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Wisconsin GOP's Lame-Duck Power Grab Ruled Unconstitutional
By Mary Bottari, March 21, 2019

Judge strikes down three bills, curtailing the authority of Governor Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul, and 82 appointments.

Open Records Shed Light on Proposed Merger of Wisconsin Legislative Council and Legislative Reference Bureau
By Mary Bottari, March 20, 2019

Public transparency is an issue in the merger discussions.

CMD Continues to Throw Spotlight on Legislators Heralded by Secret Group
By Don Wiener, March 18, 2019

ALEC switches "Legislator of the Week" award to a monthly award.

Like a Breath of Fresh Air, Youth Climate Strikes Lift Off in 125 Countries
By Mary Bottari, March 18, 2019

Global climate actions kicked off by the young Swedish teen, Greta Thurnberg, nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize this week.

State Bills to Criminalize Peaceful Protest of Oil & Gas "Critical Infrastructure"
By Connor Gibson, March 15, 2019

These anti-protest bills adopted by ALEC and by CSG allow prosecutors to impose large fines and felonies, not only on individuals who are arrested, but organizations that are deemed to be supporting those individuals.

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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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