Kerkman denies employment by Vos influences her votes
Samantha Kerkman said Tuesday she has nothing to hide and did nothing illegal in working for companies owned by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, a fellow Republican. [Kenosha News]
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Devil’s Advocates Radio: August 30, 2018
Apparently Speaker Vos has some conflicts of interest. Scot Ross from One Wisconsin Now tells the Devils all about it. [WRRD-AM]
Boss Vos Paying Caucus Member Kerkman for Side Businesses the Last Five Years
Robin Vos has been employing and paying fellow Republican member Samantha Kerkman through his network of private businesses going back to 2013.
Taxpayers reimbursed lawmakers $100,000 worth of travel expenses since 2015
Scot Ross, executive director of liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now, criticized Vos for the percentage of the costs he alone incurred. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Taxpayers paid $98,000 for state lawmaker travel since 2015
Vos' travel drew scrutiny from Scot Ross, director of the liberal attack group One Wisconsin Now. [Associated Press]
One Wisconsin Now Seeks Summary Judgement in Lawsuit Over Republican State Representatives Twitter ‘Blocking’
One Wisconsin Now today asked for summary judgement in their Twitter lawsuit against State Representatives Jesse Kremer, John Nygren and Robin Vos.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’s Payday Loan London Junket Travel Buddy’s Home Raided by FBI
As the home of Robin Vos traveling companion Cliff Rosenberger is raided by federal authorities, lobbyist reveals payday loan industry business discussed on trip.
One Wisconsin Now Reaction on ‘Encouraging’ Twitter Lawsuit Ruling
One Wisconsin Now released the following statements about a federal court ruling that says Donald Trump cannot block Twitter users based on political views.
Federal decision barring Trump from blocking Twitter users could have implications for Wisconsin case
Scot Ross, executive director of One Wisconsin Now, said the group is encouraged by the ruling. [Capital Times]
Trump Twitter decision tweets new life in Wisconsin case
On Wednesday, the Madison-based progressive group One Wisconsin Now celebrated the ruling and brought attention to its own similar lawsuit. [Racine Journal Times]
Speaker Vos uses state airplane for $4,300 flight
"The more we learn about Robin Vos's high-flying ways, the more questions there are," said Joanna Beilman-Dulin, One Wisconsin Now. [WDJT-TV]
Robin Vos, other Wisconsin lawmakers billed taxpayers $4,300 for one-day trip to Ohio
"Taxpayers paid for Robin Vos to take a state a plane so he could meet with a guy who resigned from office because he's under investigation with the FBI." [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Robin Vos, lawmakers took $4,300 trip to Ohio on state airplane
“The more we learn about Robin Vos’ high-flying ways, the more questions there are,” said Joanna Beilman-Dulin. [Associated Press]
ICYMI: Payday Lenders, Other Special Interests Stamp Rep. Robin Vos’ Passport to Corruption
Robin Vos has subsidized his lifestyle with first class travel on junkets paid for by payday lenders and other special interests.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos received $57,000 in travel and other perks since 2014
"Payday lenders and the others paying for these junkets have stamped Robin Vos' passport to corruption," Browne said in a statement. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Why Would Former Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger’s Wealthy Patron Donate $15,000 to Robin Vos’s Wisconsin Political Operation?
Reporting on an FBI inquiry of Cliff Rosenberger continues to reveal connections to Wisconsin’s Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
Payday Loan Industry Spared No Expense Making Memories for Speaker Robin Vos on Free European Vacation
A story in the Cincinnati Enquirer reports the details of the lavish accommodations provided for Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on his junket to London, England.
999 Motion Gets Robin Vos a Free European Vacation?
Did an anonymous provision via a last-minute vote in the Joint Committee on Finance help earn Assembly Speaker Robin Vos a free European vacation?
Robin Vos’s Relationship with Disgraced Ex-Ohio Speaker Didn’t Start in London
The list of questions Robin Vos needs to answer about his relationship with sleazy Cliff Rosenberger and how he’s doing business in Wisconsin keeps growing.
Robin Vos’s Free European Vacation Leaves Unanswered Questions
Robin Vos’ fantastical claim raises even more questions that must be answered about his already shady relationship with the payday loan industry.
GOP candidates got $87,500 from title lender execs involved in Vos trip
"If there's one thing to know about payday loans, it's that the people in this racket expect to be repaid," Browne said. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Wisconsin Republicans received nearly $90,000 from execs of title lender involved in free London trip for Robin Vos
"If there's one thing to know about payday loans, it's that the people in this racket expect to be repaid," Browne said. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Speaker Robin Vos took free trip to London with lobbyists and leaders from other states
The Wisconsin Assembly's top leader was among a group of lawmakers from several states who took a free trip with lobbyists to London — an August excursion that contributed to the resignation Tuesday of his counterpart in Ohio. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
That’s It? Republican Assembly Majority Set to Call it a Year on Day 53 of 365
Same GOP Legislators Who Attacked Public Assistance Beneficiaries Will Collect Their Own Government Pay and Benefits for 312 More Days.
GOP Leaders Threat: Anyone Investigating Us Risks Losing Their Jobs
Top Republicans have called on the administrators of the agencies responsible for campaign finance and ethics to resign.
