Media Coverage
Subject: We, the Irrelevant
March 13, 2016: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Sunshine Week and the state Senate
March 13, 2016: Wisconsin State Journal: Sunshine laws help answer big questions
March 8, 2016: Wisconsin State Journal: Award recipients honored for contributions to openness in state government
Jan. 22, 2016: WiscNews, Pat Nash: Legislators ignore will of voters,
Dec. 30, 2015: Dave Wester Letter to the Editor published in LaCrosse Tribune; Juneau County Star Times; Ashland Daily Press: GOP legislators thumb noses at public
Dec. 24, 2015: CapTimes, Plain Talk, Dave Zweifel: – We, the People? No. We, the Irrelevant
Nov. 15, 2015: Devil’s Advocates Radio 3:00 PM segment - Sheila Plotkin interview
Subject: Open Records
Jan. 31, 2016: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin’s open records law needs deadlines and consequences
Jan. 11, 2016: The CapTimes: WI Public Records Board scraps transitory records changes
Jan. 8, 2016: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Public outpouring: Emails, letters urge board reversal on records access
Dec. 30, 2015: Green Bay Press Gazette: Keep government records open, transparent
Dec. 26, 2015: Racine Journal Times: Scott Walker’s secrecy policy is wrong
Subject: Public Education
July 13, 2015: The Washington Post: Governor Scott Walker savages Wisconsin public education in new budget
June 8, 2015: Sheila Plotkin addresses Pep Rally for Public Schools in Sun Prairie
Jan. 27, 2015: Sheila Plotkin testifies in opposition to SB1, companion bill to AB1
Jan. 14, 2015: Sheila Plotkin testifies in opposition to AB1 relating to establishing different accountability measures for private and public schools
Subject: Who do they represent?
May 26, 2015: Senator Elizabeth Warren, Video on Facebook
September, 2014: Princeton study: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens
Subject: Changing Wisconsin’s electoral process (GAB, Campaign Finance, and John Doe)
Nov. 17, 2015: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Editorial: Scott Walker should veto GAB secrecy measures
Nov. 7, 2015: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Editorial: Wisconsin Republicans embrace secrecy
Nov. 5, 2015: The New York Times: Legislators could upend finance laws in Wisconsin
Nov. 2, 2015: The Green Bay Press Gazette: Don’t scrap nonpartisan GAB
Oct. 27, 2015: Common Cause in Wisconsin: GAB “destruction and campaign finance “deform” stalled in state senate, but could be unleashed any time
Oct. 26, 2015: The American Prospect: Walker and the Kochs make Wisconsin corruption-friendly
Oct. 23, 2015: The New York Times: Wisconsin Governor signs bill limiting political corruption inquiries
Oct. 22, 2015: Politifact: GOP changes to Wisconsin’s John Doe law create exceptions for politicians, Democratic lawmaker says
Oct. 21, 2015: WPR: State senate joins assembly in passing John Doe bill
Oct. 21, 2015: The Wall Street Journal: Wisconsin Assembly approves Legislation to curb “John Doe” probes
Oct. 21, 2015: Think Progress: Scott Walker is ready to turn back the clock on ethics and campaign finance in Wisconsin