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The Capital Times (Op Ed): "Stronger judicial recusal rules vital for impartial state judiciary" by Jay Heck

"The fairness and impartiality of our judges depends mightily on their separation from the effect and influence of campaign contributors and outside, special interest campaign spending groups."

Background and History of Judicial Recusal in Wisconsin

The landscape began to shift about a decade ago when outside special interest groups, for the first time, began to pour millions of dollars into the election of two State Supreme Court Justices.

Voting & Elections 08.8.2017

Maybe, some day, people will hear

Jay Heck, executive director of Common Cause, consistently pushes for reforms intended to keep government on the up-and-up and make it work better for all citizens, not just the favored few. He calls out politicians and their powerful supporters, and he does so with facts and figures that cannot be denied.

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