The 8th Senate District in the Milwaukee suburbs is one of the most competitive this year, experts say. State Democrats are ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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In the last couple decades, Reid Hoffman has helped build many of the top tech companies Americans now use on a daily basis: PayPal, Facebook, LinkedIn, Airbnb. But in recent years, and unlike the ...

The Democratic Party of Wisconsin is again badly beating the state GOP in fundraising so far this year — to a ratio of more than three to one. Experts say that could have a big effect on races up and ...

Donations from labor unions make up a huge portion of his campaign funds. The heavily favored Democratic incumbent representing south-central Wisconsin is vastly outraising his Republican challenger.

The tax enforcement agency asked for a return of cut funding to help it collect hundreds of billions in taxes owed but not paid. Some in Congress have acted, but others resisted.