‘The Senate Did Its Job’ – Q & A with Elections Commissioner Dean Knudson

By Matt Kittle - February 1, 2018

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By M.D. Kittle – Elections Commission member Dean Knudson talks about the battle of wills between the commission and the Senate in this MacIver News Service Q & A. Read More ‘The Senate Did Its Job’ – Q & A with Elections Commissioner Dean Knudson

MacIver News Minute: Why The Senate Rejected Bell and Haas Confirmations

By Chris Rochester - January 25, 2018

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For Republican members of the state Senate, the decision to reject the confirmations of Brian Bell and Michael Haas came down to a loss of faith in the two bureaucrats, who were both employees of the deeply partisan Government Accountability Board during the infamous John Doe investigations. Read More MacIver News Minute: Why The Senate Rejected Bell and Haas Confirmations

GOP-Led Senate Rejects Political Speech Chiefs, But John Doe Battle Far From Over

By Matt Kittle - January 24, 2018

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By M.D. Kittle – After a lengthy and heated debate Tuesday, the Republican-controlled Senate effectively sent Wisconsin’s embattled political speech administrators packing. Read More GOP-Led Senate Rejects Political Speech Chiefs, But John Doe Battle Far From Over

John Doe Questions Remain Before Tuesday’s Senate Confirmation Votes

By Matt Kittle - January 22, 2018

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By M.D. Kittle – As the state Senate prepares to vote on whether to fire him, embattled Ethics Commission interim administrator Brian Bell is responding to one senator’s pointed questions. Read More John Doe Questions Remain Before Tuesday’s Senate Confirmation Votes

Ethics Commission Defense Letters Point To Abuses Of GAB, Agents

By Matt Kittle - January 18, 2018

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By M.D. Kittle – If there were any illusions that members of the state Ethics Commission would stand by their now-infamous predecessor and their agents, those ideas quickly evaporated in new memos made public Wednesday. Read More Ethics Commission Defense Letters Point To Abuses Of GAB, Agents