Lautenschlager, Bell chosen to lead new Ethics Commission (UPDATE)
Former Democratic Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager was selected Monday as chair of Wisconsin's new Ethics Commission, and the job of administrator was offered to a former analyst of the nonpartisan board the panel was created to replace.
3 finalists named for Wisconsin Ethics Commission leader
Three finalists from a list of 23 applicants have been selected to be interviewed to become the first leader of Wisconsin's new Ethics Commission.
Judge issues ‘benediction’ for eliminated elections board
A member of Wisconsin's nonpartisan state elections board says he prays that the public "come to its senses" and demand a reversal of a state Supreme Court ruling ending an investigation into Gov. Scott Walker.
Judges Davis, Kinney named to new ethics commission (UPDATE)
Members of the newly created commission to regulate ethics and campaign finance laws for Wisconsin office holders and lobbyists continued their organizational work Thursday with the simplest of tasks: deciding on a name.
Former Sheboygan County Clerk appointed to new elections commission
Gov. Scott Walker has appointed a former Sheboygan County Clerk to one of the new entities that will replace the board that oversees elections.
Server failure cuts clerks from Wisconsin voter system (UPDATE)
Wisconsin state agencies' computers are back online after a server failure.
Democrat names former attorney general to ethics commission
Former Democratic Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager has been named to the state's new ethics commission.
Ten percent turnout predicted for Supreme Court primary
Wisconsin officials are predicting only about 10 percent of eligible voters will turn out for Tuesday’ s primary election for the state Supreme Court and various local offices.
Elections board pushes voter ID information
Wisconsin's Government Accountability Board is pushing to inform people about new voter photo ID requirements with two weeks left before the spring primary.
Corporate political spending can stay secret in Wisconsin
Wisconsin lawmakers are insisting that they didn’t intend to allow corporate political donations to remain secret under the recent overhaul of the state’s campaign finance laws.
CLOSING ARGUMENTS: Is the breaking up of the GAB justified?
Will the breaking up of the state’s Government Accountability Board into two agencies controlled mostly by representatives of the main political parties result in nothing more than gridlock and inaction?
Elections board settles lawsuit over Walker recall lawsuit
The state's elections board and the Wisconsin Club for Growth say they've reached a settlement over a lawsuit related to an investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 recall campaign.
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