Groups spent $18.4 million lobbying Capitol in last half of 2017

Interest groups spent nearly $3 million more to lobby the Capitol in the last half of 2017 as the state budget dragged on, compared with the same period in 2015, a WisPolitics.com review shows. But the WisPolitics.com check of lobbying reports shows the outside groups that were most active to close out 2017 generally weren’t lobbying about the budget, but a host of other issues. That includes work...