Caucus Scandal News Links – 2001

Below are links to Caucus Scandal-related news articles published in 2001, the first year of the Wisconsin Caucus Scandal. Use the menu on the left to view other years or to return to the CaucusScandal.COM Home page. Please report bad links and links that should be added.

January 2001: Caucuses gone, but aides stay in Legislature (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1/2/01); Campaign funds can pay caucus fines (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1/4/01); Bill would ban swapping influence for cash (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1/8/01); Amid state budget crisis, legal fees growing (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1/10/01); Judge signals doubts on board inquiry (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1/11/01); Watchdog group subpoenas 2 over bills (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/AP, 1/18/01); Judge sets hearing on opening records (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1/22/01); Judge to rule Feb. 18 on newspapers’ notes (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1/25/01)
May 2001: Caucuses are not needed, some say (Wisconsin State Journal, 5/21/01); Group’s negative ads drew heavy criticism (Wisconsin State Journal, 5/22/01); Groups call for probe of caucuses (Wisconsin State Journal, 5/23/01); Chief clerk vows caucus overhaul (Wisconsin State Journal, 5/24/01); Lawmakers push for caucus curbs (Wisconsin State Journal, 5/25/01); Caucus people are accused of purging files (Wisconsin State Journal, 5/27/01)
June 2001: Panel backs spending on the caucuses (Wisconsin State Journal, 6/2/01); DA probing caucus on records law (Wisconsin State Journal, 6/3/01); Reform Groups File Complaint Over Caucus Scandal (Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Press Release, 6/6/01); Groups file caucus complaint (Wisconsin State Journal, 6/7/01); DA delegates one probe (Wisconsin State Journal, 6/8/01); Campaign fliers at Capitol a problem (Wisconsin State Journal, 6/23/01); End of caucuses sought in bill being introduced (Wisconsin State Journal, 6/27/01); Elections Board launches caucus probe (Wisconsin State Journal, 6/28/01); Plan to kill caucuses doomed, GOP says (Wisconsin State Journal, 6/29/01); Assembly tables caucus proposal (Wisconsin State Journal, 6/30/01)
August 2001: McCallum may kill off caucuses (Wisconsin State Journal, 8/4/01)
October 2001: Tax funds to pay caucus employees’ legal bills (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10/2/01); Staffers leaving beleaguered caucuses (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10/6/01); Agreement ends partisan caucus system (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10/11/01); Campaigning done from Chvala office, ex-aide says (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10/20/01); Illegal campaigning allegations brought against Chvala (Badger Herald, 10/21/01); Senate refuses to give up 12 jobs left from caucus system (Wisconsin State Journal, 10/23/01); Chvala tight-lipped on allegations by former aide (Wisconsin State Journal, 10/24/01); Legislative staffers cannot bill taxpayers for legal bills, state says (Wisconsin State Journal, 10/24/01); Lawyers in caucus case charge as much as $275 an hour (Wisconsin State Journal/AP, 10/30/01); Legislature seeks to eliminate caucus (Badger Herald, 10/31/01)
November 2001: Chvala remains silent in accusations (Badger Herald, 11/6/01); Caucus legal fees called hush money (Wisconsin State Journal, 11/7/01); McCallum won’t authorize Doyle lawsuit without more information (Badger Herald, 11/13/01); Governor bars Doyle from suing Legislature over caucus attorney fees (Wisconsin State Journal, 11/16/01); McCallum denies request for legal action (Badger Herald, 11/19/01); Immunity granted to 10 in probe of caucuses (Wisconsin State Journal, 11/21/01); Jensen’s lawyers bill state $75,000 for caucus deal (Wisconsin State Journal, 11/21/01); 3 more gain immunity in probe (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11/26/01); List erred in granting worker immunity (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11/27/01); Name on caucus immunity list was mistake (Wisconsin State Journal, 11/27/01); ‘Scandal distracting lawmakers’ (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11/30/01)
December 2001: Lawmaker raises question in caucus deal (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12/3/01); Caucus legal tab jumps by $14,721 (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12/5/01); Suit filed over legal bills in caucus inquiry (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12/6/01); Lawyer seeks dismissal of open records suit (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12/7/01); Senate officer refuses to halt legal aid (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12/12/01); Lure of politics drew worker into storm (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12/16/01); Time is right for reform, lawmakers say after demise of caucuses (Wisconsin State Journal, 12/19/01); Quiet vote adds to taxpayers’ legal bill (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12/21/01); Chairman claims evidence of Doyle conflict (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12/23/01); Suit vs. Ethics Board to go ahead (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12/28/01); Watchdogs call for broader reforms (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12/29/01)