Political Spending, School Support Among Local Wisconsin Ordinances

  In what might be called a “Citizens United” uprising, voters in the Green County towns of Clarno and York and the cities of Brodhead and Monroe will decide whether to support an amendment to the U.S. Constitution.  

Although the wording varies among the four ballots, the basic propositions are these:

-Only human beings  -- not artificial entities like corporations, unions, and similar associations -- are endowed with constitutional rights.

·     -Money is not speech, so political contributions can – and should – be regulated.

The Brodhead version actually asks if it should “seek to reclaim democracy from the expansion of corporate personhood rights and the corrupting influence of unregulated political contributions.”

Also, several school districts across southern Wisconsin are seeking voters' help.   

Albany and Brodhead school districts in Green County, Jefferson School District in Jefferson County, and Mukwanago School District in Walworth and Waukesha counties all are asking for multi-year authorizations.   

And there are bond issues. Mukwanago District wants $49.5 million for a high school building. Argyle District in Green and Lafayette Counties wants $2.6 million for a gym complex and $6.5 million for a school improvement program.

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