Scot Ross: RT if you support the First Amendment
Free speech is not just for the people or organizations whom our state elected officials like or with whom they agree. [Capital Times]
Group sues three Wisconsin lawmakers over Twitter blocks
One Wisconsin Now is suing three GOP state lawmakers for blocking the organization on Twitter, arguing the step amounted to a violation of the First Amendment. [Wisconsin Public Radio]
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.
Dee J. Hall: Public officials shouldn’t block social media users
Scot Ross, executive director of the liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now, said that is exactly what is happening with his organization. [Wisconsin State Journal]
Wisconsin Republicans Need to Answer: ‘Do You Still Support Donald Trump’
One Wisconsin Now is demanding all members of the Wisconsin Republican Assembly Caucus meeting at the State Capitol today condemn by name their party’s leader
Robin Vos Directed Campus Free Speech Attack
Not only would this bill expel students for using their constitutional right to free speech, but also it could inhibit professors from conducting research.
Fragile Snowflakes Jesse Kremer, Robin Vos, Dave Murphy & Sheila Harsdorf Want to Mandate Campus Safe Spaces Free of Republican Critics
Republicans want to make our campuses safe spaces for Republicans to be free of criticism and subject students to legal sanctions if they speak out.
Wisconsin Republicans Standing With Trump on State Visit Also Standing Against Student Loan Borrowers
Donald Trump is visiting Kenosha today and U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, Gov. Scott Walker and State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos will be standing alongside him on stage.
GOP leader wants early voting limits
Scot Ross said the statements by Vos suggested Republicans realize they may not get Peterson’s ruling on the voting rules overturned. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
GOP Scheming to Limit Voting Before November 2016 Election is Even Over
The November 2016 election isn’t even over and already top state Republicans are advocating for new restrictions to limit voter participation in elections.
In 2016, state Republicans in swing districts distance themselves from Scott Walker
Scot Ross said as long as the Assembly is run by Vos, Walker “is going to get whatever he wants passed by a lapdog Republican Assembly caucus.” [Wisconsin State Journal]
Wisconsin Republicans Stay Silent as Trump Touts Violence
Donald Trump has set a new low with his outrageously irresponsible and dangerous comments inciting violence.
Trump Visit Has WISGOP Crying Crocodile Tears for Sacred Cow Paul Ryan
‘Given GOP Record In WI Against Women, Minorities, LGBTQ, Poor People, It’s Not What Trump Has Said, It’s What He Won’t Say That Has WISGOP in Arms’
Gov. Walker and Speaker Vos Make Stunningly Hypocritical Excuse for Lack of Voter ID Education Campaign
Gov. Scott Walker and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos have in public comments both suggested the absence of an educational campaign on the state voter ID law is in part due to the lawsuits over the law.
Assembly Speaker Packs New Education Task Force With School Privatization Lackeys
A newly created “task force on urban education” features members who have benefitted from campaign contributions and heavy spending by pro-private school voucher special interests.
Assembly Speaker Vos Claims He Can Pass Milwaukee Bucks Arena Deal in GOP-Controlled Assembly
At a Madison press conference Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos revealed the full details of a secretly negotiated deal to help build a new arena for the Milwaukee Bucks and claimed he could pass it in the State Assembly.
Wisconsin school voucher expansion remains possible while accountability bill flounders
Scot Ross, executive director of the liberal group One Wisconsin Now, called the program "the gold standard for failure and lack of accountability." [Capital Times]
Twenty-Five Years of School Privatization, Twenty-Five Years of Failure
On its silver anniversary, the Wisconsin school privatization experiment is the gold standard for failure and lack of accountability. But that won’t stop its champions like the Bradley-funded propaganda machine.
Assembly Speaker Vos Goes Soft on Accountability for Taxpayer Funded Private Voucher Schools
Speaker Robin Vos is rescinding his promise Assembly Republicans would pass an accountability bill to protect taxpayers and students against poorly-performing privatized schools.
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce ‘Business Day’ A Chance for Big Political Campaign Spenders to Check Up on Their Investment
WMC spent millions of dollars to install Republicans in power, and now the payoff is a rush to pass a wrong for Wisconsin right to work law.
GOP Assembly Majority Leader Says Senate Calling Shots on Right to Work
Audio surfaced from late September 2014 in which Rep. Jim Steineke told the Green Bay Chamber of Commerce that “right to work is off the table.
GOP Legislature Starts 2015 Payoff to School Privatization Industry
Wisconsin legislative Republicans are promising legislation to regulate the private school voucher program that is slated to rake in over $212 million from state taxpayers in the current school year.
State Government The Wisconsin GOP Way: Those Who Give, Get and Those That Don’t, Don’t
Assembly GOP Speaker Robin Vos and Gov. Scott Walker called for a dramatically expanded private school voucher program in Wisconsin, financed with public tax dollars.
Assembly Speaker’s comments on Bucks arena funding causes controversy
"I thought it was just a really blatant and unmistakable message that Speaker Vos was sending to people in Wisconsin and that's, 'you play by my rules or you don't get to play." [WKOW-TV]
New ‘jock tax’ proposal for Bucks arena stirs up controversy
Vos says he wants to keep the Bucks in Milwaukee. But political visits are not making his job to convince law makers across the state any easier. The liberal group, One Wisconsin Now, has requested Vos be criminally investigated for breaking a state law that does not allow any political moves to be made, based […] [WITI-TV]