Government Accountability Board

Aug 13, 2013

Unions sapped, other lobbying strong

Special interest groups in Wisconsin spent less trying to sway state law and policy in the first half of 2013 than in comparable past periods. But it’s still a whole lotta moolah.

May 11, 2012

Supersize contributions still flowing in

It’s been called a quirk in state law and even “an outrageous loophole.”

Apr 17, 2012

Walker returns $170,000 in donations to PAC

Gov. Scott Walker's campaign returned $170,000 in campaign donations it received from the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce political action committee after the PAC was fined $500 by election regulators for giving the money.

Apr 17, 2012

Six fake Dems allowed on recall ballot (UPDATE)

Wisconsin's elections board unanimously voted Tuesday to allow six Republicans running as Democrats to appear on the ballot in recall elections this spring targeting Gov. Scott Walker and five other Republicans.

Mar 30, 2012

Recall election ordered for Walker

Embattled first-term Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will face a recall this spring after an election was ordered Friday following the collection of more than 900,000 signatures in the wake of his push against union bargaining rights.

Mar 30, 2012

Board orders recalls for 4 GOP senators

Recall elections have been ordered against four Republican Wisconsin state senators.

Oct 11, 2011

Dems mull running against Walker

Madison - Democrats who might challenge Gov. Scott Walker in a recall election next year include the Milwaukee mayor who lost to Walker in 2010 and a state senator who fled to Illinois to avoid voting on the collective bargaining bill that is spurring the recall effort.

Sep 15, 2011