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One million dollars: Wealthy candidates spending own fortunes vying for NW Wisconsin House seat
Personal wealth isn’t required to run for higher office, but it certainly helps. Three candidates in northwestern Wisconsin have tried to jumpstart their campaigns with massive payments from their own bank accounts. Read more
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Conservative groups, trade associations, private companies – THE BIGGEST LOBBYING VIOLATORS IN WISCONSIN
When lobbyists violate the state’s strict rules, the Wisconsin Ethics Commission negotiates a fine. See who’s paid the biggest ones in recent years.
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With public funding for stadium secured, five Brewers executives sent maximum donations to top Republican legislator
The executives made the donations two weeks after a huge funding bill to renovate the team’s stadium passed out of the legislature.
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WMC, the Kochs, the Brewers, Kwik Trip: The top lobbiers in Wisconsin last year
WMC, the Koch network, the Brewers and Kwik Trip are just some of the organizations on the list.
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‘Lobbying is effective’ – Brewers spent $1.5 mil pressing legislature, got $366 mil
The ball club negotiated a deal for the state to pay hundreds of millions for renovations to American Family Field in exchange for staying in Milwaukee through 2050.
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Johnson votes against aid for Ukraine, Israel. Baldwin joins bipartisans to pass it.
Passed by the U.S. Senate, the measure now goes to the U.S. House, where its passage is uncertain.
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Even with more competitive maps, Dems unlikely to win full control of state government in 2024, experts say. With one exception.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will probably enact more competitive legislative maps soon. But only one set of districts being considered might allow Democrats to win a legislative majority if they…
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