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a kennedy

(29,672 posts)
Mon Sep 8, 2014, 07:21 AM Sep 2014

Interesting article....who IS paying for the Wisconsin's fight for governor?

In the battle over who will spend the next four years as Wisconsin's governor, the funds fueling the race are flowing from distinctly different sources.

The challenger, Madison Democrat Mary Burke, is her own top contributor, spending $430,528 so far. The second-highest amount came from the Wisconsin Education Association Council, the public-sector labor union that represents thousands of teachers. Seven of Burke's top 10 contributors are labor unions.

Gov. Scott Walker's top donor is the Republican Party of Wisconsin. A power company, a railroad and one of the nation's top insurance providers are also on Walker's top 10 list.

Big-money donors make up a hefty portion of Walker's top supporters, many of whom are from out of state. Burke, on the other hand, has had fewer big-money donors. In Wisconsin, individual donations are capped at $10,000.


Lower in the piece it lists specifically who has donated..... (list is kinda long)

http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/story/news/investigations/2014/09/05/funding-wisconsins-fight-governor/15089811/

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