Vinehout to Drop Out, Leaving Only Burke to Challenge Walker
By Ruth Conniff, January 16, 2014 State Senator Kathleen Vinehout will announce that she is not running for Governor of Wisconsin.read more
View ArticleThe Real State of the State: Wisconsin Edition
By Rebecca Kemble, Jan. 28, 2014 Walker promises less education, lower wages and a giant tax cut for the rich.read more
View ArticleObama Invites Defender of Solidarity Singers to State of the Union
By Jonathan Rosenblum, Jan. 28, 2014 Carlos Arredondo, who saved lives after the Boston bombing, is well known in Madison.read more
View ArticleWalker's Death Toll: Study Calls Medicaid Refusal a Killer
By Stephen C. Webster, Jan. 31, 2014 Taking a pass on $1.8 billion for your citizens' health care has major consequences.read more
View Article'Unintimidated': Scott Walker's Masterpiece
By Ian Murphy This article originally appeared in the Feb. 2014 edition of The Progressive. For more great content like this, subscribe today and get a whole year of the magazine for as little as $10....
View ArticleChristie's Demise Has Walker Licking His Chops
By Ruth Conniff, Feb. 5, 2014 But Republicans should be leery of another scandal-plagued governor.read more
View ArticleJudge: Walker's Plot to Arrest Critics is 'Unconstitutional'
By Rebecca Kemble, Feb. 6, 2014 Could this be the end of the crackdown on free speech in Wisconsin?read more
View ArticleWisconsin Moving to Advance ALEC Constitutional Convention Scheme
By Brendan Fischer, PRWatch, Feb. 10, 2014 Wisconsin is the latest state to line up behind a national effort to amend the Constitution and cripple the federal government's ability to spend -- likely...
View ArticleAmazing: Walker Even Lies About Voting for Reagan
By Stephen C. Webster, Feb. 10, 2014 In an interview with a rightwing blog last month, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker claimed that he voted for Ronald Reagan when he “had just become a teenager.”...
View ArticleWalker's Mine Imperils Wisconsin
By Rebecca Kemble, Feb. 10, 2014 This article is from the February 2014 edition of The Progressive magazine. For more great content like this, subscribe today and get one full year of the magazine for...
View ArticleScandals Likely to Dog Walker's Presidential Ambitions
By Ruth Conniff, Feb. 14, 2014 The worse things get for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, the brighter our own Gov. Scott Walker's prospects look as a presidential contender in 2016.In his book,...
View ArticleWalker's Greatest Challenge: Spinning Wisconsin's Horrible Jobs Numbers
By Stephen C. Webster, Feb. 18, 2014 Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker may have a slight edge on his 2014 opponent, but he’s got a long road ahead if the latest polling data is any indication.According...
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Starting Today, Scott Walker is Officially in Hot Water
By Ruth Conniff, Feb. 19, 2014 Today a court of appeals in Madison, Wisconsin, will release thousands of previously sealed emails that belong to convicted felon and former Scott Walker aide Kelly...
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The Biggest Revelations from Scott Walker's Really Bad Day
By The Progressive, Feb. 19, 2014 We've obtained a trove of thousands of previously secret emails from a former aide to Gov. Scott Walker who pleaded guilty to a felony and is a target of a secret...
View ArticleSupreme Court Challenge to WI Dark Money Probe Raises Questions of Judicial...
By Brendan Fischer, PRWatch, Feb. 19, 2014 An order from the Wisconsin Supreme Court halting the John Doe campaign finance investigation would directly affect the same organizations that helped put...
View ArticleWhat We've Learned from the Walker Leaks
By Ruth Conniff, Feb. 19, 2014 Thousands of pages of documents released by an appeals court in Madison, Wisconsin, today clearly show that Scott Walker was at the center of a campaign operation that...
View ArticleWalker Used Illegal Communication System Says Chief Investigator
By Matthew Rothschild, Feb. 20, 2014 In the first John Doe investigation, the prosecutors were hot on Scott Walker’s trail.The chief investigator of the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office,...
View ArticleWalker Aide Uses the “C” Word
By The Progressive Magazine, Feb. 20, 2014 From the #WalkerDocs: Tensions ran high in August 2010 just before the Republican primary when Walker deputy chief of staff and convicted felon Kelly...
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Walker’s Deputy Knew It Was Wrong
By The Progressive Magazine, Feb. 20, 2014 Scott Walker and his defenders steadfastly have evaded questions about the existence and use of a secret email network to evade Open Records laws. The...
View ArticleWalker Linked to Destruction of Evidence
By The Progressive Magazine, Feb. 20, 2014 Scott Walker may have prompted destruction of evidence in the first John Doe investigation.On Friday, May 14, 2010, at 8:46 a.m., then-Milwaukee County...
View ArticleWalker Encouraged Anti-Immigrant Rant: 'Don't Hold Back'
By The Progressive Magazine, Feb. 21, 2014 Documents released this week show that Gov. Scott Walker told one of his closest advisers "Don't hold back" after she forwarded an anti-immigrant screed to...
View ArticleThe Top 5 Things You Need to Know About the Walker Docs
By Mary Bottari, PRWatch, Feb. 21, 2014 I spent the day reading Kelly Rindfleisch’s emails. They were released as part of the final court proceedings regarding the first John Doe, the closed-door,...
View ArticleWalker Staff on the Mentally Ill: No One Cares About Crazy People
By Seep Paliwal and Brendan Fischer, PRWatch, Feb. 21, 2014 One of the more disturbing exchanges in recently-unsealed court documents shows callousness among Scott Walker's staff and campaign as they...
View ArticleRuth Reminds MSNBC: Walker is Being Investigated by Republicans
By Stephen C. Webster, Feb. 21, 2014 Appearing on “All In with Chris Hayes” on Wednesday night, The Progressive’s editor Ruth Conniff reminded the liberal network’s viewers that the John Doe probe in...
View Article‘Badgergate’ Rattles Wisconsin: ‘Walker is Clearly at the Center’
By Stephen C. Webster, Feb. 21, 2014 Appearing on MSNBC’s “The Ed Show” Thursday night, The Progressive’s editor Ruth Conniff sounded off on what Ed’s calling “Badgergate,” telling viewers that Gov....
View ArticleWalker's Denials No Longer Hold Up
By Ruth Conniff, Feb. 21, 2014 Governor Scott Walker has repeatedly denied knowing about the illegal campaign work going on while he was County Executive of Milwaukee. But the emails released on...
View ArticleNew Docs Suggest Scott Walker Misled the Press
By Brendan Fischer, PRWatch, Feb. 25, 2014 Throughout the years-long "John Doe" investigation into Scott Walker's staff during his time as Milwaukee County Executive, Wisconsin's current governor...
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Creative Protests Hit Scott Walker in Wake of John Doe Emails
By Rebecca Kemble, Feb. 26, 2014 As the unethical and possibly illegal behavior of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and his administration comes under public scrutiny with the release of documents...
View ArticleWisconsin's Voter I.D. Law Hangs in the Balance
By Ruth Conniff, Feb. 26, 2014 The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard arguments this week on a controversial new voter I.D. law supported by Governor Scott Walker.Over the last several years, voter I.D....
View ArticleWalker Violated Public Records Law: So say former AG and Milwaukee supervisor
By Matthew Rothschild, Feb. 28, 2014 A former Wisconsin attorney general and a Milwaukee county supervisor who was subpoenaed by the John Doe prosecutor are both wondering why Scott Walker wasn’t...
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