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Tag: Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce

Posted inMoney & Politics Column

Records: Lobby spending down; Walker had huge funding edge

by Bill Lueders February 17th, 2015July 29th, 2016 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org

Wisconsin’s 700-plus registered lobby groups reported spending $11.5 million seeking to influence state law and policy in the last half of 2014. That brought total lobbying expenditures for the two-year legislative session to $57.5 million.

Posted inMoney & Politics, Money & Politics Column

Reports illuminate lobby efforts; Wisconsin Property Taxpayers again top spender

by Bill Lueders August 6th, 2014July 29th, 2016
Posted inMoney & Politics Column

Making sense of John Doe II

by Bill Lueders April 29th, 2014July 29th, 2016
Posted inMoney & Politics Column

Reports track campaign cash, lobbying

by Bill Lueders February 11th, 2014July 29th, 2016
Posted inMoney & Politics Column

State cool to climate-change action

by Bill Lueders September 11th, 2013July 29th, 2016
Posted inMoney & Politics Column

Unions sapped, other lobbying strong

by Bill Lueders August 5th, 2013July 29th, 2016
Posted inMoney & Politics Column

Spending subdued in high court race

by Bill Lueders March 26th, 2013July 29th, 2016
Posted inMoney & Politics Column

High court race will likely get costly

by Bill Lueders February 12th, 2013July 29th, 2016
Posted inMoney & Politics Column

Tracking pro-mining cash gets dicey

by Bill Lueders February 6th, 2013July 29th, 2016
Posted inMoney & Politics Column

Sen. Schultz expects better mining bill

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

Filings track unions’ fall, mining bill fight

by Bill Lueders August 20th, 2012July 29th, 2016

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