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$3.5 M & counting: Parties dump cash into race for SW Wisconsin Senate seat that pays $64k per year
Both parties are using a well-worn loophole – that the Legislature could close – to boost their candidate, creating a tsunami of advertising in the relatively small race.
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Stevens Point state legislator appears to have violated campaign finance laws
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