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Tag: Tommy Thompson

Posted inMoney & Politics Column

Rent-to-own push may finally pay off

by Bill Lueders March 19th, 2013July 29th, 2016 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org

The rent-to-own industry seeks to get out from under the thumb of the Wisconsin Consumer Act. Of particular concern is the requirement that it disclose fees in terms of annual interest rate, which can run as high as 300 percent.

Posted inGovernment, Money & Politics

Tammy vs. Tommy: a spending tsunami

by Bill Lueders December 11th, 2012January 9th, 2014
Posted inMoney & Politics Column

TV ads reviled, but effective

by Bill Lueders November 13th, 2012July 29th, 2016
Posted inMoney & Politics Column

Record spending brings little change

by Bill Lueders November 7th, 2012July 29th, 2016
Posted inMoney & Politics, WisWatch Blog

Baldwin-Thompson Senate race sets new spending record, led by outside groups

by Bill Lueders October 26th, 2012July 29th, 2016
Posted inMoney & Politics Column

Congressional candidate cash on rise, too

by Bill Lueders October 16th, 2012July 29th, 2016
Posted inMoney & Politics Column

Outside cash flows to hot state races

by Bill Lueders October 9th, 2012July 29th, 2016
Posted inGovernment, Money & Politics

Outside groups heat up Senate race

by Bill Lueders September 14th, 2012July 29th, 2016
Posted inMoney & Politics Column

Tommy’s rich, but not a lobbyist

by Bill Lueders September 4th, 2012July 29th, 2016
Posted inMoney & Politics

Outside spending, ideological divide make Wisconsin’s GOP Senate primary a tossup

by Michael Beckel August 13th, 2012June 18th, 2014
Posted inMoney & Politics Column

Cash flows into state congressional races

by Bill Lueders July 17th, 2012July 29th, 2016
Posted inMoney & Politics Column

National Club for Growth gunning for Thompson

by Bill Lueders September 1st, 2011July 29th, 2016

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