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Campaign Finance

Undemocratic: Secrecy and Power vs. The People

Secret cash aided politicians who rewrote Wisconsin law to block claims of lead-poisoned children

By Pawan Naidu / Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism | September 2, 2018

One advocate calls Wisconsin the ‘darkest of dark money states’ as millions in secret spending flows into races for governor, Legislature and state Supreme Court

Undemocratic: Secrecy and Power vs. The People

Wisconsin’s campaign finance system: A summary

By Pawan Naidu / Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism | September 2, 2018

Wisconsin might not have the most money in its elections, because there are some states with no limits at all on individual campaign contributions. But critics say it is awash in “dark money,” contributions that are not required to be reported to any governmental agency.

Your Right to Know

Your Right to Know: Bill would make it harder to follow the money

By Larry Gallup | October 27, 2015

It might be about to get tougher—a lot tougher—to follow the money in Wisconsin politics.

Money & Politics Column

Goals clash as Wisconsin prepares to rewrite campaign finance law

By Bill Lueders | April 7, 2015

Chapter 11 of the state statutes, governing campaign financing, clearly needs a rewrite. Court rulings have blown huge holes in the law, which dates to 1974. One lawyer called the result “a confusing mess.” But there is vast disagreement over what changes should be made.

Money & Politics Column

Supreme Court candidates differ on campaign funding, recusal

By Bill Lueders | March 10, 2015

Bradley is often described as a liberal, a term she avoids applying to herself, preferring such descriptors as “tough, fair and independent.” Daley has sent out tweets using the hashtag #tcot, which stands for “top conservatives on Twitter.”

Money & Politics Column

Records: Lobby spending down; Walker had huge funding edge

By Bill Lueders | February 17, 2015

Wisconsin’s 700-plus registered lobby groups reported spending $11.5 million seeking to influence state law and policy in the last half of 2014. That brought total lobbying expenditures for the two-year legislative session to $57.5 million.

Campaign Finance

Gov. Scott Walker has sizable cash advantage

By Bill Lueders | October 28, 2014

During this roughly 13-month period, Walker raised a total of $24.5 million, compared to Burke’s $15.5 million. He received about $10.8 million from other states, or 44 percent of his total. Burke attracted $3.2 million in out-of-state donations, or 21 percent of her total.

Campaign Finance

Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson gives $650,000 to Wisconsin GOP as election draws near

By Bill Lueders | October 27, 2014

The Wisconsin Republican Party can use the funds from Adelson to benefit a single candidate like Republican Gov. Scott Walker, to whom individual contribution limits still apply.

Campaign Finance

Mike McCabe’s blistering manifesto

By Bill Lueders | September 16, 2014

A manifesto for a populist change aimed at a national audience, it focuses largely on Wisconsin, portrayed as a fetid swamp of corruption, where lobbyists and campaign donors provide the soundtrack to which policymakers dance.

Campaign Finance

Scott Walker tops Mary Burke in major and out-of-state donations

By Bill Lueders | July 23, 2014

Walker has raised nearly $4.6 million so far in 2014, or 55 percent of his total, from people who live in other states. That compares to Burke’s out-of-state total of $1.2 million, or 34 percent of her receipts this year.

Money & Politics Column

Sen. Schultz exits, shaking his head

By Bill Lueders | April 15, 2014

Schultz, a Republican who is stepping down after 32 years in the Legislature, most as a state senator, is dumbfounded: “Who’d have ever thought you’d be at a Republican function and have to defend Abraham Lincoln?”

Campaign Finance

Walker talks talk on campaign cash

By Bill Lueders | December 30, 2013

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 book, has plenty to say — about the labor unions.

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