Us Politics | PolitiScoop

Voter Suppression Law Ruled Unconstitutional

Created on Monday, 12 March 2012 13:55

Voter Suppression Law Ruled Unconstitutional

MADISON — Following is the statement of Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate in response to a circuit judge's ruling today that Scott Walker's voter suppression law was unconstitutional.

"We already knew that Scott Walker's efforts to suppress voting in Wisconsin offended our state's norms and traditions. Now, for the second time, a judge has ruled that it offends Wisconsin's Constitution.

We know it is critically urgent for Republicans to see that Wisconsinites, primarily elderly, student and minority voters, have unnecessary roadblocks in their way when participating in democracy, and we fully anticipate today's ruling to be challenged.

Update: Senate Mining Bill Sent Back To Committee

Created on Tuesday, 06 March 2012 22:52

UPDATE: This Story has been Updated Below

Madison -- The controversial bill to weaken environmental protections and streamline permitting processes in Wisconsin was voted down and returned to committee today after a compromise could not be reached. Bill Williams, Gogebic Taconite CEO, was in attendance to watch the measure get voted down. Today, Williams stated it would be difficult to keep pursuing the mine if these streamlining provisions are not enacted.

Tommy Thompson Must Reveal Stem Cell Financial Interests

Tommy Thompson Must Reveal Stem cell interests

Created on Friday, 11 November 2011 09:10

WisDems: Tommy Thompson Must Reveal Stem Cell Financial Interests

MADISON – After his self-serving turn at the Vatican this week, Wisconsin Democrats called on Washington lobbyist Tommy Thompson to reveal his financial ties to biotechnology firms that would reap financial benefit from Thompson’s proposal to invest federal dollars in adult stem cell research.