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‘You’ll be dead before they get here’ – Vernon County sheriff’s deputy was arrested twice for threatening wife

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The Badger Project wins gold again at Milwaukee Press Club journalism awards

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Wisconsin Supreme Court has highest percentage of female justices on a top state court in the country

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Judge sides with The Badger Project in public records lawsuit against Wausau Police Department

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The finances of Wisconsin’s Congressional representatives – a look at their net worth

By The Badger Project on September 10, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Justice Rebecca Bradley criticized a colleague for not recusing from a case involving a donor. Six years ago, she helped kill a measure requiring those recusals.

By The Badger Project on August 31, 2023 • ( 1 Comment )

‘Uncharted territory’ – Could the Wisconsin GOP protect their gerrymandered maps by impeaching Protasiewicz?

By The Badger Project on August 21, 2023 • ( 2 Comments )

Trust us? Wisconsin AG refuses to release list of all law enforcement officers in state, dismaying experts

By The Badger Project on August 15, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Here’s who lobbied Wisconsin legislators the most during a budget season with a historic surplus

By The Badger Project on August 10, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

The Brewers want hundreds of millions in public funds for stadium renovations. In the first half of 2023, the team spent nearly $600k lobbying to make their case.

By The Badger Project on August 7, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

The finances of Wisconsin’s Congressional representatives – a look at their net worth

By The Badger Project on September 10, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Members of the U.S. House must submit financial disclosure reports every year. Here are their most recent filings.

Justice Rebecca Bradley criticized a colleague for not recusing from a case involving a donor. Six years ago, she helped kill a measure requiring those recusals.

By The Badger Project on August 31, 2023 • ( 1 Comment )
A photo of Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices Rebecca Bradley and Janet Protasiewicz.

A group of retired judges asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to enact the rule. Bradley and the rest of the court’s then-conservative majority rejected it on First Amendment grounds.

‘Uncharted territory’ – Could the Wisconsin GOP protect their gerrymandered maps by impeaching Protasiewicz?

By The Badger Project on August 21, 2023 • ( 2 Comments )

Officials can only be impeached for corruption or crime. Does a Wisconsin Supreme Court’s justice comments about the state’s political districts rise to that level?

Trust us? Wisconsin AG refuses to release list of all law enforcement officers in state, dismaying experts

By The Badger Project on August 15, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

The AG says releasing the list could jeopardize officers’ safety. Experts call that far-fetched.

Here’s who lobbied Wisconsin legislators the most during a budget season with a historic surplus

By The Badger Project on August 10, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Lobbyists must report the dollars spent communicating with members of the Wisconsin State Legislature. Here’s that report for the first half of 2023, when legislators were crafting the state’s 2-year budget.

The Brewers want hundreds of millions in public funds for stadium renovations. In the first half of 2023, the team spent nearly $600k lobbying to make their case.

By The Badger Project on August 7, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )
Milwaukee Brewers fans tailgate at American Family Field before the game on Opening Day, April 3, 2023.

In dollars spent, the ballclub was the state’s top lobbying organization in the first six months of 2023.

The (reported) net worth of U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin

By The Badger Project on August 1, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )
Tammy Baldwin net worth

The Democrat from Madison is just barely a millionaire, and in the middle of the U.S. Senate in terms of personal wealth. She avoids potential conflicts of interest by making a voluntary choice regarding her finances.

The (reported) net worth of U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin

By The Badger Project on August 1, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

The Republican from Oshkosh is one of the wealthiest members of the Senate. And he’s heavily invested in the stock market.

County jail officer staffing in Wisconsin has fallen to a ‘crisis level.’ Taxpayers are picking up the tab.

By The Badger Project on July 27, 2023 • ( 1 Comment )

The number of county jail officers in the state sinks to its lowest point since the state Department of Justice started keeping track in 2008.

After suffering record homicides during the pandemic, Milwaukee is reporting fewer this year. Nonfatal shootings are a different story.

By The Badger Project on July 20, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Six months into the year, homicides are down about 30% in Milwaukee, mirroring the national decline in homicides and other violent crime following a surge during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • The finances of Wisconsin’s Congressional representatives – a look at their net worth
  • Justice Rebecca Bradley criticized a colleague for not recusing from a case involving a donor. Six years ago, she helped kill a measure requiring those recusals.
  • ‘Uncharted territory’ – Could the Wisconsin GOP protect their gerrymandered maps by impeaching Protasiewicz?
  • Trust us? Wisconsin AG refuses to release list of all law enforcement officers in state, dismaying experts
  • Here’s who lobbied Wisconsin legislators the most during a budget season with a historic surplus

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