Conservative empire built from Wisconsin foundation - - - The Bradley Foundation

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By Daniel Bice, Bill Glauber and Ben Poston

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel




MILWAUKEE — Less than a week after being elected governor, Wisconsin Republican Scott Walker and his wife met privately with one of the most powerful philanthropic forces behind America's conservative movement. It wasn't the Koch brothers — the boogeymen for the American left. On Nov. 8, 2010, the Walkers broke bread at an upscale restaurant with the board and senior staff members of the Milwaukee-based Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation.

With more than $600 million in assets, the Bradley Foundation provides a cornerstone for the U.S. conservative movement. It has been the financial backer behind public-policy experiments that started in Wisconsin and spread across the nation — including a welfare overhaul, public vouchers for private schools and, this year, cutbacks in public-employee benefits and collective bargaining.


But the Bradley Foundation is in a different league: From 2001 to 2009, it doled out nearly as much money as the seven Koch and Scaife foundations combined — not including personal or political spending.


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And make no mistake: Bradley Foundation-funded ideas, as well as political leaders who turn those ideas into action, have helped drive America's conservative revolution over the past quarter-century.


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[PeaceNikki]

1. slime. the lot of 'em

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[Viking12]

3. Yep, every bit as bad as the Kochs

maybe worse because of the low profile they attempt to maintain

http://old.mediatransparency.org/funderprofile.php?funderID=1

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