Category: Investigations
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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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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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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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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.
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Waukesha Co Sheriff’s deputy quit last policing job after harassment accusations
Paul Picciolo was a lieutenant with the Bayside Police Department. He resigned when he was investigated for complaints from a subordinate.
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Over 300 Wisconsin wandering officers back in law enforcement, up 50% from ’21
Sheriff’s offices in Waukesha and Milwaukee counties, Milwaukee Police Department employ the most wandering officers as the total number of police statewide continues its long decline.
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COP CRUNCH CONTINUES: Total number of law enforcement officers in Wisconsin keeps dropping to new lows
Nearly 14,500 officers patrolled the state in 2008. Fewer than 13,000 officers were on the streets at the end of 2023, a drop of 11 percent, and another record low.
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Wis Dems Pocan, Moore oppose bipartisan bill forcing Chinese sale of TikTok or ban
The top U.S. intelligence agency says China uses the popular social media platform to influence American elections and “magnify U.S. societal divisions.”
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Conservative groups, trade associations, private companies – THE BIGGEST LOBBYING VIOLATORS IN WISCONSIN
When lobbyists violate the state’s strict rules, the Wisconsin Ethics Commission negotiates a fine. See who’s paid the biggest ones in recent years.
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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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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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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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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 & lots of stock: Where top Wisconsin politicians put their money
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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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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The Brewers want millions in public funds for stadium renovations. In the first half of 2023, the team spent nearly $600k lobbying to make their case.
In dollars spent, the ballclub was the state’s top lobbying organization in the first six months of 2023.