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Chvala gets his law license back (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9/19/08)

Doyle speech raises questions (Wisconsin Radio Network, 9/3/08)

Appeals Court Grants New Trial For Scott Jensen (WISC-TV, 11/8/07)

Restitution for Jensen, Foti, Schultz goes to arbitrator (Wisconsin Radio Network, 9/8/06)

Jensen ordered to prison (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5/16/06)

Lautenschlager Statement on Political Ethics Reform (Wisconsin Department of Justice Press Release, 5/1/06)

Statement of Governor Doyle Regarding Legal Fees for Caucus Scandal Convicts (Office of the Governor Press Release, 3/24/06)

Jensen guilty of 3 felonies (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3/11/06)

Jensen wasn’t to blame, ex-aides say (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3/6/06)

Paid by state, he worked in politics (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2/22/06)

Jensen’s trial begins Tuesday (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2/20/06)

Justice Prosser admits campaign conduct in Assembly (Wisconsin State Journal, 2/3/06)

Burke receives 6 months in jail (Badger Herald, 12/1/05)

Caucus Scandal Fallout (Wisconsin State Journal, 11/21/05)

Chvala reaches plea deal (Badger Herald, 10/25/05)

Some surprised to be on witness list for Burke trial (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5/7/05)

Timeline Of The Legislature Caucus Scandal (Wisconsin State Journal, 3/24/05)

Supreme Court hears caucus scandal (Badger Herald, 1/17/05)

Attorney asks judge to postpone Burke trial (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8/27/04)

New charges filed against ex-lawmaker in Capitol probe (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8/13/04)

Caucus Case Links Id’d (Capital Times/AP, 8/12/04)

>>> COMPLETE CAUCUS SCANDAL NEWS LINK ARCHIVE (2001-2008)



Legal


Scott Jensen: Court of Appeals Opinion (Case No. 2006AP2095-CR, 11/8/07)

Sherry Schultz: Court of Appeals Opinion (Case No. 2006AP2121-CR, 11/8/07)

Brian Burke: Supreme Court of Wisconsin Attorney Disciplinary Proceeding Opinion (Case No. 2006AP432-D, 5/2/07)

Chuck Chvala: Supreme Court of Wisconsin Attorney Disciplinary Proceeding Opinion (Case No. 2006AP1423-D, 5/2/07)

Chuck Chvala: Supreme Court of Wisconsin Opinion (Case No. 03-0442-CR, 3/23/05)

Chuck Chvala: Court of Appeals Opinion (Case No. 03-0442-CR, 2/12/04)

Chuck Chvala: Court of Appeals Opinion (Case No. 03-0746-CR, 11/13/03)

Democratic Party of Wisconsin: Campaign Finance Complaint (ElBd Cpt. 01-14, Donald Fish/complainant, 8/20/01)



Websites


>>> Corey Scholtka’s original CaucusScandal.COM website

Donald Fish vs. Democratic Party of Wisconsin Campaign Finance Complaint website



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Opinion


Lautenschlager’s Mistake Continues to Cost Wisconsin Tax-Payers (Falk AG Campaign Press Release, 9/8/06)

La Follette has worn out welcome (Daily Cardinal, 9/5/06)

Letters to the Editor: Caucus Scandal Calls For Change (Wisconsin State Journal, 4/3/06)

Insiders Turned On Their Own Parties (Wisconsin State Journal, by Heidi Rammelt, 4/2/06)

The Importance of the Caucus Scandal (By Rolf Lindgren, 3/13/06)

Jensen trial hurts Wisconsin GOP (Badger Herald, by Ryan Masse, 3/9/06)

The caucus scandal (cont.) (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1/13/03)

Dark Cloud Over Wisconsin May Have a Silver Lining: A True Watchdog May Soon Join State Elections Board (WisOpinion, by Corey Scholtka, 12/4/02)

12-Step Program for More Ethical Government (By Donald Fish, 10/28/02)

Caucus Scandal Lawyer Payments Demonstrate “Accountability Vacuum” (Ed Thompson for Governor Press Release, 5/14/02)

At last, the caucus legal bills (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5/10/02)

Governor needs night light (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2/4/02)

Wisconsin caucus scandal provides entertainment (Daily Cardinal, by Jonathan Linder, 12/13/01)



Blogs


Scandals in Madison (Outside.In)

So, Ummm, What’s The Point of OLR? (Prosqtor's Progress/BlogSpot, 9/18/08)

Foti, Gableman defy Republican Mantra of Personal Responsibility. (Democurmudgeon/BlogSpot, 7/11/08)

Caucus Scandal Reborn (Neenahlivin/BlogSpot, by M. Bubba Blume, 6/24/08)

Caucus Scandal (WisPolitics Courtwatch Blog)

