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FBI seizes items at home of former aide of Gov. Walker

September 15, 2011
Chicago Tribune

Associated Press

About a dozen law enforcement officers, including FBI agents, raided the home of a former top aide to Gov. Scott Walker on Wednesday as part of a growing investigation into whether county employees did political work while at their jobs.

The home on Madison's east side is owned by Cynthia A. Archer, who until recently was deputy administration secretary to the Republican governor. Archer, 52, now holds a different state job but is on paid sick leave, records show.

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Railroad executive charged with campaign law violations

April 11, 2011
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

By Daniel Bice

Railroad executive William E. Gardner was charged Monday morning with two felony counts of violating campaign finance laws for reimbursing his employees for making donations in political contests, including to Gov. Scott Walker in last year's governor's race.

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Wisconsin governor signs controversial voter ID law

May 25, 2011
Reuters

MADISON (Reuters) - The Republican governor of Wisconsin signed a bill on Wednesday that will require voters in the state to show photo identification when they go to the polls.

The measure, which Democrats characterize as a voter suppression effort but Republicans defend as a protection against fraud at the polls, will take partial effect just as nine state senators -- including six of Governor Scott Walker's Republican allies -- face recall challenges in mid-July.

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Ethics complaints over Wis. union bill dismissed

May 19, 2011
AP via HTR News (Gannett):

Jason Smathers

8:02 AM, May. 19, 2011|

 MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin state ethics board said Wednesday it dismissed all ethics complaints against lawmakers that arose from the dispute over Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s divisive anti-union bill, including a complaint against Walker after he was recorded saying he and his staff considered planting political agitators

among demonstrators protesting his the bill.

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Wis. judge extends Supreme Court race recount

May 9, 2011
Chicago Tribune

Associated Press

A judge gave Waukesha County nearly three more weeks to complete its recount in the state Supreme Court race, saying Monday that he would sacrifice speed for confidence in the county's results.

Wisconsin counties had until Monday to complete their recounts. State elections officials said they expect all the counties to be done by the end of the day except Waukesha. The county's attorney, Tom Farley, said tabulators there had completed only about a third of their work by early Monday morning.

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Secret Cash Dominates in State Court Races

May 12, 2011
Business Week

Unidentified contributors are pumping big money into key races

By Tim Jones

BW MAGAZINE

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Railroad executive charged with campaign law violations

April 11, 2011
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

By Daniel Bice of the Journal Sentinel

Railroad executive William E. Gardner was charged Monday morning with two felony counts of violating campaign finance laws for reimbursing his employees for making donations in political contests, including to Gov. Scott Walker in last year's governor's race.

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Wis. gov under fire for hiring of lobbyist's son

April 4, 2011
Associated Press

Associated Press

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is coming under fire for the hiring of the 27-year-old son of an influential lobbyist to an $81,500-per-year job, with critics saying it is evidence the administration is using state jobs for political payback.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that Brian Deschane has no college degree, little management experience and two drunken driving convictions. Yet he was hired to a job  overseeing environmental and regulatory matters and dozens of employees.
 

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Recall Efforts In Wisconsin Face Tough Odds

March 8, 2011

From NPR

by Liz Halloran

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Pro-labor buttons are displayed outside of the Wisconsin state Capitol last week in Madison. In the wake of a partisan standoff over public employee pay, benefits and collective bargaining, activists are trying to unseat 16 members of the state Senate.

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Wisconsin protests: Gov. Scott Walker got big bucks from billionaire Tea Party fundraisers

February 18, 2011

From the New York Daily News

BY Corky Siemaszko   
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

The Wisconsin governor who sparked a massive uprising by going after public workers gobbled up big bucks from a Manhattan moneyman who got the Tea Party percolating.

Republican Gov. Scott Walker's campaign got a $43,000 campaign contribution last year from a political action committee controlled by brothers David and Charles Koch, several news outlets reported, citing Wisconsin campaign finance filings.
 

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