The Democrat and first-time political candidate Michael Rapp wrote the checks to Walmart when he was homeless and in need, he said.

Democrats have a serious chance to retake the Legislature's lower chamber. The state party is using its massive fundraising ...

Dawson noted he was “amused” by the fact that Frontier grew to its current size by buying cast-off copper wire networks, used ...

When politicians and PACs break campaign finance law, regulators enforce penalties. The Badger Project requested every ...

Wisconsin’s 8th State Senate District is one of the most competitive races this year, experts say. Using their fundraising edge, state Democrats are sending huge sums to their candidate there. From ...

When politicians and PACs break campaign finance law, regulators enforce penalties. The Badger Project requested every settlement in the history of the regulatory body, the Wisconsin Ethics Commission ...

See the list of the ultrawealthy using a loophole in state campaign finance law allowing them to avoid legal limits and steer huge sums of cash to political candidates. If you want to make a political ...

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Using a loophole in campaign finance law, Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and an investor in several massive tech companies, has donated heavily to the Democratic Party of Wisconsin in recent ...