state Assembly. The proposal drew swift opposition from the liberal group One Wisconsin Now. “The depths to which Republicans in Wisconsin will sink to rig elections appear […] [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
A curious pattern has emerged in Wisconsin. Most politicians favor concealed carry of weapons – so long as it’s not allowed in the building where they work. The irony of the situation is that the law made an exception for law enforcement offices – like those of the Department of Justice agents who work for […] [Inside Milwaukee]
Scot Ross, the director of the liberal group One Wisconsin Now, couldn’t pass up a comment on the irony. He sent me Courtney’s letter, which is attached to this post, with the following comment: “With Scott Walker and the Republicans, you always follow the money. In May, they used the threat of guns in the […] [Capital Times]
Scot Ross, executive director of the liberal group One Wisconsin Now, said there would be a contradiction in screening all Capitol visitors for weapons and restricting access to the building during those demonstrations and then allowing concealed guns. “The Republicans wasted millions of dollars to make schoolchildren go through metal detectors and face being wanded, […] [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
“Um, no. corporate-financed infrastructure to derail sensible energy policy and stall health care reform absent in #occupywallst,” reported Scot Ross, the head of One Wisconsin Now. “Didn’t #occupywallst reject Dem support,” tweeted State Rep. Brett Hulsey (D-Madison). [Isthmus]
We’ve already checked a variation of the tax-break claim — the liberal group One Wisconsin Now said that Walker’s budget “includes tax breaks for corporations and the rich that will cost the state of Wisconsin taxpayers $2.3 billion over the next decade.” There’s an element of truth in Miller’s claim, but he pushed past the […] [PolitiFact]
By Scot Ross. Van Hollen refused to help local law enforcement in the John Doe investigation that has ensnared top officials from Walker’s Milwaukee County executive regime. Among those involved are people given top jobs in the Walker gubernatorial administration. The two previous Wisconsin attorneys general offered resources and support in similar types of cases involving […] [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Wisconsin’s legislative right wing seems to have a serious problem with the rights of people in Wisconsin. With all the Gov. Scott Walker power grabs, Republican incumbent protection measures and anti-democratic voter disenfranchisement acts being rammed through the Capitol these days, it’s not surprising that a powerful state Senate Republican has hatched yet another unnecessary, […] [Wisconsin State Journal]
“There will be thousands and thousands of people across Wisconsin to lose their health care coverage,” One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross says. Liberal group One Wisconsin now is blasting the cuts, which include $100 million from Family Care and $54 million from Badger Care Plus, which helps the uninsured pay for health care […] [MSNBC]
One Wisconsin Now, a liberal organization, recently launched RecallScottWalker.org, a website seeking volunteers to help with the effort. The organization has hired a plane to pull a banner promoting the site across the field during today’s University of Wisconsin football game. “The governor was given everything he asked for, and it is not working,” said […] [Green Bay Press-Gazette]
One Wisconsin Now, a liberal organization, recently launched RecallScottWalker.org, a website seeking volunteers to help with the effort. The organization has hired a plane to pull a banner promoting the site across the field during Saturday’s University of Wisconsin football game. ”The governor was given everything he asked for, and it is not working,” said Scot […] [Wisconsin State Journal]
Highlighting the possible recall efforts against the governor, the liberal group One Wisconsin Now announced it would have a plane flying over Camp Randall just before Saturday’s game between the Wisconsin Badgers and Nebraska Cornhuskers with a message urging people to recall Walker. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
A liberal group working to oust Gov. Scott Walker plans to take to the skies Saturday afternoon, making the epic football battle between the University of Wisconsin Badgers and University of Nebraska Cornhuskers political, according to an email obtained by Wisconsin Reporter. [Wisconsin Reporter]
And that caught the attention of the liberal One Wisconsin Now group, which criticized the event and the admission fee. Walker is charging “the public $50 to attend a state-sponsored ‘jobs summit,’” the group said in a news release. Asked to support the claim, Scot Ross, executive director of the group, cited the announcements themselves. He said […] [PolitiFact]
One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross released the following statements regarding the latest failure from Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican-controlled legislature: a total job loss of 2,300 from July to August and the unemployment rate rising to 7.9 percent. The news comes after Walker signed into law $2.3 billion in new tax breaks […] [Enewspf.com]
Twenty-six percent of the 91 Wisconsin DMV stations are open one day a month or less, according to [progressive group] One Wisconsin Now. Therefore, argued Ross, making people pay $28 on top of the cost of actually getting to a DMV could be burdensome for many Wisconsin residents. He likened it to a “poll tax” […] [Gawker]
