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November 24, 2008

Statement on Passing of Becky Young

MADISON -- Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Joe Wineke released the following statement on the passing of longtime public servant and Democratic activist Becky Young:

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November 11, 2008

Van Hollen Must Drop Appeal of Lawsuit Now that GAB will Conduct Voter Checks

MADISON – Attorney General JB Van Hollen must drop his plans to appeal the politically-motivated lawsuit he lost against the Government Accountability Board now that the GAB has announced its own plans to perform cross-checks on voter registration lists dating back to 2006.
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November 03, 2008

Coalition for America

MADISON – The Virginia-based Coalition for America’s Families is spending millions on false and malicious political ads in Wisconsin, but does not even have a legitimate place of business. The group is the same shady organization that a judge recently ordered to stop running its false ads against Democratic Assembly candidates, before an appeals court stayed the ruling.

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November 03, 2008

Brett Davis Can

MADISON – Before he became the “independent thinking” representative from Oregon, Brett Davis spent nearly a decade working as a party insider in Madison and serving the Bush Administration in Washington before returning to run for office.
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November 03, 2008

Statement on Wisconsin Court of Appeals Action Today

MADISON – Jim Smith, Executive Director of the Assembly Democratic Campaign Committee, today issued the following statement on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals action regarding the Coalition for America’s Families false ads running against Mark Radcliffe and other Democratic Assembly candidates: 
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November 02, 2008

Court Orders False Ads Stay Down After Hearing from Both Sides Today

MADISON – With only two days until Election Day, a judge today ordered that false ads running against Democratic Assembly candidates stay off the air, rejecting a motion from third-party ad group Coalition for America’s Families to overturn the judge’s restraining order from yesterday banning the ads.
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November 01, 2008

Coalition for America

MADISON - Today, the Coalition for America’s Families was properly served a judge’s order requiring the group, which is running millions of dollars in false ads against Assembly Democratic candidates, to appear for a court hearing Monday.
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November 01, 2008

Judge Orders Ads Off the Air Immediately for Spreading Lies About Dem Assembly Candidate

MADISON – In an unprecedented legal decision, a judge has ordered that ads running by a third-party group against a Democratic Assembly candidate be removed from the air immediately, after finding that the ads are spreading false and misleading statements designed to affect the election.
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