Tag: Wisconsin state politics
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FINAL REPORT: Top Donors to Rep. Bryan Steil, Republican of SE Wisconsin
Steil has received large donations from many big banks and big corporations, as well as from AIPAC and Koch Inc.
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FINAL REPORT: Top donors to Peter Barca, Dem House candidate in SE Wisconsin
Barca has raised nearly $2 million in the race, with strong support from many labor unions and one Hollywood star.
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FINAL REPORT: Top donors to Dr. Kristin Lyerly, Democrat of NE Wisconsin
The Democrat has raised $2.4 million in the race for the 8th Congressional District, which reaches from Door County through Green Bay and Appleton.
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FINAL REPORT: Top donors to Tony Wied, Republican for NE Wisconsin’s House seat
The De Pere Republican is trailing his Democratic opponent in fundraising by almost $1 million.
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FINAL REPORT: Tiffany outraises Dem challenger nearly 6 to 1 in NW Wisconsin
Rep. Tom Tiffany, the incumbent Republican, has raised about $1.2 million. Right-wing billionaires like the Uihleins, Diane Hendricks of ABC Supply and the Kwik Trip co-founder all made big donations.
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9 checks the state of Wisconsin uses to prevent – and catch – voter fraud
While illegal voting is very rare, the state still takes it very seriously, experts say.
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State rep doesn’t live in northern Wisconsin district where he’s running
State law doesn’t prohibit a person from running in a district where they don’t live, but they must move there before assuming office. Behnke says he will rent something in the new district before moving his family there permanently.
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Fond du Lac-area Senate candidate convicted in 2005 of writing bad checks
The Democrat and first-time political candidate Michael Rapp wrote the checks to Walmart when he was homeless and in need, he said.
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Most expensive race for state Assembly (so far) is in western Wisconsin
Democrats have a serious chance to retake the Legislature’s lower chamber. The state party is using its massive fundraising advantage to boost its veteran Rep. Steve Doyle in the 94th Assembly District.
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$1.8 mil & counting: WI Legislature’s most expensive race is in Milwaukee burbs
Wisconsin’s 8th State Senate District is one of the most competitive races this year, experts say. Using their fundraising edge, state Democrats are sending huge sums to their candidate there.
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The Milwaukee Teachers Union, a sitting state senator, and Scott Walker – The Top Campaign Finance Violators in Wisconsin
When politicians and PACs break campaign finance law, regulators enforce penalties. The Badger Project requested every settlement in the history of the regulatory body, the Wisconsin Ethics Commission.
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The Dem won more primary votes. Can he flip a seat the GOP has held for decades?
Democrat challenger Pete Barca got more votes in the primary than incumbent U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil. But that “victory” in the 1st Congressional District comes with major caveats, experts say.
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Liberal Dane County keeps growing. Can the GOP still win statewide in Wisconsin?
The deep blue county’s population has grown substantially since Trump’s narrow victory in 2016. Republicans have lost almost everything statewide since then.
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‘Not sexy, but critical’ – Mount Horeb to bolster police, fire with revenue bump
The village is using the increase to hire new public safety staff.
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New political maps boot veteran Marathon County legislator from old district
Republicans had drawn Wausau’s state Assembly district to include state Rep. Patrick Snyder’s Schofield residence. Democrats left him out.
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Here’s how Superior, Douglas County will use state funding bump in 2024
Thanks to funds from the Enbridge crude oil terminal, the city of Superior has budgetary breathing room. But the county is still in a pinch.
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COP CRUNCH CONTINUES: Total number of law enforcement officers in Wisconsin keeps dropping to new lows
Nearly 14,500 officers patrolled the state in 2008. Fewer than 13,000 officers were on the streets at the end of 2023, a drop of 11 percent, and another record low.
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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.