Ethics
Vos omitted several business interests…
.@SpeakerVos omitted several business interests from his financial disclosure forms. A D.C. government watchdog group, asks the ethics commission to…
Marathon County Clerk Who Said She Could ‘Do Anything Behind the Scenes’ Now Faces Ethics Investigation
On Monday, Marathon County’s Executive Committee met behind closed doors and unanimously agreed the post, and several others that homed…
He won’t go: Fire and Police Commission chair refuses to step down despite ethics findings, loss of confidence from mayor, chief
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and Police Chief Alfonso Morales both have lost confidence in Steven DeVougas’ ability to lead the…
Time to Go
There is no room for this behavior. None. Connecticut Democratic Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty must resign at once for actions that can,…
All Roads Lead Back to Maple Bluff
If these allegations from CREW [Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington] are true, and if it you put it…
WISGOP Pays Prosser’s Legal Bills
Via WisconsinEye.
‘Continually ignoring his clients, lying to courts and refusing to cooperate with ethics investigators’
Michael J. Hicks. Via Milwaukee defense lawyer suspended 2 years @ JSOnline Proof and Hearsay Blog.
Tyco merger gives Johnson Controls CEO Molinaroli an exit strategy
Alex Molinaroli will hand over the reins of Johnson Controls Inc. to Tyco International’s top executive 18 months after the…
Prosserification
“[Prosser’s] tenure as Supreme Court Justice has become increasingly tragic. The court’s reputation and prestige has sunk ever lower and…
WEDC: $500,000, Unsecured, for an Insider
Gov. Scott Walker’s top aides and a powerful lobbyist pressed for a taxpayer-funded loan in 2011 to a financially struggling…
Time to Go
Via Brian Williams: RESIGN @ FREEDOM EDEN.
Sen. Baldwin’s Staffer Complains
ICYMI: Tammy Baldwin's former deputy state director files ethics complaint http://t.co/D6FpEcb5Ak pic.twitter.com/l0JX8aMXXP — Wis. State Journal (@WiStateJournal) April 22, 2015
What passes for humor
Via A nurse said: “We all play a game called Interesting Things I Have Found in Obese People’s Rolls of…
Justice Prosser’s Curiosity Forces His Own Disqualification
Madison— Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser abruptly stepped down from a case earlier this year after a state lawyer…
Vile Cowboys Fan Accused Yet Again of Unethical Behavior
Via Chris Christie Pushed Port Authority To Give Contract To Jerry Jones @ IBT.
SICK: Harley dealership hosts kickboxing event at which mentally-disabled man is knocked unconscious
Via Seasoned kickboxer knocks out man with mental disabilities @ JS Watchdog Report.
Did the Commissioner Ellen Nowak tip off Big Energy?
Opponents of the controversial increase in solar power fees that the Wisconsin Public Service Commission just awarded We Energies are…
‘A fraud of the entire process.’
Via Inside information given to Scott Walker campaign treasurer “unethical,” top expert says @ State Journal.
Lawyer Regulators Exonerate Happ in Ethics Flap
Via STATEMENT BY DISTRICT ATTORNEY SUSAN HAPP @ www.susanhappforwisconsin.com.
But the CEO still has a job
Via Johnson Controls fires consultant following affair with CEO @ JSOnline.
At least they’re familiar with the key players
…two of the groups under investigation have been the dominant spenders in Wisconsin Supreme Court elections in recent years, spending…
Still investigating
Via House ethics panel continues Petri investigation @ JS All Politics Blog.
Still $200,000 in the hole
Via Act 10 invoked to help Justice David Prosser pay off debt @ JS All Politics Blog.
Gov. Walker lands near the top – No. 6 – of a nationwide governor’s ranking
It’s just not a list worth making. Via Group Focused on Goverment Ethics Puts Scott Walker on List of “Worst…
Next Month: Sexual harassment trial for disgraced DA Ken Kratz
Harmful. Via WMTV.
Prosser, other justices appoint judicial commissioner who slammed ethics case against…Prosser
Of course they did, of course he did. Via WTMJ.
Justice Prosser’s lawyer rushes to undercut idea of referring discipline case to Court of Appeals
Strategy of getting Supreme Court justices to recuse themselves doesn’t work if his disciple case goes to Court of Appeals.…