Using a loophole in campaign finance law, Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and an investor in several massive tech companies, has donated heavily to the Democratic Party of Wisconsin in recent ...

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Using a loophole in campaign finance law, Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and an investor in several massive tech ...

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 ...

The Janesville Republican who represents the congressional district in southeastern Wisconsin has amassed a significant war chest as he faces his first serious political challenge.

Several right-wing billionaire megadonors, like the Uhleins, Diane Hendricks of ABC Supply and the co-founder of Kwik Trip, ...

Several right-wing billionaire megadonors, like the Uihleins, Diane Hendricks of ABC Supply and the co-founder of Kwik Trip, made big donations to the Republican incumbent. From left, U.S. Rep. Tom ...

Peter is an award-winning investigative journalist. Before returning to Wisconsin to launch The Badger Project in 2018, he worked at daily newspapers in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre in Pennsylvania as ...

Americans spend billions every year paying a service or a person to help file their taxes. A new IRS program, coming in 2025, could allow you to file online for free. After cutting IRS funding for ...

For years, Congress has squeezed the Internal Revenue Service budget, leading to a 24 percent drop in the tax collection agency’s enforcement budget and a 31 percent cut in IRS enforcement personnel.