There is a broader issue: the public has a right to know who is saying what to elected officials.
Tag: Sen. Mary Lazich
Posted inMoney & Politics Column
Elections need army of poll workers
Bills now before the state Legislature would let municipalities use poll workers from anywhere within their counties and tinker with rules that allow political parties to nominate poll workers.
Posted inMoney & Politics Column
GOP pressed on redistricting
Wisconsin’s last redistricting, after the 2010 Census, was done in secret and cost taxpayers more than $2 million. Ruling Republicans strategically carved districts to maximize their electoral prospects, much as Democrats would had done had they been able.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Welfare
Wisconsin law increases abortion delays, risk
Planned Parenthood has not provided abortions by medication since April, claiming a new abortion law’s language was too vague to comply with. As a result, many women have had surgical abortions instead and face delays in making appointments.