Author: The Badger Project
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‘Waitress’ fundraising more than Dem competitors for House seat in western Wisconsin, but all trail GOP incumbent
The 2022 race for the 3rd Congressional District set fundraising records, and this year’s campaign could be even more expensive.
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Trump, Ted Cruz, Uihleins wade into crowded NE Wisconsin congressional race
Popular U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher’s resignation has opened up the 8th District that includes Green Bay. A Democrat leads fundraising, but a larger pool of donations is split between three Republicans.
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Biden Admin’s bipartisan antitrust push could bring lower prices, better products, experts say. But it may take years.
A plethora of cases are slowly moving through the courts that could make major changes for consumers.
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‘Illegal immigrants’ are reinforcing Social Security, not draining it
Every year, workers living in the U.S. illegally pay billions into the Social Security system with little hope of ever getting it back.
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Milwaukee-area police who joined Oath Keepers resigned jobs after The Badger Project investigation
One is now working for a sheriff’s department. The other two are out of law enforcement, according to the state DOJ.
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Milwaukee Co sheriff’s deputy was fired from MPD after domestic violence arrest
Oak Creek Police officers arrested Christopher Romero Sanchez in 2021 when he was a recruit officer in the city of Milwaukee. The DA declined to charge him, and his law enforcement career has continued.
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Van Orden compares judge in Trump case to Nazi, calls him “Communist Scum”
Many Republicans attacked the justice system after a jury convicted Donald Trump in his hush-money trial. But Van Orden’s comments, one expert said, were “unhinged.”
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WAUSAU MAYORAL RACE: Diny outraised incumbent Rosenberg 2 to 1, much from self, GOP; Dems injected six figures late
Fundraising figures from the final two weeks of the campaign will not be known until the reporting deadline in July.
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The Badger Project wins bronze at Milwaukee Press Club journalism awards
The Badger Project won first prize in the contest in 2022 and 2023 for its investigative journalism on law enforcement.
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‘Wisconsin does not, and should not, have secret police’ – The Badger Project sues state DOJ for full cop list
With co-plaintiff the Invisible Institute, The Badger Project is seeking the names and work histories of every law enforcement officer in the state to continue its work on wandering officers.
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‘Not sexy, but critical’ – Mount Horeb to bolster police, fire with revenue bump
The village is using the increase to hire new public safety staff.
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New political maps boot veteran Marathon County legislator from old district
Republicans had drawn Wausau’s state Assembly district to include state Rep. Patrick Snyder’s Schofield residence. Democrats left him out.
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New districts in NW Wisconsin give state Dems better chance in ’24, experts say
Moved out of the district, Republican Sen. Romaine Quinn says he will decide later on whether to run again in 2026, and if so, where.
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Number of Milwaukee police officers decreased more than 10% in past 5 years
The force has gone from more than 1,900 officers in 2019 to about 1,600 today.
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Here’s how Superior, Douglas County will use state funding bump in 2024
Thanks to funds from the Enbridge crude oil terminal, the city of Superior has budgetary breathing room. But the county is still in a pinch.
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How your House rep voted on Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan aid, possible TikTok ban
The votes this weekend split the Wisconsin congressional delegation of six Republicans and two Democrats in unusual ways.
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Milwaukee homicides falling after record peaks during pandemic. What’s going on?
After three years of progressively higher killings in the city, the number finally fell in 2023, and is on track to drop again this year.
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Wauwatosa PD hired officer who quit previous cop job after high-speed chases
Travis Karweik worked for the Greenfield Police Department for nearly four years, but resigned in 2021 while he was being investigated for accusations of reckless driving and other misconduct.