The progressive group One Wisconsin Now has also filed an open records request for all communication between Krieser and other officials regarding the voter ID law and its implementation. “It’s just absolutely ridiculous that the law would provide free IDs for voting and they would specifically say ‘let’s not tell them it’s free,’” said Scot Ross, executive […] [Huffington Post]
Meanwhile, the progressive advocacy group One Wisconsin Now filed an open records request with the DOT asking for documents related to the memo, which a Wednesday press release calls a “smoking gun.” Says executive Scot Ross in an interview: “This is proof that they are actively trying to prevent people from knowing that those free […] [Wisconsin State Journal]
Scot Ross, the head of One Wisconsin Now, a group opposed to the voter ID law, called the memo “a smoking gun” that proved the measure was designed to disenfranchise the poor, students and minorities, who are less likely to have state-issued identification and more likely to vote for Democrats. Ross said his group would […] [Huffington Post]
“Their line the entire time has been ‘This is not about preventing people access to the voting booth,’” said Scot Ross, leader of the liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now, which fought passage of the measure. “So why would they not be proclaiming from the mountaintops how to get an ID?” [Chron]
“Their line the entire time has been ‘This is not about preventing people access to the voting booth,’” said Scot Ross, leader of the liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now, which fought passage of the measure. “So why would they not be proclaiming from the mountaintops how to get an ID?” [Green Bay Press-Gazette]
“Their line the entire time has been `This is not about preventing people access to the voting booth,”’ said Scot Ross, leader of the liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now, which fought passage of the measure. “So why would they not be proclaiming from the mountaintops how to get an ID?” [On.Politix]
An event to raise private money to renovate the governor’s mansion is raising some eyebrows. Scot Ross of One Wisconsin Now says that besides the mansion, Walker is building a private entrance to his office for special interests. But the Republican governor denies trying to giving that kind of access. He said the Executive Residence doesn’t […] [Pierce County Herald]
Last year, the state Government Accountability Board adopted new rules to regulate campaign advertising and other communications. Those rules said messages that run within 60 days of an election that mention a candidate’s character, stance on an issue or public record would be subject to disclosure laws. Although only conservatives filed the case in the […] [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
The progressive group One Wisconsin Now used Labor Day as a chance to blast the “corporate takeover of state government” happening as a result of Governor Scott Walker and the Republican-controlled state legislature. [Raw Story]
On Sept. 22, the governor and first lady will hold a private reception and croquet tournament at the governor’s mansion from 5 to 7 p.m. to raise money to help rehab the Maple Bluff facility. Attendees can donate anywhere from $50 to $1,000 to the mansion’s nonprofit foundation. Those who drop a grand get a […] [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
One Wisconsin Now is filing an open records request to obtain any written and electronic communications between the four conservative justices, David Prosser, Mike Gableman, Annette Ziegler and Patience Roggensack, and Scott Walker’s office, the office of Mike Huebsch, and Scott and Jeff Fitzgeralds’ offices. [Illusory Tenant]
The liberal group One Wisconsin Now wants cash so they can go after conservatives on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court — funding that would pay to investigate whether the governor’s office and the Republican-controlled Legislature have an undue influence on the high court. [Wisconsin Reporter]
Last month the progressive group One Wisconsin Now delivered thousands of names to the Supreme Court, urging Prosser to resign. The group was upset with him over the alleged “chokehold” case, as well as previous incidents, including one in which he threatened to “destroy” Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson. [KSDK]
One Wisconsin Now, which says it submitted more than 10,000 petition signatures last month calling on Justice Prosser to resign, had this to say about the special prosecutor’s decision “The Sauk County District Attorney’s decision that there was not a crime committed by Justice David Prosser prosecutable in a court of law in no way […] [WBAY]
Where WI Attorney General JB Van Hollen (R) has alleged, over a period of years, that there is “widespread voter fraud in Wisconsin,” One Wisconsin Now reports that Von Hollen documents only “11 potentially-improper votes cast out of 3 million Wisconsinites who went to the polls in November 2008.” Out of those “11 potentially-improper votes,” […] [Brad Blog]
Progressive activist group One Wisconsin Now points out that, last week, “Koch Industries registered at least three anti-Koch domains:StopKoch.com, StopKochIndustries.com, and AntiKoch.com.” One Wisconsin Now reports the URLs involve Melbourne IT, a firm specializing in “online brand protection.” Visitors to the reserved Koch-bashing domains are redirected to a Melbourne page which states, in part, “This Internet […] [Brand Channel]