Category: News Blog
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Day Photo Collage: At the polls on the UW-Madison campus
Janet Protasiewicz, left-wing candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court, got 82% of the vote in Dane County — more than 197,000 votes. With nearly 50,000 students, UW-Madison had a lot to do with that victory margin.
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Judge sides with The Badger Project in public records lawsuit against Wausau Police Department
The police department had responded to a request by heavily redacting investigation documents into alleged misconduct of one of its officers.
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For second straight year, Milwaukee Press Club nominates The Badger Project for journalism award
Managing editor Peter Cameron won gold last year for another investigative story on law enforcement.
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Many states require students study financial literacy. Why doesn’t Wisconsin?
Many schools in the state offer it or even require it, but it’s not a requirement statewide. The governor wants to use $5 million to fund the class, but that’s not enough for every kid. Some Republicans want to require it, but aren’t funding it.
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The Badger Project wins public records ‘Opee’ award from Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council
The Media Openness Award acknowledges The Badger Project’s use of – and fight for – records to investigate law enforcement.
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Illinois and Michigan again earned hundreds of millions from weed taxes in 2022, even more than previous year
Meanwhile, the Republican-controlled legislature in #Wisconsin is still struggling to legalize medicinal #marijuana.
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Meet the candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court likely to be the decisive vote on abortion, gerrymandering
The election could have monumental ramifications in the state.
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On which committees does your U.S. rep sit, and why it matters to you in Wisconsin
Rep. Mike Gallagher will head the newly-created China committee, while Rep. Mark Pocan remains on the powerful budget committee.
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Nearly 2 years later, Wisconsin DNR and tech college board holdouts resign
Resignations by the Republican-appointed board members come after Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ re-election.
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Gallagher, Steil join Wisconsin House Dems to help pass same-sex protections
Republican Reps. Fitzgerald, Grothman and Tiffany vote no.
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The 2022 Election is over. Wisconsin turns to redistricting (again).
The state could get fair maps, or it could be stuck with perhaps the worst gerrymandering in the country for the rest of the decade.
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STILL PURPLE: Dem Evers wins most votes of all statewide Wisconsin races; Repub Johnson 2nd, Barnes 3rd, Michels near bottom
Statewide incumbents hold on, regardless of party
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‘A D.C. Screwup’: Signatures of Wisconsin Democrats on Ukraine letter released and retracted just before election
Madison-area Congressman Mark Pocan said the letter never should have been released.
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Johnson, Senate Republicans block bill aimed at disclosing big donors’ identities
COVID prevented Sen. Tammy Baldwin, a cosponsor of the DISCLOSE Act, from voting on the bill, her office said.
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Eight checks the state of Wisconsin uses to deter and catch voter fraud
Voter fraud is very rare, but the state still takes it very seriously, officials say.
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Three big changes to voting in Wisconsin in 2022, and one smaller one
Be sure your absentee ballot and witness form are filled out completely, or your vote might not count.
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“What a mess’: Expert says Favre could face additional civil lawsuits amid massive public-corruption scandal
The Hall of Fame quarterback worked with the Mississippi governor and others to steer $5 million in welfare funds to his alma mater, the University of Southern Mississippi, to build a volleyball stadium. Favre is unlikely to face criminal charges, but others have, and he has hired an attorney.
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“I’ll be like a turd in water’: Text messages show Prehn stayed past the expiration of his term to keep DNR board under GOP control
A Natural Resources Board member who refused to vacate his seat when his term expired did so to keep the board under Republican control, according to newly released text messages from his cell phone.