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Campaign Cash: Walker Signs Law Favoring Utilities
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Walker Signs Law Favoring Utilities

Less power for consumers in rate disputes. Utility industry gave $2.1 million to state politicians.

Campaign Cash: Hendricks Family Gives Walker $80,000
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Hendricks Family Gives Walker $80,000

That’s in addition to more than half a million Diane Hendricks gave to date.

Campaign Cash: 1 in 3 of Walker’s Donations from Out of State
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1 in 3 of Walker’s Donations from Out of State

$2.4 million of $7.2 million raised in 2017 from outside Wisconsin.

Campaign Cash: Landlords Win in the Assembly
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Landlords Win in the Assembly

Bills makes evictions easier. Real estate industry gave $1.2 million to GOP legislators.

Campaign Cash: State Campaigns’ Cost Up 550% Since 1990
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State Campaigns’ Cost Up 550% Since 1990

From governor down to legislators, total cost was $9.2 million, rose to $61.2 million by 2014.

Campaign Cash: Walker Donor Given State Park Land
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Walker Donor Given State Park Land

State approves giving Herbert Kohler lakeshore parkland for his golf course.

Campaign Cash: GOP Has Cash Edge in 10th Senate Race
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GOP Has Cash Edge in 10th Senate Race

Republican Jarchow raised more, has more dark money than Democrat Schachtner.

Campaign Cash: Republican Bills Prohibit Local Labor Rules
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Republican Bills Prohibit Local Labor Rules

WMC and Kochs favor overriding long list of local government laws.

Campaign Cash: How Wealthy Are Supreme Court Candidates?
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How Wealthy Are Supreme Court Candidates?

Liberal Burns has most money, conservative Screnock the least.

Campaign Cash: Special Interests Target 10th Senate District
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Special Interests Target 10th Senate District

One Democratic and two Republican groups will run phony issue ads.

Campaign Cash: GOP Lawmaker’s Possible Ethics Violation
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GOP Lawmaker’s Possible Ethics Violation

Ethics Commission finds Rep Kulp uses state media accounts to promote his business.

Campaign Cash: Bill Helps Real Estate Industry
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Bill Helps Real Estate Industry

Weakens historic preservation and tenants rights. Realtors big donors to legislators.