Wisconsin: There's just too much transparency in government, but Glenn Grothman will fix that.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/bill-would-greatly-limit-public-access-to-employers-of-campaign-donors-b99112447z1-226308011.html
Bill would greatly limit public access to employers of campaign donors
Madison — The public would be kept in the dark about who employs the vast majority of donors to state and local candidates, including all Assembly candidates and City of Milwaukee aldermanic candidates, under a proposal from a Republican lawmaker.
The bill by Sen. Glenn Grothman (R-West Bend) would lift the threshold at which political donors would have to disclose who they work for, a piece of information that often shows their underlying financial interest by revealing ties to an influential union seeking state legislation or a business seeking a city contract.
Under current law, donors must disclose their principal employer if they donate more than $100 in total to candidates in any one year. The proposal would raise that threshold to more than $500 in total contributions.
In one stroke, that would exclude all Assembly contributions and all aldermanic contributions in the state since the maximum donations to those offices are all $500 or less. It also would exclude almost all donations to county board supervisors.
You can always count on Glenn to do the wrong thing!
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