Press Releases

September 24, 2009

Scott Walker

MADISON – Throughout his 7-year stint as County Executive, Scott Walker has proposed budget after budget that contains excessive spending paid for with tax and fee hikes for Milwaukee County residents. It is clear from his 2010 budget proposal that this year will be no different. By front-loading his budget, Walker is spending the equivalent of three years of bonding in the next year – and taxpayers will be left to foot the bill.

September 21, 2009

Scott Walker: Too Extreme for Wisconsin Families

MADISON – Scott Walker joined right-wing extremists in Milwaukee on Saturday to participate in a hateful, fear-based rally aimed at preventing progress for Wisconsin families. Walker was joined by right-wing commentator Michelle Malkin and known tax cheat Joe “The Plumber” Wurzelbacher at the rally, which was sponsored by corporate-backed Americans for Prosperity.

September 18, 2009

Statement: Indiana Voter ID Law Declared Unconstitutional

MADISON – Indiana’s voter ID law, long held up as a model for similar proposed laws in Wisconsin and other states, was declared unconstitutional yesterday by the Indiana Court of Appeals. Mike Tate, Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, issued this statement following the ruling:

September 18, 2009

GOP Teabaggers Thirsty for More

MADISON -- Self-described Republican teabaggers are set to descend on Milwaukee Saturday in another attempt to disguise a corporate-funded event as a grassroots gathering.

September 11, 2009

Kapanke Guilty of Public Records Violations

MADISON – State Senator Dan Kapanke (R-La Crosse) acknowledged his violations of state Public Records law today, putting an end to the politician’s three-month scheme to conceal and destroy evidence of illegal campaign activities. The admission, which came in a settlement agreement filed this morning in Dane County Circuit Court, asserts that Kapanke accepts full responsibility for breaking the law.

September 09, 2009

DPW Chair Tate Statement on Mark Neumann's Official Run for Governor

MADISON - Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate released the following statement in response to Mark Neumann's official announcement of his run for governor.

September 02, 2009