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May 16, 2016: Mt. Pleasant Town Board Votes to Return the Constitution Back to “We The People” Wisconsin United To Amend

April 9, 2016: Manitowoc United to Amend seeks signatures Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter

April 8, 2016: 11 Wisconsin Communities Pass Anti-Citizens United Referendums Wisconsin Public Radio

April 7, 2016: ‘United to Amend’ scores wins in 11 Wisconsin communities Wisconsin Radio Network

April 6, 2016: Southwest Wisconsin communities vote to nix ‘Citizens’ ruling Telegraph Herald

April 6, 2016: 11 communities vote for amendment against Citizens United WisconsinGazette.com

April 6, 2016: 11 communities back amendment on Citizens United Wisconsin Journal Sentinel

April 6, 2016: Eleven Communities Vote to Amend the U.S. Constitution WisPolitics.com

April 6, 2016: Eleven Communities Vote to Amend the U.S. Constitution Wisconsin United To Amend

April 5, 2016: Janesville, Beloit pass campaign finance resolution GazetteXtra

March 29, 2016: We The People amendment question on April 5 ballots WisconsinGazette.com

March 29, 2016: Eleven Communities to Vote to Reclaim Democracy from Special Interests Wisconsin United To Amend

February 18, 2016: Green County United to Amend Public Forum Post Messenger Reporter

February 4, 2016: Mike McCabe: The Believer Isthmus

January 30, 2016: Flood of money distorts elections Beloit Daily News

January 29, 2016: Voters deserve hearing on referendum bill The Dunn County News

January 19, 2016: Assembly Republicans Refuse to Consider Referendum Giving Voters a Voice on Citizens United Urban Milwaukee

January 19, 2016: Politicians’ obsession with money damages democracy, nation Neil Heinen via WISC-TV

January 19, 2016: Big donors, election wins equal flush coffers for Wisconsin Republicans Wisconsin State Journal

January 14, 2016: David Clarenbach: Big money, not full-time Legislature, source of political dysfunction The Cap Times

January 13, 2016: Manitowoc group takes aim at Citizens United Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter

December 30, 2015: Wisconsin aims to amend ‘legal bribery’ system Dubuque Telegraph Herald

December 19, 2015: Wisconsin loosens campaign finance rules for ‘dark money’ Associated Press

December 16, 2015: Conservative groups helped gut Wisconsin election laws Public Integrity

November 7, 2015: Community conversations: On Local Control Steve Rasmussen

October 30, 2015: A workshop in Washburn highlights the Community Rights movement Bayfield County Journal

October 21, 2015: Voters Want Money Out of Politics; Politicians Don’t Care PR Watch

March 25, 2015: Secret $1.5 million donation from Wisconsin billionaire uncovered in Scott Walker dark-money probe Tea Party Tribune

January 20, 2015: James Hartwick: On fifth anniversary of Citizens United, it’s time amend the Constitution The Cap Times

November 9, 2014: VIDEO: Green Bay’s referendum on corporate personhood Thom Hartmann

November 7, 2014: ‘We will only get louder’: Dozens of communities vote to boot big money from politics RawStory.com

October 31, 2014: Referenda allow Wausau voters to weigh in directly Wausau Daily Herald

October 28, 2014: 12 Wisconsin communities to vote on Citizens United repeal Wisconsin Gazette

October 14, 2014: The Secret Money Buying Wisconsin’s Laws The Daily Beast

October 14, 2014: Corporate campaign cash breeds corruption Vicky Daubert via The Cap Times

October 3, 2014: Letter: Wausau wants Big Money out of politics Wausau Daily Herald

July 12, 2014: We, the people can overturn ‘Citizens United’. Wausau Daily Herald

July 4, 2014: Will of people shines in direct-legislation petitions. PostCrescent.com

June 24, 2014: Voters to get say on money in politics. PostCrescent.com

June 24, 2014: Move to Amend petition requests referendum on November ballot. fdlreporter.com

June 21, 2014: Wisconsin grassroots movements aim to limit corporate campaign spending. Marshfield News Herald

June 20, 2014: Grassroots activists in Fond du Lac, Ripon, seek measure to limit corporate campaign spending. Star Tribune

June 19, 2014: Fox Cities petitioners call for referendum to curb political spending. PostCrescent.com

May 31, 2014: A conversation between Ron Johnson and Koch donors. The Cap Times

May 21, 2014: Listen to the people: Money isn’t speech. The Cap Times Editorial

May 12, 2014: Board overrides Chris Abele veto, sets vote on free speech ruling. Milwauke Journal

April 4, 2014: On Politics: High court ruling will lift Wisconsin’s campaign donor limits, experts say. Wisconsin State Journal

April 3, 2014: A Resounding Vote Against Koch Brothers Dollarocracy. The Nation

March 28, 2014: Dane County will vote on marijuana, suburbs on Citizens United and a leaf vacuum. Wisconsin State Journal

March 27, 2014: Americans For Prosperity Gets Involved In Kenosha School Board Election. Wisconsin Public Radio

March 13, 2014: Join effort to change campaign financing. The Appleton PostCresent.com

March 10, 2014: Move to Amend, Senate redistricting bill outlined. Jefferson Daily Union

January 23, 2014: Mary Sanderson: Waunakee, DeForest and Windsor also to vote on amending Constitution. The Cap Times

January 21, 2014: Four Years After ‘Citizens United,’ There Is Real Movement to Remove Big Money From Politics. John Nichols via The Nation

January 19, 2014: Citizens United decision made our political problems worse — Valerie Murphy. The Cap Times

January 18, 2014: Belleville voters can speak up for repair of democracy. The Cap Times

January 15, 2014: Dark money: How Wisconsin’s most politically influential organizations avoid disclosing their donors. The Cap Times

January 11, 2014: The sequel to Citizens United. The Wisconsin State Journal

January 8, 2014: Residents might get chance to vote on special-interest funding. MyWalworthCounty.com