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Gov. Walker's emails are public domain. When he receives an open-records request for copies of those emails, he is legally obligated to comply. He is, however, refusing to release emails requested by the Associated Press. They are suing him as a result. Gov. Walker has said that he received thousands of emails in support of his budget proposals; his unwillingness to release those emails casts doubt on his claim. Here's the story in the Wisconsin State Journal.

Wisconsin's legislature is currently considering a voter ID bill. This bill would largely disenfranchise college students who attend schools away from their home towns. The supporters of the bill say that they are trying to eliminate voter fraud. However, New Hampshire's assembly speaker was recorded saying the GOP is interested in taking away college students' vote because they vote for liberals. Here's the story in the Washington Post. Also, student IDs issues by state universities more secure against fraud than drivers licenses. Wisconsin's voter ID bill would be the most restrictive in the United States. Here's a Wisconsin State Journal article explaining what would have to be changed about it to ensure that it doesn't disenfranchise legitimate voters. Three of Wisconsin's counties don't even have DMV centers, and most centers have hours between 8-4pm, one or two days a month. That doesn't meet most people's needs if they need an ID to vote.

Here's a link to a Channel 3000 story about the budget's effort to deny many women access to contraceptives. For every $1 spent on birth control, the state saves more than $4 on medical care for moms and babies in unplanned pregnancy situations. This is in the same budget that cuts medical care for low-income families and children. The two policies are at odds with one another, and kids suffer greatly.