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
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Review: More than half of Elections, Ethics commissioners made political donations after joining boards Provision in plan to lift low-revenue caps has some school districts wary
