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For or Against Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Thu, 03/27/2008 - 1:24pm.
Posted in: judicial public financing | Wisconsin
Next Tuesday Wisconsin voters will be voting on a new state Supreme Court justice and in this article for the Hudson Star-Observer the two candidates for the position present their platforms on a couple of subjects, including the way in which campaigns for the Wisconsin court are financed.
Unlikely Alliance Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Tue, 03/11/2008 - 2:34pm.
Posted in: judicial public financing | Wisconsin
Christine Bremmer Muggli of the Wisconsin Association for Justice (a trial lawyers group) writes in favor of the Impartial Justice bill currently sitting in the state Assembly that would let candidates for the state Supreme Court run for office using public financing (similar to programs in North Carolina and New Mexico) and help control the spending, and partisanship, of judicial elections.
Pass Wisconsin Judicial Bill Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Thu, 02/28/2008 - 3:45pm.
Posted in: judicial public financing | Wisconsin
The Daily Cardinal, the student paper for the University of Wisconsin at Madison lends its support to efforts to win full public financing for Wisconsin Supreme Court campaigns.
Leaning Towards Support Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Mon, 02/25/2008 - 3:33pm.
Posted in: judicial public financing | Wisconsin
The Sheboygan Press rebuffs state Senator Joe Liebham for failing to support a bill passed last week in the Senate to offer a full public financing option for candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The paper notes that the program enjoys strong public support. The bill passed the Senate on a vote of 23-10 and will now be considered by the Assembly.
Wisconsin Senate Passes Judicial Bill Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Tue, 02/19/2008 - 3:42pm.
Posted in: judicial public financing | Wisconsin
Cool! The Wisconsin Senate just passed a bill on a vote of 21-10 to create a full public financing program for state Supreme Court races, like the systems in North Carolina and New Mexico. The bill now moves to the state Assembly.
AARP Is In Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Wed, 02/06/2008 - 2:10pm.
Posted in: judicial public financing | Wisconsin
Joining the growing coalition of groups endorsing full public financing of Wisconsin Supreme Court races are AARP Wisconsin and the Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups, who have come out in favor of the Senate bill to offer a Clean Elections-style option to judicial candidates on the model of programs in North Carolina and New Mexico.
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Public Financing Going to the Chapel? posted by Katie Schlieper on 05-15-2008 Speaking of North Carolina, Chapel Hill may become the state's first municipality to offer a full public financing option for city council races. The state legislature has approved the idea, now the council is debating it. Cities like Portland, Oregon and Albuquerque, New Mexico offer a full public financing option and officials in more cities (like Los Angeles and New York) are proposing similar programs as the cost of running for office goes up and closes more people out. Published in: Chapel Hill | north carolina | Public Financing Get Real posted by Katie Schlieper on 05-15-2008 From the Raleigh News and Observer this morning an editorial lauding the state's existing public financing programs for campaigns in the state and encouraging further expansion of these programs as fast as possible. Published in: north carolina | Public Financing Panel for Queens posted by Katie Schlieper on 05-14-2008 For those of you in New York City, especially those of you in and around Queens -- there will be a Clean Elections panel discussion tomorrow, Thursday May 15th at 7pm at All Saints Church to discuss how campaign finance, Clean Elections, and the movement for social justice are related. Citizen Action of New York and the West Queens Independent Democratic Club are co-hosting, with the help of several other groups. Published in: Clean Elections | New York Creative Commons
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