Category: Investigations
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The most expensive race in the history of the Wisconsin State Legislature
Record $2.2 million raised and spent in Green Bay area for $53,000-a-year job Political donations continue to accelerate after campaign finance laws relaxed in 2015
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Record campaign cash in the only competitive US House seat in Wisconsin
Moderate Democrat Ron Kind spent millions to retain the seat he’s held for 25 years, even as millions flowed in to defeat him
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$2 million raised and spent for a $53,000-a year job in western Wisconsin
La Crosse-area politician sets record for most campaign cash in state legislative election Political donations continue to accelerate after campaign finance laws relaxed in 2015
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As semester ends in Wisconsin, COVID-19 fears shrink — while concerns of academic slide grow – Part 3 of 3
Schools are not the superspreader sites that many feared, but research indicates U.S. students fell behind in math during the pandemic
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TWO MILLION DOLLAR CHECKS: Out-of-State Liberals Dominating Donations to Wisconsin Political Parties in 2020
That could have major ramifications for the next decade.
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The Biggest Donors to Wisconsin Political Parties in 2020
See the super-rich donors who are taking advantage of a big loophole in Wisconsin campaign finance law.
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Wisconsin schools ‘whipsawing’ as COVID-19 hits rural districts – Part 2 of 3
As infections in the state surge, some rural schools are forced to suspend in-person instruction or integrate virtual students into classrooms
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Wisconsin’s rural students face a digital divide as some return to screens instead of school – Part 1 of 3
Schools in Wisconsin have spent millions of dollars on hotspots to help students with poor internet service learn online as the coronavirus pandemic grinds on
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Got Lousy Internet, Wisconsinite? Here’s A Big Idea To Improve It.
If you want faster internet at your home sooner rather than later, you can get involved. Here’s how.
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Following national trend, City of Racine spends heavily on policing
Mayor announces police reforms, civilian task force in wake of Floyd death, protests
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Following national trend, Wausau, Marathon County spend heavily on policing
Neither department uses chokehold, knee-to-neck tactics that have killed
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Koch, Uihleins, Tribes, Kwik Trip owners spend heavily in northern Wisconsin special election campaign for Congress
Koch Industries, Native American tribes and the owners of Kwik Trip and Uline are big donors and spenders in the special election race for Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District next week.
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SIX OUT OF SEVEN: Wisconsin Supreme Court has highest percentage of female high court justices in the U.S.
Six of Wisconsin’s seven Supreme Court justices will soon be women again, once more giving the state the highest ratio of female high court judges in the country, an investigation by The Badger Project found.
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‘Everyone has to have it’: Broadband gap leaves rural Wisconsin behind during coronavirus crisis
Already, Wisconsin lags behind the national average in broadband coverage. An estimated 43% of Wisconsin’s rural residents lack access to high-speed internet, compared to about 31% of rural residents nationwide, according to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin’s Full-Time (Lite) Legislature
The Wisconsin State Legislature meets in full just a few days per year, but is considered – and paid like – a full-time legislative body. What’s up with that?
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A Million Dollar Race for a $53k Job in the Fox Valley
After change to state law, campaign donations doubled in a 2018 race for Fox Valley state Senate seat.
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The Biggest Donors to Wisconsin Political Parties in 2018
The matriarch of the Chicago Cubs-owning family, an heir to the Schlitz Beer fortune, and the richest self-made woman in the U.S.
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MILLION DOLLAR CHECKS: Court decisions, law change divert rivers of campaign cash from ultrarich donors to political candidates in Wisconsin
Court decisions, law change create rivers of cash from ultrarich donors to candidates, as long as they flow through the party