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Minnesota Can Keep Pawlenty - 5/14/2008

Milwaukee- Stay home, Governor Pawlenty. That’s the plea from One Wisconsin Now (OWN), as Pawlenty travels to Stevens Point to serve as the keynote speaker at the Wisconsin Republican Convention on Friday.

McCain's Education Plan: All Teachers Left Behind - 5/06/2008

Milwaukee – Sen. John McCain says “there is no equal opportunity without equal access to excellent education,” but this is just another example of the “Double Talk Express.” McCain is waging war on education through stripping teachers of the very tools they need to educate our youth. Most unsettling – his planned freeze on spending which would slash $10 billion in grants to local education agencies.

OWN Welcomes New Communications Director - 5/5/2008

Milwaukee — One Wisconsin Now announced the addition of Andrea Gage to the statewide organization’s Milwaukee office. She will serve as the organization’s Communications Director.

Wisconsinites Say 'Mission Accomplished' When Troops Come Home - 4/30/2008

Madison – With tomorrow’s fifth year anniversary of George Bush’s declaration from the deck of the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln that “major combat operations in Iraq have ended,” a group representing veterans, military families and state progressives joined at the State Capitol to criticize the endless war, citing the devastating loss of life and heavy toll on the American economy.

OWN Launches 'McCain's Iraq Tax on Wisconsin' Website - 4/22/2008

Milwaukee – One Wisconsin Now has launched a website to highlight both the $8.3 billion cost of the Iraq War paid by Wisconsin, and Sen. John McCain’s willingness to go along with George W. Bush and continue this failed effort– even for as long as 100 years. The site is available at: http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/iraqtax..

McCain Brings Wisconsin Families No Change from Failed Bush Policies - 4/15/2008

Milwaukee – Sen. John McCain comes to Wisconsin tomorrow offering no change from the failed economic policies of President George Bush. Despite the recession, housing and health care crises, McCain supports more tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations, more failed trade policies costing Wisconsin jobs. McCain also proposes a health care plan that taxes benefits and he gives no relief to those facing foreclosures on their homes.

Wisconsin Families Suffering Under McCain Iraq Tax - 4/14/2008

Milwaukee – With tomorrow’s tax day filing deadline, Wisconsin taxpayers continue to foot a $8.3 billion and growing “Iraq Tax.” Despite the tragic loss of life and damage to the nation’s economy, Sen. John McCain supports the Iraq War and has said he would continue to do so, even if it lasts 100 years.

All Children Matter Contributors Have Given $130,000 to Wisconsin State Legislators - 4/8/2008

Milwaukee – Major donors to All Children Matter, the pro-private school voucher group under investigation by the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, have donated nearly $130,000 to members of the Wisconsin Legislature. All Children Matter was hit Friday with a $5.2 million fine for illegally funneling money into Ohio campaigns.

All Children Matter Hit with $5.2 Million Fine for Illegally Funneling Campaign Money - 4/7/2008

Milwaukee – All Children Matter, the pro-private school vouchers group founded by Michigan Republican billionaire Richard DeVos was leveled with a $5.2 million fine Friday for illegally funneling money into Ohio campaigns. All Children Matter remains under investigation in Wisconsin after the State Elections Board determined in November 2006 it violated rules about express advocacy in opposing John Lehman’s bid for the State Senate.

District Attorney Seeking Special Prosecutor for OWN Open Records Complaint Against Gableman - 3/27/2008

Milwaukee – Burnett County District Attorney Ken Kutz is requesting a “special prosecutor” for One Wisconsin Now’s verified open records law complaint filed with the Burnett County District Attorney’s office after Burnett County Judge Mike Gableman refused repeated requests to release emails from his taxpayer-financed state account.

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