Committee Testimony and More (Wisconsin Political Fix/Common Cause in Wisconsin, by Jay Heck, 2/12/08)

Archive for the ‘Scott Jensen’ Category (Caffeinated Politics/BlogSpot)

Court addresses Burke, Chvala law licenses (All Politics/Wisconsin State Journal, by Stacy Foster, 4/30/07)

Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle - Error and Impropriety (BlogSpot)

Wis.Governor: Green’s Money Problem Good News for Doyle? (The Fix/Washington Post, by Chris Cillizza, 8/31/06)

Mark Green on Possibility of Pardoning Scott Jensen (Uppity Wisconsin, by Steve Hanson, 6/3/06)

Cast Nearly Finalized for Movie on Caucus Scandal and Jensen Trial (I am the Force/BlogSpot, by TPDN, 3/21/06)

Caucus Scandal Update (Kreitlow Corner/BlogSpot, 3/13/06)

Green Caught in Another Scandal... (Crawford's Take, 2/28/06)

Green’s caucus scandal connections spotlighted in Jensen trial testimony (The Xoff Files/WisOpinion, by Bill Christofferson, 2/24/06)

Rep Mark Green implicated in Wisc scandal (AlphaLiberal Blog/TPMCafé, 2/24/06)

Jensen: The Case for Selective Prosecution (Texas Hold 'Em Blogger/BlogSpot, 1/31/06)

Another Day, Another Convicted Felon (Big Money Blog/Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, by Mike McCabe, 10/25/05)

Wisconsin’s Republican Assembly for Sale (The Truth is Out There/BlogSpot, 11/17/04)

How Did Peggy Know? (The Roundup/MilwaukeeWorld, by Michael Horne, 5/3/04)

Fool me once (FightingBob, by Jay Heck, 11/2/03)

Why Jim Doyle Shouldn’t be Crowing over the Jensen Conviction (I am the Force/BlogSpot, by Charles J. Sykes, 10/23/02)
The Wisconsin Caucus Scandal erupted just after new year 2001 and brought down numerous powerful elected officials. But some still ask if anything has really changed in Madison.

This website is a complete index to news, opinion, analysis, blogs, websites and legal documents relating to the Wisconsin Caucus Scandal of 2001–2008.



Analysis


Time for reform? (Isthmus/The Daily Page, by Erik Gunn, 1/11/07)

State Caucus Scandal Bills Still Piling Up: Taxpayers to Foot Most of Legal Fees Despite Restitution (redOrbit/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, by Steven Walters, 6/28/06)

Wisconsin Politics and Government (Book, by James K. Conant, 4/30/06)

Has Wisconsin Lost its Ethics? (Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, by Bill Lueders, Spring 2006)

Changing the Guard in Wisconsin (Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, by Jeff Mayers, Winter 2003)

“I’ve Done Nothing Wrong!” (Milwaukee Magazine, by Bill Lueders, 2/1/03)

Caucus scandal shames Wisconsin (Badger Herald, by John Buchel, 12/12/02)

Ambition trumps duty in Madison (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, by Greg J. Borowski and Steven Walters, 10/19/02)

Caucus scandal tarnishes Wisconsin politics (Badger Herald, by Rachel Patzer, 9/17/02)

Costs in legal-bills uproar go deeper (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, by Dennis Chaptman and Richard P. Jones, 5/11/02)

Capitol aides campaigned during off-hours (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, by Steven Jones, 12/24/01)

State, campaign line was blurred (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, by Steven Walters, 12/15/01)

Inaction in case blamed on oversight (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, by Richard P. Jones, 12/13/01)

Inaction in caucus case blamed on oversight boards’ structure (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, by Richard P. Jones, 12/13/01)

Unlike caucus staff, state workers paid bills (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, by Steve Schultze, 12/8/01)

Caucus tale hits home for N.J., Washington (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, by Cary Spivak and Dan Bice, 12/4/01)

Signature spells end for state caucuses (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, by Dennis Chaptman, 11/20/01)

Documents point to caucus’ campaign work on state time (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, by Steven Walters, 11/14/01)

Campaign accusations spread in Statehouse (Wisconsin State Journal, by Dee J. Hall, 11/10/01)

Legislative staffers prodded to campaign (Wisconsin State Journal, by Dee J. Hall and Phil Brinkman, 6/23/01)

One caucus may have illegally helped group (Wisconsin State Journal, by Dee J. Hall, 5/22/01)

Caucus calls to candidates noted (Wisconsin State Journal, by Phil Brinkman, 5/20/01)

Caucus policy of evasiveness alleged (Wisconsin State Journal, by Dee J. Hall, 5/20/01)

State employees secretly campaign (Wisconsin State Journal, by Dee J. Hall, 5/20/01)

Caucus fees top state payments to 2 towns (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, by Richard P. Jones, 1/28/01)



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