More than 10,000 concerned citizens have signed One Wisconsin Now’s petition launched Monday calling for the resignation of Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser. One Wisconsin Now started the petition after Justice Ann Walsh Bradley said Prosser put her in a “chokehold” during an argument over Prosser’s effort to muscle through a court decision in […] [Democratic Underground]
Scot Ross of the liberal group One Wisconsin Now said conservatives never raised the alarm when Prosser ruled on the collective bargaining law even though he was endorsed by numerous Republican lawmakers, including Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau. “Sheriff Mahoney has always called balls and strikes and put the law first,” Ross said. [La Crosse Tribune]
Progressive activist group One Wisconsin Now is out this afternoon with Johnson’s tax information. It is saying: “Tax documents obtained from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue by One Wisconsin Now show Oshkosh Tea Party enthusiast and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson and his spouse have reported an estimated $12.2 million in the last 15 years. This would appear […] [MinnPost]
Gov. Scott Walker plans to sign his state budget today, ushering in a new era of pay-to-play politics when tax dollars are shifted away from public education and local services and toward the accounts of special interests. “Gov. Walker is not signing a budget bill, he is signing a document surrendering Wisconsin to Wall Street […] [Capital Times]
Why, despite a dismal track record in Milwaukee, does Vos and his conspirators continue to push for an expansion of the voucher program? A private advocacy group, One Wisconsin Now is investigating this question using a Federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. We picked up on the story from Wispolitics which reported the following: [Politiscoop]
Opponents of Walker’s budget plan also say it’s laughable that Republicans are claiming to be fiscally responsible when they’re guaranteeing the future bankruptcy of the state. Scot Ross, executive director of One Wisconsin Now, a progressive advocacy group, said the cost of the budget’s tax cuts will “skyrocket” in coming years. “In the next 10 […] [The Nation]
But critics aren’t convinced all will be well in Wisconsin. Scot Ross, executive director of One Wisconsin Now, a progressive advocacy group, said the cost of the budget’s tax cuts will “skyrocket” in coming years. “In the next 10 years, it’s $2.3 billion,” he said. “It’s impossible to say they (Republicans) are tackling the structural […] [Herald Times Reporter]
One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross, who also runs a site called WMC Watch, emphasized the $2.3 billion in tax breaks included in the budget for corporations over the next 10 years, on top of the $1.6 billion in cuts to public schools, $250 million from the UW System, and $71 million from the […] [Dane 101]
The drums and chants started near the protesters’ “Walkerville” tent city outside the Capitol. The crowd of roughly 150 made its way from the Capitol hill toward the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce building to denounce the business association’s support of Governor Walker’s budget. “We deserve a legislative agenda and they have turned it into a […] [WBAY]
The complaint, filed Friday by One Wisconsin Now with the state’s Government Accountability Board, says Olsen inserted language in a bill that would allow a nonprofit headed by his wife to establish a charter school, and thus qualify for additional state funding. [Wisconsin State Journal]
Scot Ross, head of the liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now, said evidence suggests reduced voter participation is likely. “When new impediments prevent otherwise legal voters from exercising their constitutional right to vote, that is the definition of disenfranchisement.” [PolitiFact]
The complaint, filed Friday with the state’s Government Accountability Board ,says Olsen inserted language in a bill that would allow a nonprofit headed by his wife to establish a charter school, and thus qualify for additional state funding.[ [Baraboo News Republic]
Here’s a way to get a little healthier, while making our state a little healthier. One Wisconsin Now is sponsoring their 2nd ‘Run Against Walker’ to fight against Walker’s destruction of Wisconsin. Starting at the top of State Street, run/walk(ers) will trot around the Capitol, down State Street and to the Terrace. [WI Federation of Nurses & Healthcare Professionals]
In late 2010, the liberal advocacy group, One Wisconsin Now, caught a Tea Party organizer on tape discussing Block’s role in a vote-caging scheme apparently designed to suppress voter turnout in two Milwaukee districts that are heavily populated by college students and African Americans. [Alternet]
We believe Wisconsin’s new voter ID law is overly burdensome on voters and that the state is simply unequipped to administer this law and ensure legal voters will not be disenfranchised or subject to a poll tax [Capital Times]
We couldn’t help but laugh a little this week at a press release sent out by One Wisconsin Now. In it, the liberal group’s director, Scot Ross, applauded Judge Maryann Sumi for striking down Gov. Scott Walker’s collective bargaining bill [Wisconsin State Journal]
