AP Wire | 03/23/2006 | Study: Wis. donors give $600,000 to independent groups in '05

AP Wire | 03/23/2006 | Study: Wis. donors give $600,000 to independent groups in '05: "Study: Wis. donors give $600,000 to independent groups in '05
RYAN J. FOLEY
Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin contributors last year gave more than $600,000 to groups that can spend unlimited amounts of money to influence elections and almost a third went to a group supporting Gov. Jim Doyle, a watchdog group said Thursday.

Wisconsin individuals, businesses and tribes gave $194,000 to the Democratic Governors Association, which has given money to a group that has run ads supporting Doyle and criticizing his opponents, the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign said.

The group's review found 220 Wisconsin individuals, corporations, tribes and labor unions gave a total of $610,000 to 23 so-called '527' groups last year."

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