Campaign Finance
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Wisconsin GOP bill aims to clamp down on credit card campaign contributions
Republican lawmakers are pushing a bill to bar any political party or candidate from accepting online credit card donations unless the contributor provides a verification code and U.S. address.
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After disappointing spring, Wisconsin GOP reconsiders fundraising, messaging strategy
Following repeated spring election losses to Democrats, and facing a future without President Donald Trump boosting base turnout at the top of presidential tickets, the Republican Party of Wisconsin must increase its out-of-state fundraising, an internal review recommends.
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DPI candidates receive millions from political parties
Jill Underly, Brittany Kinser have both received more than a million dollars in donations since emerging from a primary election in February, according to state filings released this week.
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Minocqua Brewing Company owner courts controversy, donations around rare criminal defamation charge. It’s part of a yearslong pattern.
The owner of Minocqua Brewing Company is facing criminal defamation charges in Oneida County. He’s been a lightning rod for controversy — and publicity.
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Outside groups have spent nearly $11M in races for the Wisconsin Legislature
Outside groups have spent more than $10.9 million on Wisconsin’s legislative races as of Oct. 17, according to the nonpartisan campaign finance watchdog group Wisconsin Democracy Campaign.
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Republican Eric Hovde loans US Senate campaign another $7M in closing months of election
With the help of a $7 million personal loan, Republican banking executive Eric Hovde took a slight fundraising lead over Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin in the latest campaign finance reports.
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Eric Hovde’s brother spends $1M on super PAC attacking Tammy Baldwin
A super PAC that has spent more than $220,000 on digital ads this month attacking Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin as a “career politician” is almost entirely funded by the brother of Republican challenger Eric Hovde.
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State ethics investigators recommend felony charges against Trump committee, GOP arms
The bipartisan Wisconsin Ethics Commission is recommending felony prosecution of a committee related to former President Donald Trump and several elected Wisconsin officials on allegations of campaign finance violations.
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Vos says SCOTUS will have last word in voting maps fight. Experts say that’s far from certain.
Days after Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz announced she will not step away from a legal challenge seeking to overturn Republican-drawn voting maps, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, issued […]
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Tiffany picks up fundraising as he considers US Senate run, but lags far behind Baldwin
A potential 2024 challenger to U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is picking up some fundraising steam, though his campaign war chest is still far smaller than the Democratic incumbent’s. U.S. Rep. […]
