Tag: Scott Walker
Posted inMoney & Politics Column

A timely topic, a search for the truth

by Bill Lueders Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Editor’s note: The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism is debuting a column called Money & Politics. Written by Bill Lueders, the Center’s Money and Politics Project director, the column will cover a wide range of topics related to money and politics, tied into contemporary events. And it will invite readers into a process of discovery, […]

Posted inGovernment, Health & Welfare

Wisconsin’s mental health system braces for major cuts under Walker

by Lauren Hasler Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

In interviews with mental health advocates and county and state officials, the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism found that Wisconsin’s public mental health system — once viewed as a national model — has become fragmented and underfunded. And many experts fear that as Gov. Scott Walker moves to close the state’s budget deficit, the mental health system will be weakened even further.

Posted inGovernment, Justice & Safety

Email to Walker suggested faking violence (original story)

by Kate Golden Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

After praise for Walker, the email — sent Feb. 19, during union demonstrations against Walker’s budget repair bill — then took a darker turn. It suggested that the situation in Wisconsin presented “a good opportunity for what’s called a ‘false flag’ operation.” [This is the original version of the story which prompted Carlos Lam to resign.]

Posted inEconomy, Government

Analysis: Emails favored Walker 2-1

by Kate Golden Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

In the week after Gov. Scott Walker announced his plan to dramatically curtail public employees’ collective bargaining rights in the state budget repair bill, a wide majority of the emails to him expressed support, a Center analysis of those emails indicates. But that support was significantly boosted by emails from pro-Walker senders from outside Wisconsin.