Assembly Republicans made a last-ditch effort last night to act on the so-called “dark store” legislation that sought to significantly pare back the original version of the package. But the attempted eleventh-hour deal fell apart. The potential deal stemmed from

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson repaid himself $90,000 during the fourth quarter of 2017 for loans to his campaign, pushing his personal reimbursement to more than $1.6 million since 2010, a WisPolitics.com review shows. Johnson, a plastics manufacturers exec who gave

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In its first full year of operation, the state Ethics Commission was less likely to issue a penalty than the old GAB, preferring to dole out a warning instead, according to a WisPolitics.com review of settlement records. What’s more, the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Nicholson outspent Vukmir 20-to-1 on direct mail in final quarter of 2017 Dallet raised $92,000 for state Supreme Court campaign in first month of the year

Kevin Nicholson outspent GOP U.S. Senate rival Leah Vukmir more than 20-to-1 on direct mail and postage over the last three months of 2017 as he worked to develop a network of donors, a WisPolitics.com review of campaign finance reports

Madison businessman Mark Bakken was again state Supreme Court candidate Rebecca Dallet’s biggest donor over the first month of the year, pumping $6,000 into the Milwaukee judge’s campaign. Bakken, who flirted with a guv bid last year, also gave $14,000

The conservative Wisconsin Alliance for Reform in a new TV ad is praising Supreme Court candidate Michael Screnock, saying he has a record of judicial restraint and being tough on crime. “When judges make decisions based on their personal views,

State firefighters union head Mahlon Mitchell says he’s more than the union candidate or the black candidate in the Dem race for governor. Mitchell became a statewide figure as part of the opposition to the 2011 law that effectively ended

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Groups spent $18.4 million lobbying Capitol in last half of 2017 GOP caucuses had $1.2 million cash advantage over Dem counterparts to end 2017 Electric car

GOP U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson says defense spending should not be slashed in efforts to rein in the federal debt, but he says the Afghanistan war strategy has been flawed. “If we are not able to project the force

GALLAGHER TOPS WI DELEGATION IN DIRECT DONATION RECEIPTS IN FINAL QUARTER OF 2017 U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher pulled in just more than $350,000 to close out the year, making him the top fundraiser for direct contributions among the state’s House

Dem state Rep. Terese Berceau won’t seek re-election this fall, telling WisPolitics.com today working outside the Republican-dominated Capitol might be more enjoyable than toiling in the minority. Berceau, 67, has been in the minority for all but two years of

  Legislative Republicans outraised their Dem counterparts more than 4-to-1 in 2017 through accounts that can accept corporate contributions, a WisPolitics.com review shows. Those corporate contributions helped fuel the $1.2 million advantage the GOP caucuses had for cash on hand

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