We applaud Judge Sumi for upholding the laws of Wisconsin and rejecting Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican legislative majority’s unlawful passage of a bill slashing the rights of 175,000 working Wisconsinites [WBAY]
The League of Women Voters and the liberal group “One Wisconsin Now” are both considering lawsuits claiming the mandate is unconstitutional. [WDEZ]
Meanwhile, the liberal group “One Wisconsin Now” dug up an e-mail which claims that Governor Scott Walker would sign any measure that gets to his desk. [Pierce County Herald]
I will give Ryan this: He is willing to take one for the team. His decision not to run for the Senate has spared the Republicans in Wisconsin the unsavory task of defending his indefensible attack on the middle class throughout the daily grind of a statewide campaign. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
“We continue to confer with legal counsel about what potential legal challenges can be made against Gov. Walker’s voter suppression bill,” Scot Ross, executive director of the liberal group One Wisconsin Now, said in a statement Wednesday. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Shortly after the election, Walker planned to sign whatever lawmakers approved, according to a newly released email. The email from Murray was acquired by the liberal group One Wisconsin Now through the state’s open records law. Walker’s office verified it was authentic. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Opponents, like the group One Wisconsin Now, are considering legal action against the measure, but Governor Walker says he’s confident the bill is constitutional. [WBAY]
One Wisconsin Now thinks law enforcement should investigate. It referred us to a written statement from its executive director, Scot Ross, “Frank Lasee owes us an explanation for why he failed to report these crimes, if in fact they actually occurred.” [WBAY]
This concerns voter advocates like One Wisconsin Now’s executive director, Scot Ross, who says 178,000 seniors in the state do not have a valid photo ID. “It is very clear Republicans are rigging elections in their favor, and they are willing to suppress the votes of seniors, students and minorities to do that,” said Ross, […] [Capital Times]
“Ultimately, this will cost Wisconsin not only our fair and clean elections, but also millions of additional tax dollars when a court rules against them for damages for denying legal voters the right to vote,” said Scot Ross of One Wisconsin Now. [Wisconsin State Journal]
Rumors of Sen. Kohl’s impending retirement have been circulating at least since last fall and so it came as little surprise when he made it official on Friday. People and pundits had been guessing at who might run for the seat for quite a while but now, of course, the speculation has kicked into high […] [Isthmus]
“It’s turning Wisconsin’s state government from a body that is charged with serving the needs of the people of Wisconsin, into making its first priority serving corporations — both inside and outside of Wisconsin,” added Scot Ross, executive director of the progressive group One Wisconsin Now. [Huffington Post]
The liberal Institute for One Wisconsin used state data to assert that two-thirds of Wisconsin corporations pay no state income taxes. The two-thirds number is solid, the trend is long-term and it is reflected by federal tax data as well. On the Truth-O-Meter that rates as Mostly True [PolitiFact]
“Voter ID is a part of a concerted Republican effort to restrict the vote of those who do not share their vision for a Wisconsin controlled by the corporate special interests, which financed the takeover of state government,” says Scot Ross, executive director of One Wisconsin Now, the state’s leading online progressive organizing group. “First […] [The American Prospect]
“Where’s the shared sacrifice?” asked Scot Ross, executive director of the liberal group One Wisconsin Now, noting Walker’s budget reduces corporate taxes while trimming nearly $50 million in tax credits for seniors and the poor. [Wisconsin State Journal]
Democrat Steve Doyle, in particular, took the opportunity at the League of Women Voters event to challenge several statements opponent John Lautz or his campaign have made, such as he basically is an independent who only recently joined the Republican Party. Doyle brought up information the group One Wisconsin Now put out earlier in the […] [La Crosse Tribune]
One Wisconsin Institute, a non-partisan organization, released a report last week that says that “despite claims from Governor Scott Walker, Wisconsin is not ‘broke.’” [PR Watch]
Gov. Scott Walker spent this past weekend campaigning in Florida for FrontlineWisconsin.com, a national online fundraising effort to support the Republican state senators up for recall. Scot Ross, executive director of One Wisconsin Now, a progressive advocacy group, described Walker’s actions as “abominable.” “It’s one thing to sell out the middle class of Wisconsin in […] [Daily Cardinal]
