Caucus Scandal News Links – 2003

Below are links to Caucus Scandal-related news articles published in 2003, the third 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 2003: Chvala acts not shielded, court told (Wisconsin State Journal, 1/4/03); Blanchard: Conduct of Jensen, Foti, Schultz was clearly illegal (Wisconsin State Journal, 1/6/03); Caucus spotlight hits Loftus (Wisconsin State Journal, 1/8/03); Doyle seeks end to legal fees (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1/8/03); Charges stand against lawmakers, former aide (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1/10/03); Jensen, Foti lose motions in court (Wisconsin State Journal, 1/10/03); Talks to avert suit over legal fees held (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1/10/03); Bid to delay hearing rejected (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1/13/03); Ex-caucus workers testify (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1/14/03); Judge orders trial for Jensen, Foti (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1/15/03); Lautenschlager recovering caucus scandal legal fees (Badger Herald, 1/17/03); DA seeks funds tied to Chvala (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1/22/03); Chvala’s bid to remove McCann fails (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1/27/03); Ruling says public funds can pay legal fees (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1/31/03); State won’t pay all caucus scandal fees (Wisconsin State Journal, 1/31/03)
February 2003: Judge drops one Chvala charge (Wisconsin State Journal, 2/4/03); Lawmakers plead not guilty to misconduct (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2/5/03); Lawyers want lawmakers’ trial moved from county (Wisconsin State Journal, 2/5/03); UW’s Lyall says Chvala requested donations (Wisconsin State Journal, 2/5/03); Chvala lawyers to skip preliminary court hearing (Wisconsin State Journal, 2/6/03); Chvala ordered to trial on 19 counts (Wisconsin State Journal, 2/7/03); Chvala waives right to preliminary hearing (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2/7/03); High court to hear appeal on records (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2/28/03)
March 2003: Justices decline Jensen case (Wisconsin State Journal, 3/13/03); Former caucus staffers to refuse to testify before board (Wisconsin State Journal, 3/14/03); Judge to decide on dividing Chvala trial (Wisconsin State Journal, 3/20/03); Democratic Party backed on voter lists (Wisconsin State Journal, 3/21/03); Voter list complaint dismissed (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3/26/03); Burke aide accused of ordering removal of documents (Wisconsin State Journal, 3/27/03); Caucus workers told to remove campaign data, records say (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3/27/03); Workers told to remove campaign data (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3/27/03)
May 2003: High court doesn’t rule on Blanchard role in case (Wisconsin State Journal, 5/2/03); High court ruling sought in Chvala case (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5/9/03)
August 2003: Report: Most state donations came back (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8/14/03)
October 2003: After delay, hearing to go ahead for Burke (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10/9/03); Judge orders Burke to trial on felony counts (Wisconsin State Journal, 10/13/03); Investigation active one year after charges (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10/27/03)
November 2003: Lawmakers seek end to charges (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11/19/03)