Author: The Badger Project
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Waupaca County Sheriff’s deputy has two DUI convictions on his record
Waupaca County Sheriff’s Deputy Mitchell Butterbrodt received the second in Beaver Dam in 2018 when he was an off-duty state trooper.
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Amendment to end corporate personhood, reduce money in politics, faces steep climb in Wisconsin and nationally
The U.S. Constitution has been amended 27 times since its founding, but not since 1992. Wisconsin United to Amend hopes to change that.
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Wisconsin police chief joined anti-government group Oath Keepers in 2017
Town of Dover Water Patrol Chief Josh Martinson’s name was on a leaked membership list of Oath Keepers. The chief says he “cut ties” after learning “what they stood for.”
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Santos expulsion attempt splits Wisconsin Dems; all state Repubs vote no
Democrat Pocan yea on expulsion while Moore votes no, citing due process.
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Names of active Wisconsin cops found on Oath Keepers membership list
An investigation by The Badger Project discovered the names of three Wisconsin police officers among the 38,000 on the leaked list.
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Every House Republican, except one from Wisconsin, voted Yea for new Speaker
Rep. Derrick Van Orden of western Wisconsin did not vote, as he is in Israel on a fact-finding trip.
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Auto dealerships in Wisconsin with suspended or revoked licenses
Hina Suzuki of The Badger Project built this interactive map to show consumers which car dealerships in the state have had their licenses suspended or revoked in the past year.
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Jim Jordan is in the Wisconsin Sports Hall of Fame
Now vying to be House Speaker, the hardline Republican and fierce Trump ally won two national titles wrestling for the Wisconsin Badgers.
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Wisconsin GOP reps vote Jim Jordan for Speaker in failed attempts
The two Democrats in the state’s House caucus voted to support their fellow Democrat Hakeem Jeffries as Jordan’s Speaker bid seems to fade.
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Four officers fired, forced out from policing back on job in NW Wisconsin
The state DOJ tracks police who leave employment with law enforcement agencies under negative circumstances. The Badger Project found these officers analyzing that database.
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Blind trusts, student housing and lots of stock: Where the top Wisconsin politicians keep their money and why it matters
Politicians at both the state and federal levels must report some of their assets and income every year. Those reports are public. For good reason.
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Rep. Steil took Qatar-funded trip to World Cup with bipartisan group
Tours under the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act are common, expert says. Qatar has a poor human rights history.
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Wisconsin’s state legislative maps may get more competitive. The congressional districts are likely to remain GOP-friendly.
Democrats gerrymander themselves by clustering in the state’s two largest cities, while Republicans have gotten stronger in wide swaths of rural areas.
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The finances of Wisconsin’s congressional representatives – a look at their net worth
Members of the U.S. House must submit financial disclosure reports every year. Here are their most recent filings.
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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.
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.
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‘Uncharted territory’ – Could the Wisconsin GOP protect their gerrymander by impeaching Protasiewicz?
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?
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Trust us? Wisconsin AG refuses to release list of all police in state, dismaying experts
The AG says releasing the list could jeopardize officers’ safety. Experts call that far-fetched.
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The top lobbiers in Wisconsin during a budget season with a historic surplus
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.