Clean Wisconsin Politics

Maine'$ Way of Reducing $ in Politic$
Is Wisconsin up to the challenge?

Read the Isthmus Story on Steve's Trip

75% of Walker Donors Live Outside Wisconsin

(Madison) April 30, 2012--Staggering. It's the only way to characterize the volume of political money flowing into Wisconsin, as the state prepares for spring recall elections. Republican Governor Scott Walker already has collected more than $25 million in contributions, according to his campaign. (Read more...)

About the project

     A fed-up Wisconsin citizen sponsored Steve's December trip to Maine, in hopes of starting a conversation about how money is corrupting Wisconsin's democratic principles.
     The interviews with key sources offer good advice and personal examples about why public financing is the answer to outragous campaign spending.
     Eighty percent of Maine's statewide candidates accept public financing, and spending limits! It is not a partisan issue there, and it shouldn't be one in Wisconsin, either.
     We can clean up Wisconsin politics so our Legislature represents the citizens rather than those who write large checks.

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Read Steve Busalacchi's in-depth story