Spending on last spring’s state Supreme Court election clocked in at just over 114 million dollars – almost 14 million more than what was spent on all state court contests nationwide in 2021 and 2022 combined.

That’s according to a new article from Wisconsin Watch, the first part in a series examining how partisan dollars have invaded our state’s judicial elections.

Freelance writer Larry Sandler joined our News Producer Faye Parks to explain why Wisconsin keeps breaking the national campaign spending records.

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