Politics

Campaign Cash: 3M Gives Donations, Pays No Fines
Campaign Cash

3M Gives Donations, Pays No Fines

Company gave donations to Walker and others, pays no fines for environmental violations.

Op Ed: The Attack on Affordable Care
Op Ed

The Attack on Affordable Care

Walker, Schimel, Johnson would kill program; 2.4 million Wisconsinites with pre-existing conditions could lose insurance.

DNR Wastewater Permit Backlog Still a Problem

DNR Wastewater Permit Backlog Still a Problem

One year after critical audit DNR still slow to review potential municipal, industrial and agricultural pollution.

Op Ed: Walker’s Air Travel Abuses Taxpayers
Op Ed

Walker’s Air Travel Abuses Taxpayers

Governor bills taxpayers for 869 flights, many blatantly political, some as short as 24 miles.

Walker, Evers Tied in Governor’s Race

Walker, Evers Tied in Governor’s Race

And Vukmir just behind Baldwin in race for Senator, as challengers gain momentum.

Murphy’s Law: Foxconn’s Story Changes. Yet Again.
Murphy’s Law

Foxconn’s Story Changes. Yet Again.

Nearly all the manufacturing will be done by robots, company says.

Experts Question Schimel’s School Safety Grants

Experts Question Schimel’s School Safety Grants

Sending mental health professionals to training designed for security officers?

SSP America Rejects Workers Call for Union

SSP America Rejects Workers Call for Union

Company that serves Mitchell Airport claims most workers don’t want union, suggests NLRB oversight.

Data Wonk: Must Democrats Have a Unified Message?
Data Wonk

Must Democrats Have a Unified Message?

So claims a NYT story. But the party generally fares better by allowing differing views.

Op Ed: Please Rescind Walker’s Open Records Award
Op Ed

Please Rescind Walker’s Open Records Award

Letter to state Freedom of Information Council cites governor’s poor record on “Openess."

Second Walker Official Opposes Him

Second Walker Official Opposes Him

Ex-Director of Financial Institutions say he was pushed to meet with lobbyists, avoid public records.

Murphy’s Law: Did Abele, Newspaper Cover Up Schmidt Pension?
Murphy’s Law

Did Abele, Newspaper Cover Up Schmidt Pension?

Decisions by county exec, Journal Sentinel, suppressed news of his lucrative pension.