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State Sen. Leah Vukmir says the now-defunct Government Accountability Board’s keeping of some of her personal emails was politically motivated. The Brookfield Republican said that because she authored legislation revamping the agency — a combined ethics and elections oversight agency
The attorney general’s recommendations in its leak investigation report provide a good start to achieve accountability.
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The state Ethics Commission will provide “clarifications” to the DOJ report on how agency staff handled John Doe records and will seek the release of sealed court documents to back up the contention employees acted properly, the commission chair tells
It breaks my heart knowing the children of so many immigrants who were brought as children to this country without documentation now risk being deported from the only home they’ve ever known. This could very easily have been my daughter
For Immediate Release DATE: Friday, December 8th, 2017 CONTACT: Melissa Moore Baldauff, Director of Communications 414.278.4216 Office 772.579.6936 Cell Melissa.Baldauff@MilwaukeeCountyWI.gov Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division’s Nurse Recruitment Campaign receives international award Campaign … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 8, 2017 Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 In Case You Missed It: Governor Scott Walker Stands with Wisconsin Veterans Honoring our state’s heroes, Governor Walker signs three bills into law [Madison, WI] — Governor
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the John Doe leak report, the governor’s race and sexual harassment allegations at the Capitol.
Getting on the ballot isn’t hard, but it takes some legwork and attention to detail. If you decide to run for office, don’t make things any harder on yourself or your supporters by neglecting details that could keep you off the ballot.
CONTACT: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org MADISON — The Democratic Party of Wisconsin today launched Google Search ads holding right-wing politician Leah Vukmir and out-of-state billionaire puppet Kevin Nicholson accountable for standing silently by the Republican Party as it endorses and sends $170,000
GOP state Sen. Steve Nass is calling on four Elections or Ethics commission employees to quit following a DOJ report that accused the old GAB of mishandling documents related to John Doe probes that touched Gov. Scott Walker or his
At least one person illegally removed documents from the old GAB and leaked them to The Guardian, but the needed proof does not exist to convict anyone, the state DOJ concluded in a report released today. Still, the 92-page document
Contact: Scott Allen 262-442-8695 (Waukesha, WI) – Scott Allen will be celebrating his 4th annual 49th birthday (he’ll be 52) at La Estacion Restaurant, 319 Williams St, Waukesha, on December 14th. General reception is from 6-9 pm with remarks by
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin today called on U.S. Sen. Al Franken to resign, joining a growing list of Senate Dems calling on the Minnesota senator to step aside. The statement comes after a Politico report this morning that another woman,
Kudos to Common Cause in Wisconsin’s Jay Heck for taking a cue from my many columns that wonder why the Wisconsin Legislature is paid full-time salaries and benefits when it works but a few months a year.
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Like legislative leaders, AG Brad Schimel says it’s important to shield sexual harassment complaints filed with his agency, saying making them public would discourage victims from coming forward. Still, the agency released the names of two employees who turned in
Dem state Rep. Josh Zepnick says he is “disappointed and disturbed” by Minority Leader Gordon Hintz pulling him off five legislative committees following allegations he kissed two women without their consent in 2011 and 2015. Zepnick, D-Milwaukee, said he has
For Immediate Release December 5, 2017 Contact: Bryan Kennedy – (414) 517-3864 Matt Flynn Will Restore Voting Rights in Wisconsin Democratic candidate for Governor will end discrimination and voter suppression tactics (Milwaukee) – Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Matt Flynn today announced his proposals
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State Sen. Leah Vukmir says the now-defunct Government Accountability Board’s keeping of some of her personal emails was politically motivated. The Brookfield Republican said that because she authored legislation revamping the agency — a combined ethics and elections oversight agency — that put her “in the sights of the GAB.”
The attorney general’s recommendations in its leak investigation report provide a good start to achieve accountability.
… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs platform, which is the new home for WisPolitics subscriber products.
The state Ethics Commission will provide “clarifications” to the DOJ report on how agency staff handled John Doe records and will seek the release of sealed court documents to back up the contention employees acted properly, the commission chair tells WisPolitics.com. David Halbrooks, speaking after the agency called an emergency
It breaks my heart knowing the children of so many immigrants who were brought as children to this country without documentation now risk being deported from the only home they’ve ever known. This could very easily have been my daughter Maria’s circumstances, too. Maria was born in Guatemala. What would
For Immediate Release DATE: Friday, December 8th, 2017 CONTACT: Melissa Moore Baldauff, Director of Communications 414.278.4216 Office 772.579.6936 Cell Melissa.Baldauff@MilwaukeeCountyWI.gov Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division’s Nurse Recruitment Campaign receives international award Campaign … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 8, 2017 Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 In Case You Missed It: Governor Scott Walker Stands with Wisconsin Veterans Honoring our state’s heroes, Governor Walker signs three bills into law [Madison, WI] — Governor Walker is standing up for Wisconsin veterans. Appearing in Wausau
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the John Doe leak report, the governor’s race and sexual harassment allegations at the Capitol.
Getting on the ballot isn’t hard, but it takes some legwork and attention to detail. If you decide to run for office, don’t make things any harder on yourself or your supporters by neglecting details that could keep you off the ballot.
CONTACT: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org MADISON — The Democratic Party of Wisconsin today launched Google Search ads holding right-wing politician Leah Vukmir and out-of-state billionaire puppet Kevin Nicholson accountable for standing silently by the Republican Party as it endorses and sends $170,000 to elect Roy Moore. The ads target Wisconsin voters conducting
GOP state Sen. Steve Nass is calling on four Elections or Ethics commission employees to quit following a DOJ report that accused the old GAB of mishandling documents related to John Doe probes that touched Gov. Scott Walker or his associates. Of the four, only Nathan Judnic, an Elections Commission
At least one person illegally removed documents from the old GAB and leaked them to The Guardian, but the needed proof does not exist to convict anyone, the state DOJ concluded in a report released today. Still, the 92-page document paints the Government Accountability Board as being sloppy in its
Contact: Scott Allen 262-442-8695 (Waukesha, WI) – Scott Allen will be celebrating his 4th annual 49th birthday (he’ll be 52) at La Estacion Restaurant, 319 Williams St, Waukesha, on December 14th. General reception is from 6-9 pm with remarks by Rep. Allen at 7:15 pm. The cost for this is
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin today called on U.S. Sen. Al Franken to resign, joining a growing list of Senate Dems calling on the Minnesota senator to step aside. The statement comes after a Politico report this morning that another woman, identified only as a former Democratic congressional aide, said Franken
Kudos to Common Cause in Wisconsin’s Jay Heck for taking a cue from my many columns that wonder why the Wisconsin Legislature is paid full-time salaries and benefits when it works but a few months a year.
… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs platform, which is the new home for WisPolitics subscriber products.
Like legislative leaders, AG Brad Schimel says it’s important to shield sexual harassment complaints filed with his agency, saying making them public would discourage victims from coming forward. Still, the agency released the names of two employees who turned in their resignations two years ago while facing sexual harassment allegations.
Dem state Rep. Josh Zepnick says he is “disappointed and disturbed” by Minority Leader Gordon Hintz pulling him off five legislative committees following allegations he kissed two women without their consent in 2011 and 2015. Zepnick, D-Milwaukee, said he has been facing anonymous allegations and again said he will not
For Immediate Release December 5, 2017 Contact: Bryan Kennedy – (414) 517-3864 Matt Flynn Will Restore Voting Rights in Wisconsin Democratic candidate for Governor will end discrimination and voter suppression tactics (Milwaukee) – Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Matt Flynn today announced his proposals to restore voting rights in the state, following years of