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The bill was passed in 2015 with the assistance of a traveling road show of Koch-funded allies.

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Chambers of Commerce Exposed by CMD

Video footage of a closed-door webinar provided to CMD reveals Frank Luntz' firm instructing state chamber of commerce lobbyists to ignore polling that shows Chamber members across the country overwhelmingly support progressive workplace policies including raising the minimum wage, providing paid sick days, and more.

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There is a "sucker punch" aspect of this entire episode, that has been used in the past, that makes it doubly despicable. The now dead open records issue was so completely outrageous and unexpected that it served its intended purpose – to draw attention away from the many other very contentious and controversial aspects of this budget. And that was exactly what Walker and the majority Republicans wanted to happen.

--Jay Heck, Common Cause in Wisconsin

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