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Ohio Gov. John Kasich Lies About Obamacare, Common Core on Radio

From Media Trackers: Ohio Governor John Kasich wildly mischaracterized Common Core as “written by local school districts” and lied about how his Obamacare Medicaid expansion will be paid for during a May 5 appearance on The Mike Trivisonno Show on WTAM 1100 in Cleveland.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich Lies About Obamacare, Common Core on Radio

Union Bosses Funnel Money to OH Republicans

Union bosses desperate to block worker freedom in Ohio funneled over $100,000 to Republicans during the pre-primary reporting period while those same Republicans assured primary voters of their “conservative” credentials. Despite having a Republican governor and Republican supermajorities in both

Union Bosses Funnel Money to OH Republicans

Pro-Obamacare Ohio GOP Campaigns on Standing Up to Obamacare

The Ohio Republican Party (ORP) is touting local candidates as “strong” opponents of Obamacare despite its support for expanding Obamacare in the state. ORP supports the Obamacare Medicaid expansion, a major component of President Obama’s unpopular insurance law. Several of

Pro-Obamacare Ohio GOP Campaigns on Standing Up to Obamacare

Ohio Dems Submit Bill to Raise State Minimum Wage to $10.10

Northeastern Ohio leftists Rep. Mike Foley (D-Cleveland) and Rep. Bob Hagan (D-Youngstown) have introduced legislation to increase the state minimum wage to $10.10, which they say will help poor Ohioans and punish unfair employers. House Bill 502 (HB 502), submitted in late

Ohio Dems Submit Bill to Raise State Minimum Wage to $10.10

SEIU Subpoenaed in Milwaukee Investigation

By Collin Roth New documents obtained by Media Trackers reveal that the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s office recently subpoenaed the national office of the Service Employee International Union (SEIU) in Washington D.C. for the employment documents of a senior organizer

SEIU Subpoenaed in Milwaukee Investigation

Secret Democratic Oppo Research Files for Twelve 2012 Match-Ups Found via Google

It could be one of the biggest political intelligence coups of the 2012 battle to control Congress. Media Trackers, a conservative investigative watchdog group, discovered nearly three-dozen Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee opposition research notebooks – extensive secretive manuals outlining anything

Secret Democratic Oppo Research Files for Twelve 2012 Match-Ups Found via Google

AFL-CIO Super-PAC Shares Name with Communist Newspapers

Workers’ Voices, a front group for the AFL-CIO, has been billed as the “largest union super-PAC,” even though its own website declares it is not an exclusively union-oriented organization. “Workers’ Voice represents and fights for all working families, union and

AFL-CIO Super-PAC Shares Name with Communist Newspapers

Dems Target Walker with Politicized, Partisan Investigation

Desperate to find a message that will stick in the final weeks of the recall campaign, Wisconsin Democrats have resorted to politicizing a legal probe into the actions of former Milwaukee County government employees who worked for then-county executive Scott

Dems Target Walker with Politicized, Partisan Investigation

Massive Potential for Fraud in Montana Ahead of Primary

With Montana voters now receiving mail-in ballots for the June 5th primary election, Media Trackers Montana is receiving reports of significant ballot errors across the state. Unconfirmed reports placed possible statewide errors in the thousands, with a possible 600 erroneous

Massive Potential for Fraud in Montana Ahead of Primary

43 Milwaukee County DA Employees Sign Walker Recall

Media Trackers is able to confirm that 43 current employees of the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s office signed the petition to recall Governor Scott Walker. A total of 70 names on iVerifytheRecall.com matched the names of current employees at the Milwaukee

43 Milwaukee County DA Employees Sign Walker Recall

Partisan Wisconsin Prosecutor's Office Backs Walker Recall

The Dane County District Attorney’s office may have no official position on the recall of Governor Walker, but key individuals in the office certainly have had no hesitation about participating in the recall of the governor. Following up on a

Partisan Wisconsin Prosecutor's Office Backs Walker Recall

EVIDENCE: Dem Gov Candidate in WI Sells Out to Unions

A photograph has emerged of Democrat gubernatorial candidate Kathleen Falk proudly holding a copy of the pledge that she signed in exchange for union support of her campaign against Governor Walker. Repeated requests for comment on the picture were denied

WI Teacher's Union President Caught Lying About Back-Room Veto Pledge

Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC) President Mary Bell got caught lying. On the record no less. On February 8, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that public-employee unions were attempting to extract from Democratic gubernatorial candidates a pledge to veto the state budget

