Wisconsin Ethics Commission
Coverage of Wisconsin Ethics Commission in the Nexus archive.
- Wisconsin governor candidate says her campaign has far less money than she thought
Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Sara Rodriguez discovered her campaign has significantly less cash than expected due to financial misreporting by her campaign manager, who was subsequently fired. Rodriguez remains in the race and has notified the Wisconsin Ethics Commission to correct campaign finance reports.
- Ethics Commission dismisses complaint at center of GOP probe into DOJ legal fellows
The Wisconsin Ethics Commission dismissed a complaint against Attorney General Josh Kaul for hiring out-of-state lawyers via a New York University program to enforce environmental regulations. Republican legislators and a Senate Oversight Committee, chaired by Sen. Mary Felzkowski, accused Kaul of violating state laws and allowing external influence, but the commission’s dismissal was cited as evidence of partisan motives by Kaul.