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Walker talks talk on campaign cash
Don’t get him started. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, asked if he thinks politicians including himself are as susceptible to the corrupting influence of money as the labor unions he bashes in his new...
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Sen. Schultz exits, shaking his head
Dale Schultz tells a story he heard about a recent meeting of Republicans in the state’s 6th congressional district. Besides overwhelmingly passing a resolution against two GOP state lawmakers, Sen....
View ArticleScott Walker tops Mary Burke in major and out-of-state donations
Two weeks before the July 21 deadline for filing campaign finance reports, the campaigns of Mary Burke, the likely Democratic candidate for governor, and Scott Walker, the Republican incumbent, issued...
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Mike McCabe’s blistering manifesto
Any lingering doubts about the nonpartisan bona fides of Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, the state campaign finance watchdog, should be annihilated by Mike McCabe’s new book, “Blue Jeans in High...
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Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson gives $650,000 to Wisconsin GOP as election...
Las Vegas casino magnate Sheldon Adelson has waded into the state’s looming Nov. 4 election with a $650,000 contribution to the Republican Party of Wisconsin. Billionaire Sheldon Adelson at a June 10,...
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Gov. Scott Walker has sizable cash advantage
No one can deny that spending by often-shadowy outside groups plays a huge role in elections. But much of the cash lavished on elections still flows directly to and from the candidates’ campaigns,...
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Records: Lobby spending down; Walker had huge funding edge
The numbers are in, let the crunching begin. State political candidates and lobby groups recently filed disclosure reports with the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. Here are some highlights:...
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Supreme Court candidates differ on campaign funding, recusal
Here’s one difference, among many, between the two candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court on the April 7 ballot: Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, seeking her third 10-year term, said her campaign will not...
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Goals clash as Wisconsin prepares to rewrite campaign finance law
Testifying at a recent informational hearing on legislative plans to revamp the state’s campaign finance law, Jay Heck of Common Cause in Wisconsin made a keen observation. Two diametrically opposed...
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Your Right to Know: Bill would make it harder to follow the money
Larry Gallup Credit: Wm. Glasheen / Post-Crescent Media Follow the money. That’s one of the key lessons in politics, right? Follow the money and you’ll find answers. Follow the money and you’ll see...
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Wisconsin’s campaign finance system: A summary
This check to Wisconsin Club for Growth was among those leaked to The Guardian US news organization. Candidates in Wisconsin can now legally coordinate their activities with such “issue ad” groups,...
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Secret cash aided politicians who rewrote Wisconsin law to block claims of...
Undemocratic: Secrecy and Power vs. The People This story is part of a series examining the state of Wisconsin’s democracy in an era of gerrymandering, secret campaign money, restrictive voting laws...
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