This week features highlights of a forum entitled “What Ever Happened to Good Government in Wisconsin?” The event looks at several challenging issues facing the electorate in Wisconsin, including a new voter ID law which is the subject of a lawsuit by the League of Women Voters; a controversial political redistricting plan; public financing and the role of money in politics; and the U.S. Supreme Court Citizens United decision. The forum took place October 24th at UW Marathon County, and featured Common Cause Executive Director Jay Heck, Democratic State Representative Donna Seidel, former Republican State Senator Walter John Chilsen, former Republican congressional candidate Kevin Hermening, Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service Director Eric Giordano, and Wausau Daily Herald Editorial Page Editor Rob Mentzer.
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