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The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Education Fund released the responses of statewide candidates and legislative hopefuls to six questions on democracy reform issues the three groups posed to all candidates.
The Wisconsin Senate passed legislation that would overturn a century-old ban on corporate spending in elections Tuesday, but puts in place requirements for shareholders to be notified of corporate campaign spending.A ban that was put in place in 1905 was…
The Wisconsin Government Accountability Board approved administrative rules last week that would require interest groups to reveal any activities related to elections, a measure the state Legislature must vote on before the end of their floor…
According to Gavel Grab, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has plunged into an intense debate and endorsed an end to local and state elections of judges. At a question-and-answer session Thursday before the National Association of Women Judges, Justice…
A issue ad loophole in Wisconsin campaign finance law should be closed to prevent special interest groups from spending unlimited amounts of money on state elections, writes executive director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, Mike McCabe to the…