The Wisconsin Supreme Court election that could affect a contentious union-rights law just got even messier. On Monday, the Waukesha Democratic Party released a statement ascribed to Ms. Kitzinger saying she’s “very, very confused about why the canvass was finalized.” “I am 80 years old and I don’t understand anything about computers,” the statement quoted […] [Wall Street Journal]
Questions are being raised in Wisconsin regarding the party ties of a local county clerk whose discovery of about 14,000 unrecorded votes is assuring a victory for the Republican incumbent in last week’s election for state Supreme Court. A federal investigation into the matter was requested late Friday night“Numerous constituents have contacted me expressing serious […] [Christian Science Monitor]
Perhaps the most convincing evidence so far that human error explains the initial omission of Brookfield’s results comes from our colleagues at the Brookfield Patch. On election night, they reported a vote total for Brookfield that exactly matches the vote total Kathy Nickolaus did not include in the County level count until Thursday. Reviews of […] [Huffington Post]
Citizen Action of Wisconsin is calling for a federal investigation into the matter. It says all computer equipment, ballots, and other relevant evidence needed to verify the vote should be immediately impounded. One Wisconsin Now is also asking Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen to lead a full investigation into the matter. [WBAY]
A conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice is likely keep his job after a county clerk announced Thursday that she found 7,500 more votes for him, putting the incumbent ahead of a challenger who declared victory on Wednesday. The election drew national attention because it was seen as a referendum on Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal […] [Bellingham Herald]
Today’s announcement by Nickolaus drew immediate suspicions from Scot Ross, executive director of One Wisconsin Now, a liberal activist group. “Wisconsin deserves elections that are fair, clean and transparent,” Ross said. “There is a history of secrecy and partisanship surrounding the Waukesha County Clerk and there remain unanswered questions.”[ [Biz Times]
Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca (D-Kenosha) raised the possibility of an independent investigation over the recovery of the votes.”This is a serious breach of election procedure,” he said. “We’re going to look further. She waited 24 hours to work this. And she waited until after she verified the results, making it that much more difficult […] [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus said more than 14,000 votes weren’t reported to The Associated Press on Tuesday due to “human error.” Nickolaus said she didn’t notice an absence of votes because her figures showed a 42 percent voter turnout, which exceeded the 30 percent turnout the county typically sees in spring elections. [Atlanta Journal Constitution]
But Scot Ross, executive director of One Wisconsin Now, said in a statement that “once again, Wisconsin taxpayers are footing Gov. Walker’s handouts to special interest campaign contributors.” [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
“It is literally every single bad conservative idea of the last 20 years housed in a single budget document,” said Scot Ross, executive director of the liberal group One Wisconsin Now. [Wisconsin State Journal]
According to an analysis of IRS and Wisconsin Campaign Finance Information System records conducted by One Wisconsin Now, “companies which currently administer Medicare Part D prescription drug plans in Wisconsin have donated in last several years $1.3 million to the campaigns of Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican Governors Association, which spent $5 million to […] [Isthmus]
“Existing coalitions are strengthening and new alliances are being formed,” says Scot Ross, executive director of One Wisconsin Now, a statewide progressive advocacy group. “People are pulling together because they know it’s them against Gov. Walker and the Republicans, who are trying to undo what has been the core of our quality of life in […] [Isthmus]
“There will need to be electoral changes in order to get the rights back that Republicans took from working people,” said Scot Ross, executive director of One Wisconsin Now, a progressive advocacy group. [Appleton Post-Crescent]
“Walker is taking one of the biggest draws that the state of Wisconsin has, which is the fact that we have great public schools, and trashing that,” said Scot Ross, executive director of the liberal group One Wisconsin. “Meanwhile, he’s giving more money and more power to the unaccountable private school lobby.” [Appleton Post-Crescent]
One Wisconsin Now responded this way to WMC’s threat to force Americans to be unwilling participants in their not so free “free market.” [Democurmudgeon]
The website has links to One Wisconsin Now, Stop Walker’s Budget, Defending Wisconsin, Defend Wisconsin , as well as to Recall the Republican 8, although effective practical coalitions have not been built. Brown is determined, too, to keep United Wisconsin focused on recalling Walker and Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, while drives to unseat eight senate Republicans […] [Capital Times]