PolitiFact Knocks Conservative Group, Ignores Identical Claim by Liberal ACLU

Last December, Wisconsin-based conservative watchdog Media Trackers earned a special evaluation from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel‘s PolitiFact team for an article detailing privacy and security concerns over information contained on public recall petitions. PolitiFact chose to evaluate the truthfulness of

Soros Funds Union Effort in Indiana

For the second time in a session that is only weeks old, Indiana House Democrats refused to show up for work on Tuesday, effectively delaying the passage of right-to-work legislation. The first delay was a three-day boycott that finished with

1 Million to Recall Walker, What It Means

Democrats and their leftwing allies are touting the fact that they reached their 1 million-signature goal in the effort to recall Governor Scott Walker. Political observers on both sides of the spectrum had predicted that a recall would proceed because

UPDATE: Search Warrant for SEIU Operative Who Voted from Wisconsin Hotel

On Wednesday, Milwaukee Assistant District Attorney Bruce Landgraf issued a search warrant for Florida SEIU organizer Clarence Haynes declaring there is “probable cause that Mr. H [Clarence Haynes] voted without the proper qualifications as an elector when he cast a

Outspoken Wisconsin Dem Senator Accessory to Voter Fraud

Media Trackers discovered that over 20 individuals voted, some illegally, from one of Senator Lena Taylor’s (D-Milwaukee) properties during the April 5, 2011 spring election. According to a Media Trackers open records request with the City of Milwaukee Election Commission,

Wisconsin Dems Head to Cemetery to Recall Walker?

It’s either a hack into their website, or a deeply revealing Freudian slip. Appearing briefly on the Democratic Party of Wisconsin’s website this morning was an event billed as an opportunity to gather signatures to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker

Death Threat to Gov. Walker Comes from Felon

On Monday, the MacIver News Service reported that a death threat had been made against Governor Scott Walker on a recall Walker Facebook page. The page was advertising the upcoming Walker recall kickoff rally hosted by We Are Wisconsin, one

3 Out-of-State SEIU Operatives Registered and Voted from Wisconsin Hotel

By Collin Roth After discovering that Occupy Milwaukee protester and left-wing activist Austin Lee Thompson used a Glendale hotel to register and vote, Media Trackers has discovered that at least two more out-of-state activists employed by the SEIU registered to

#OccupyMilwaukee Protester May Have Voted Illegally in Wisconsin

By Collin Roth Last Thursday, Occupy Milwaukee protester Austin Lee Thompson (DOB 10/15/1986) was arrested by Milwaukee Police at M&I Bank after allegedly yelling “this is a hostile takeover!” inside the bank. Now, after exclusive Media Trackers research, serious questions

Profile of a Professional Wisconsin Protester

Jeremy Ryan is a habitual loser, or, to borrow a term from state Senator Glen Grothman (R-Wis.), a slob. Ryan is known around Madison, Wisconsin as the “Segway Boy” after his distinct mode of transportation that has made him nearly

Wisconsin Sunshine Group Exposed for Left-Wing Bias

Last weekend at Fighting Bob Fest, a left-wing get together in Madison, Mike McCabe of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign spoke to the progressive crowd about the perils of money in politics, lambasting corporate dollars and the Koch brothers. McCabe even

Wisconsin's Summer of Recalls

For Wisconsin, it seemed that the 2012 election had come a summer early. Until August 16th the airwaves were full of ads by campaigns and outside groups urging voters to turnout and support a candidate of choice in one of

The Case For Recall Reform In Wisconsin

Since February, recall elections have been on the minds of nearly everyone in Wisconsin. And while the diehards on the Left continue to spout off about recalling Scott Walker, most Wisconsinites are fatigued and a bit overwhelmed by the whole

Fraud Inundates Wisconsin Senate Recall

Milwaukee – Imitating the infamous “smokes for votes” scandal of the 2000 election, a small leftwing Wisconsin front group has been caught handing out barbecue chicken dinners to those who vote early in the Wisconsin recall elections. During the 2000

Wisconsin 2011 A Test For Obama 2012

It was recently reported that President Barack Obama’s campaign arm, Organizing for America, was assisting Democrats in the Wisconsin recall campaigns. On July 22, Organizing for America State Field Director Michelle Kleppe sent an email to supporters informing them that

Big Labor Tries to Buy Wisconsin Recall Elections

In just a matter of weeks, the We Are Wisconsin PAC has established itself as the left-wing powerhouse in the Wisconsin recall elections. As was previously exposed by Media Trackers and The MacIver Institute, We Are Wisconsin PAC has assembled