Richard Berman Goes after Bill McKibben and Global Divestment Day
Dr. Evil is back. Richard Berman and his phony front group Environmental Policy Alliance (EPA, get it?) released a bizarre video "Breaking Up with Fossil Fuels is Hard to Do."
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Koch Front Group Targeting Latinos Set to Expand to Wisconsin
Wisconsin is home to nearly 335,000 Latinos, and 40 percent of these self-identify as Democrats. The LIBRE Initiative is poised to bring Latinos back into the GOP fold just in time for the 2016 election cycle.
Walker Moves Pay Cut for WI Chief Justice in the Budget Bill
The Walker budget slips in an edit to the section on the judicial commission to strike a statutory provision stating that "the salary established for the chief justice of the supreme court shall be different than the salaries established for the associate justices of the Supreme Court."
Rumors of the Walker Probe's Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
No, the Walker criminal probe is not dead.
Walker Strikes Truth and Wisconsin Idea from UW Mission in Budget
In addition to unprecedented budget cuts to the University of Wisconsin System, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker struck "the search for truth" and the Wisconsin Idea from the university's mission statement in his executive budget bill unveiled last night.
Republicans Call for Imposing ALEC Zones on Poorest Neighborhoods of Milwaukee
Two suburban Wisconsin lawmakers have unveiled an economic development plan for the lowest-income neighborhoods of Milwaukee, and their "solutions" for the Wisconsin communities hit hardest by deindustrialization come directly from a national right-wing playbook.
Phony Front Group, Center for Union Facts, to Run Super Bowl Ad
In what has become a local tradition, the right-wing Center for Union Facts will air an ad in Washington D.C. during Super Bowl
Fond du Lac Nuns Get Northrop Grumman to Dump ALEC
Defense contractor Northrop Grumman has ended its relationship with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), thanks to shareholder engagement from the Fond du Lac, Wisconsin-based Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes.
Money Trail Revealed: Did Eric O’Keefe Pay James O’Keefe for Hatchet Job on GOP Senate President?
In 2014, as March drew to an end but the cold Wisconsin winter refused to let go, State Senate President Mike Ellis (R-Neenah) stopped at his favorite after work hangout to relax after a long session in the Capitol.
Tar Sands Pipeline Planned for Dane County Eclipses KXL
The expansion of Enbridge's Line 61 pipeline through Dane County, Wisconsin "is on the front lines of our fight against climate change."
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