MADISON - We just posted a story that lists all the groups in Wisconsin that spent $1,000 an hour and up on lobbying in the first half of this year. See for yourself who the big spenders are:

$1,000 per hour lobbying roams Wisconsin Capitol

Also this week, we dove a little deeper into the Milwaukee Bucks deal, and we found out some interesting things about Democrats who backed it:

Special interests that backed Bucks arena gave $285K+ to Dems who supported deal

And we also noted that PAC contributions, far from fading as some had predicted, actually kept on going skyward:

PAC contributions up sharply in first half of 2015

I hope this information is useful to you, and that you enjoy this last weekend in August.