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Airport Near GOP Donor's High-End Golf Resort Gets $4M in State Aid
September 11, 2017
A small Wisconsin Rapids airport may get $4 million in state aid for improvements to accommodate increased private jet traffic at a nearby high-end golf resort built by a Republican campaign contributor, as Scott Bauer of the Associated Press reported in a blockbuster story on Friday.
GOP Wants to Restrict Local Control Over Quarries, Sand Mining
September 7, 2017
Communities would be restricted from regulating air and water quality and blasting at sand mines, gravel pits and quarries under a plan approved by the legislature’s GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee.
UW Regents Gave 100x More to GOP than to Dems
September 6, 2017
As another school year gets underway on University of Wisconsin campuses, students may be surprised to learn that the UW System is governed by a Board of Regents who overwhelmingly support Republican legislative and statewide candidates despite the liberal reputation of its flagship Madison campus.
School Voucher Lobby Succeeds Again
August 30, 2017
A GOP plan is moving forward to expand the statewide school voucher program. School voucher supporters mostly from outside Wisconsin have spent millions of dollars to help elect Republican legislative and statewide candidates.
WMC Tops Lobbying Groups in the First Six Months of 2017
August 29, 2017
About 700 trade and ideological groups, unions and businesses spent more than $18.8 million lobbying state government during the first six months of 2017.
WDC Testimony Opposing Bill to Eliminate State Rules
To the Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform
August 29, 2017
Note: This testimony is in opposition to Senate Bill 295 that provides for the automatic expiration of government regulations after seven years.
Walker Flanked by Donors at UW Hospital to Promote Foxconn
August 23, 2017
Republican Gov. Scott Walker was flanked by a couple of generous donors when he stopped by UW Hospital on Tuesday to tout the medical technology benefits that a proposed Foxconn manufacturing plant could bring to Wisconsin.
Wisconsin GOP Outraises Dems 3 to 1 in the First Six Months of 2017 - Alphabetical
Legislators Listed Alphabetically
August 23, 2017
Wisconsin GOP Outraises Dems 3 to 1 in the First Six Months of 2017 - District
Legislators By District
August 23, 2017
Wisconsin GOP Outraises Dems 3 to 1 in the First Six Months of 2017 - Total Raised
Legislators By Total Raised
August 23, 2017
Wisconsin GOP Outraises Dems 3 to 1 in the First Six Months of 2017
August 23, 2017
Legislative candidates and fundraising committees raised more than $1.8 million during the first six months of 2017 with nearly $3 of every $4 flowing to Republicans, who control the legislature, according to a Wisconsin Democracy Campaign preliminary review.
'Dark Store' Bills in Limbo as Macy's Sues Grand Chute
August 22, 2017
Another national retail chain is using a legal loophole to challenge a small Wisconsin town over its tax assessment. Meanwhile, legislative proposals to address the issue remain in limbo three months after being introduced by GOP lawmakers.
GOP Lawmakers Want to End State's Mining Moratorium
August 18, 2017
Republican lawmakers are planning to introduce a bill to end the state’s mining moratorium and open the door for copper, lead and zinc mines in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Contributors Gave More to GOP Dark Money Groups in First Half of 2017
August 16, 2017
More than 30 dark money groups that can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money to influence state and federal elections received about $2.1 million from Wisconsin contributors during the first half of 2017, and more than half of it went to groups that support Republicans.
Did Foxconn Violate State Lobby Law?
August 11, 2017
State lobby law requires businesses, groups and other special interests to register with the state after communicating with state elected officials on proposed rules or legislative bills if they do so on five or more days during a six-month period.
Walker Approves WMC, Koch-Backed Anti-Regulation Bill
August 10, 2017
Republican Governor Scott Walker signed a bill Wednesday that makes it much tougher for state agencies to modify or create new rules to protect the environment, consumer rights, and public health and safety, among other things.
Wisconsin Contributors Gave $2M+ to Electioneering Groups
August 9, 2017
About 230 Wisconsin contributors gave $2.1 million during the first six months of 2017 to dark money groups that can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money to influence state and federal elections.
Dem Lawmakers Want DOJ to Disclose Civil Case Costs
August 8, 2017
Democratic lawmakers are sponsoring a bill that would require the state Department of Justice to track and disclose how much money and staff time it spends on civil cases.
Supporters, Opponents Target Gun Class Bill at Public Hearing
August 4, 2017
A GOP bill backed by the pro-gun groups that would let Wisconsin schools offer gun courses drew fire from Democrats and praise from Republican lawmakers at a public hearing Thursday.
Tavern Industry Opposes Measure to Change Liquor Laws
August 3, 2017
The state’s tavern industry says it opposes a Republican bill that would change some state alcohol licensing and sales regulations.
Foxconn Corporate Welfare Bill Includes $10M Giveaway for Fiserv
August 2, 2017
A bill that would provide $3 billion in state giveaways for Foxconn to locate a manufacturing plant in southeastern Wisconsin also includes millions in tax breaks for a big campaign contributor to Republican Gov. Scott Walker.
Walker Accepted $1 of Every $3 in Campaign Contributions From Outside Wisconsin
July 26, 2017
About $1 of every $3 in individual contributions that Republican Gov. Scott Walker raised during the first six months of 2017 came from campaign contributors outside the state, a Wisconsin Democracy Campaign preliminary review found.
$8.5M Reasons Wisconsin GOP Wants to Expand School Vouchers
July 25, 2017
Assembly and Senate Republican lawmakers wrangling over the proposed 2017-19 state budget agree on at least one major policy item: More state spending and higher income eligibility limits for the state’s school voucher programs, whose supporters spend millions of dollars to elect GOP candidates.
State Superintendent's Race Cost $1 Million
July 20, 2017
Spending by the candidates and outside special interest groups in the state school superintendent’s race last spring totaled about $1 million, a Wisconsin Democracy Campaign review found.