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Full Disclosure: The George Will Scott Walker Connections
By Elaine Magliaro Political pundit, Washington Post conservative columnist, Fox News contributor, and climate change denier George Will has often been heard expounding on matters of great national import and opining about political figures on the Sunday morning nooz programs. At the end of … Continue reading
Wisconsin Judges Considering “John Doe” Criminal Investigation into Scott Walker May Be Implicated in Same Kind of Offense
By Elaine Magliaro In April, I wrote a post about the Wisconsin Supreme Court being slated to take up a “John Doe” criminal investigation of alleged coordination between Friends of Scott Walker and “independent” groups during the tumultuous 2011-2012 recall elections. Mary … Continue reading
Picture of the Day for June 4, 2015: On the Subject of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, the Koch Brothers…and ALEC
Posted by Elaine Magliaro FYI: Brendan Fischer and Mary Bottari posted an article titled Scott Walker: The First ALEC President? over at the Center for Media and Democracy’s PRWatch yesterday. I have an excerpt from the article below the fold.
Posted in Campaign Finance, Conservatives, Democracy, Fascists/Corporatists, Government, Politics, States, United States
Tagged ALEC, American Legislative Exchange Council, Charles Koch, David Koch, Governor Scott Walker, Koch Brothers, Picture of the Day, Privatization, Scott Walker, Wisconsin
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Scott Walker’s “Scandal-Plagued” Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation in “Full Meltdown”
By Elaine Magliaro On Monday, Mary Bottari of PRWatch posted an article about Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin titled Privatization Fail: Scott Walker’s WEDC in Full Meltdown. (FYI: WEDC stands for Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.) Bottari said that during his 2010 … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Finance, Capitalism, Conservatives, Corruption, Economic Policy, Economics, Fascists/Corporatists, Justice, Oligarchy, Political Science, Politics, States, Tea Party, United States
Tagged Governor Scott Walker, Scott Walker, WEDC, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
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US Supreme Court Denies Appeal to Halt Probe into Scott Walker’s Gubernatorial Campaign Finances
By Elaine Magliaro Last month, I wrote a post about the “John Doe” criminal investigation into the alleged coordination between Friends of Scott Walker and “independent” groups during the tumultuous 2011-2012 recall elections. Excerpt from my post: Prosecutors have alleged … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Finance, Conservatives, Constitutional Law, Corruption, Courts, Democracy, Free Speech, Government, Jurisprudence, Politics, SCOTUS, States, Tea Party, United States
Tagged Dark Money, Governor Scott Walker, Money in Politics, Scott Walker, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Club for Growth, Wisconsin Supreme Court
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Governor Scott Walker and Wisconsin’s Budget Woes
By Elaine Magliaro Earlier this year, I wrote a couple of posts about Governor Scott Walker and the state of the state of Wisconsin: Wisconsin Has Largest Decline of Middle Class of Any State According to New Study and Governor Scott Walker Planning … Continue reading
Scott Walker, the Wisconsin Club for Growth, Dark Money, and an Orchestrated Supreme Court Coup
By Elaine Magliaro Mary Bottari of PR Watch wrote a report today about two court cases that have not garnered much media attention–even though the stakes “could not be higher.” She said the converging cases “will decide the future of … Continue reading
Wisconsin Has Largest Decline of Middle Class of Any State According to New Study.
By Elaine Magliaro Scottie Lee Meyers of Wisconsin Public Radio wrote an article earlier this month about a new state-by-state analysis conducted by The Pew Charitable Trusts which shows that Wisconsin has “experienced the biggest decline in middle-class households in … Continue reading
Et Tu, Wisconsin?: Following in the Footsteps of Florida, the Badger State’s Board of Commissioners of Public Lands Bans Discussion of Climate Change for State Agency
By Elaine Magliaro Eric Roston (Bloomberg) reported earlier today that discussing the subject of climate change is now “out of bounds for workers at a state agency in Wisconsin.” Roston said that “any work related to climate change—even responding to … Continue reading
Presidential Hopeful Scott Walker Compares Taking on Peaceful Wisconsin Protesters to Fighting ISIS
By Elaine Magliaro The “goggle-eyed homunculus hired by Koch Industries to manage their midwest subsidiary formerly known as the state of Wisconsin”—aka Scott Walker—made quite a splash last Thursday during his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Matt … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-Teacher Politicians, Anti-Union Politicians, CPAC, Dumbass Politicians, Governor Scott Walker, ISIS, Labor Unions, Scott Walker, Terrorism, Terrorists, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Protesters
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