Just what did the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks get in return for their huge stadium lobbying campaign? | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

The NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks spent more than $482,000 lobbying Wisconsin lawmakers for a new arena through the first six months of 2015, the Associated Press reported Friday. The Wisconsin legislature approved $250 million in public money toward the new arena earlier this month, and Gov. Scott Walker signed the bill into law despite concerns about the…