The Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry plans to drop out of Wisconsin's U.S. Senate race on Wednesday, less than two weeks before the Democratic primary to choose who will take on Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, his campaign spokesman said.

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Tom Nelson, a candidate who tried to position himself as the most progressive in Wisconsin's Democratic primary race for U.S. Senate, announced Monday he dropped out of the contest to face Republican incumbent Ron Johnson in November.

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Some local officials are baffled by a policy change that shuffles how millions of dollars’ worth of federal road money is being doled out, leading opponents of Gov. Scott Walker's transportation policies to pile on further criticism ahead of what's likely to be a close governor's race this fall.

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