The U.S. Supreme Court opened a loophole in Wisconsin campaign finance law which the ultrawealthy are now using to flood our ...

The Democratic candidate increased his vote totals by a greater amount than Trump in 2020, but the script flipped this year.

Democrats and Republicans raised a record amount — more than $12 million — in trying to win the 3rd Congressional District in western Wisconsin this year. The result moved the needle to the left, but ...

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Kamala got more votes in Wisconsin than Biden did in 2020. She still lost the state.November 14, 2024The Badger Project Trump increased his vote percentage in Wisconsin in each electionNovember 21, ...

Do the number of political ads on your TV and mailbox seem to increase with each last election? It’s not your imagination. That’s due in part to a loophole in state campaign finance law that allows ...

Kenosha native Peter Barca has raised almost $2 million in the race against Republican incumbent Rep. Bryan Steil, according to his last mandatory campaign finance report before the election. Barca ...

The fundraising in the race for 8th Senate District has blown past the previous record for most expensive race in the history of the Wisconsin State Legislature. But the campaign cash in the 8th ...

Facing his first serious challenge since he was elected in 2018, U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil has raised more than double that of his Democratic challenger, Peter Barca. Rep. Steil has raised $5.3 million ...