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Bipartisan push for legislator to lobbyist cool-off period fails again, but may return

By The Badger Project on March 2, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Richland Co Sheriff’s Office stakeouts uncovered deputy’s on-duty liaisons

By The Badger Project on February 24, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Wisconsin Dems’ bill would automatically register eligible citizens to vote at DMV

By The Badger Project on February 23, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Waushara Co sheriff reaches deal to repay county half of $22k in K9 funds he took

By The Badger Project on February 17, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Top donors to Chris Taylor, the Left’s candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court

By The Badger Project on February 12, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Top donors to Maria Lazar, the Right’s candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court

By The Badger Project on February 12, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

The (reported) net worth of Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers

By The Badger Project on April 27, 2023 • ( 1 Comment )

The Democratic governor’s filing is very limited compared to politicians, for one major reason.

LOBBYING IN WISCONSIN: Seeking millions in stadium funding, Brewers boost lobbying

By The Badger Project on April 18, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )
A photo of American Family Field in Milwaukee.

Koch Network groups, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, hospitals are some of the biggest lobbiers in the state.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Day Photo Collage: At the polls on the UW-Madison campus

By The Badger Project on April 4, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

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.

Top donors to Wisconsin political parties in 2023 (so far) – loophole allows wealthy to bypass legal limits and steer millions to Supreme Court candidates

By The Badger Project on March 31, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Rich, liberal donors like George Soros, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman are repeatedly exploiting the loophole left open by state Republicans.

UPDATED: Top campaign donors to former Justice Daniel Kelly, right-wing candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court

By The Badger Project on March 30, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Hendricks, Uihleins, Gentines of Sargento Foods, and Don Zietlow of Kwik Trip all have made large donations to Kelly.

UPDATED: Top campaign donors to Janet Protasiewicz, left-wing candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court

By The Badger Project on March 29, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Herb Kohl, Bud Selig, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and attorney David Gruber have all given the Milwaukee County judge the maximum, or close to it.

Protasiewicz flies past Kelly in direct donations, losing indy spending slightly

By The Badger Project on March 28, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Once again, a statewide race sets a record for most expensive in Wisconsin history.

Females justices: A list of states with the most – and least – women on their supreme courts

By The Badger Project on March 23, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Wisconsin has the highest percentage of women on its Supreme Court, followed by Washington and Illinois. South Carolina has the only Supreme Court with no women.

Wisconsin has highest percentage of female justices on top state court in U.S.

By The Badger Project on March 20, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

The April election could alter the gender makeup of the court. Research suggests the addition of female justices has little effect on court rulings, with one notable exception.

Judge sides with The Badger Project in public records lawsuit against Wausau Police Department

By The Badger Project on March 15, 2023 • ( 1 Comment )

The police department had responded to a request by heavily redacting investigation documents into alleged misconduct of one of its officers.

For second straight year, Milwaukee Press Club nominates The Badger Project for journalism award

By The Badger Project on March 13, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Managing editor Peter Cameron won gold last year for another investigative story on law enforcement.

Many states require students study financial literacy. Why doesn’t Wisconsin?

By The Badger Project on March 9, 2023 • ( 1 Comment )
A photo of the Wisconsin Capitol Building.

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.

The Badger Project wins public records ‘Opee’ award from Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council

By The Badger Project on March 9, 2023 • ( 1 Comment )

The Media Openness Award acknowledges The Badger Project’s use of – and fight for – records to investigate law enforcement.

Illinois and Michigan again earned hundreds of millions from weed taxes in 2022, even more than previous year

By The Badger Project on March 6, 2023 • ( 1 Comment )

Meanwhile, the Republican-controlled legislature in #Wisconsin is still struggling to legalize medicinal #marijuana.

The top donors (so far) to Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz, left-wing candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court

By The Badger Project on February 17, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Herb Kohl, Lynde Uihlein, Karla Jurvetson and several members of the Lubar family have all given the maximum.

The top donors (so far) to former Justice Daniel Kelly, right-wing candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court

By The Badger Project on February 17, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Billionaire conservative donor Diane Henricks of ABC Building Supply in Beloit and her daughter have both given his campaign the maximum donation allowed by law.

The top donors (so far) to Waukesha County Judge Jennifer Dorow, right-wing candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court

By The Badger Project on February 17, 2023 • ( 4 Comments )

Kwik Trip owner Donald Zeitlow has given her campaign $10,000.

The top donors (so far) to Dane County Judge Everett Mitchell, left-wing candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court

By The Badger Project on February 17, 2023 • ( 2 Comments )

Mitchell is last in the field in total cash raised, but receiving lots of support from small-dollar donors.

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