Public Campaign Financing in Wisconsin: Showing Its Age finds that while Wisconsin in 1977 adopted one of the first and best public campaign financing laws in the nation, the legislature’s 1986 decision to limit funding to participating candidates made it difficult for them to compete. The report recommends that Wisconsin adopt a full public financing ("clean money") program, or implement a number of modest reforms to its existing system, including funding and spending limits for participating candidates. [view report] - [Summary of Recommendations (.doc)] - Press Release (.doc)