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Photo Gallery of Pro-Trump Rally at Wisconsin Capitol

ELECTION DAY PHOTO GALLERY: Voters from Both Sides of Wisconsin

Citizens United is infamous. But an obscure case four years later — and state lawmakers’ response — have made Wisconsin politics a ‘plaything of the super rich.’

The Badger Project Podcast: Police-related deaths, the”bad cop” registry & use of force
We recently did a story on policing in Wisconsin, focusing on the laws currently on the books and policies on things like cop-related deaths, a “bad cop” registry and use of force. Our managing editor Peter Cameron discusses that story and more in our first podcast.
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Low-key cops and a white shaggy dog: How Marathon County transformed its response to residents in crisis
Emergency detentions are down and people in crisis are getting care— all while saving taxpayers millions
Continue reading “Low-key cops and a white shaggy dog: How Marathon County transformed its response to residents in crisis”Per day Covid-19 tests numbers and positive test rate in Wisconsin
An interactive model illustrating the total number of tests per day, positive tests per day and the positive test rate per day, through Monday, September 29.
Red line = positive test rate
Blue bar = total tests in that day
Yellow bar = total positive tests in that day
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An interactive model on the number of deaths attributed to the pandemic as of Oct. 7, 2020.
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More than two months after George Floyd – but prior to Kenosha shooting – police in Wisconsin enjoy high approval rating
Support for Black Lives Matter movement has trended in opposite direction Continue reading More than two months after George Floyd – but prior to Kenosha shooting – police in Wisconsin enjoy high approval rating

Policing in Wisconsin: ‘Room for improvement,’ but could be a lot worse
State’s “bad cop” registry, “independent” investigations of killings by police help earn it a “B” from criminal justice expert

