Wisconsin’s new law, which allows citizens to carry concealed weapons, has been hailed by the NRA as “one of the nation’s strongest.”
Posted on October 30, 2011 by WisconsinWatch in Government, Justice & Safety, Money & Politics
Wisconsin’s new law, which allows citizens to carry concealed weapons, has been hailed by the NRA as “one of the nation’s strongest.”
Posted on October 27, 2011 by WisconsinWatch in Money & Politics Column
Some Wisconsin residents are still reeling from this summer’s recall elections, in which spending on nine state Senate races was estimated at $44 million, or about $57 per vote. But, as a wise man once said, you ain’t seen nothing yet.
Posted on October 20, 2011 by WisconsinWatch in Money & Politics Column
Sen. Glenn Grothman (R-West Bend) has introduced a bill to end the requirement that those who give more than $100 a year to state political campaigns disclose their principal place of employment.
Posted on October 19, 2011 by WisconsinWatch in Consumer, Economy, Health & Welfare
The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board has retreated from claims that consuming dairy products could aid weight loss after some experts branded the statements “deceptive” and “discredited.”
Posted on October 17, 2011 by WisconsinWatch in Consumer, Economy, Health & Welfare
A major Wisconsin dairy group continues to promote dairy products for weight loss, four years after two national groups, under pressure from the Federal Trade Commission, agreed to stop.
Posted on October 16, 2011 by WisconsinWatch in Consumer, Health & Welfare
The milk board, which spends nearly a million dollars a year promoting dairy’s health benefits to children, defended its conduct and said claims were based in science.
Posted on October 13, 2011 by WisconsinWatch in Money & Politics Column
Michael Richards sometimes finds himself telling people, “I’m not your typical lobbyist.” But in fact, that’s exactly what he is.
Posted on October 06, 2011 by WisconsinWatch in Money & Politics Column
Democrats reacted sharply to Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s decision to call the Legislature into special session to take up a slate of measures meant to put Wisconsin “back to work.” The Assembly’s minority leader pegged most bills as “payoffs to special interests” that do nothing to create jobs.