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The rock ‘n’ roll congressman priest from Green Bay who was benched by the pope

By The Badger Project on December 23, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Northeast Wisconsin State Patrol head cited by deputies after girlfriend calls 911

By The Badger Project on December 16, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Amid rising home prices, Richland Center residents decry building housing on park

By The Badger Project on December 11, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Waushara County deputy quits sheriff’s office after The Badger Project’s reporting

By The Badger Project on December 9, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Waukesha city cop ousted for OWI, fleeing crash, hired at county sheriff’s office

By The Badger Project on December 8, 2025 • ( 1 Comment )

Wisconsin cop fired for offering driver cash after crash still working in policing

By The Badger Project on December 1, 2025 • ( 3 Comments )

Tiffany sole Wisconsin rep to ask SCOTUS to flip election results in swing states

By The Badger Project on December 14, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

Election experts and politicians from both parties slammed the suit — aimed at Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — as a cynical attempt to disregard the will of voters.

The 2020 Election is Over. Wisconsin Turns to Redistricting.

By The Badger Project on November 30, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

An end-around the governor? A recall of state Supreme Court justices? Primary challenges?
How far will the parties go to defend, or break, Wisconsin’s gerrymandered districts?

Photo Gallery of Pro-Trump Rally at Wisconsin Capitol

By The Badger Project on November 16, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

About 100 pro-Trump protestors gathered at the Wisconsin State Capitol on Saturday.

ELECTION DAY PHOTO GALLERY: Voters from Both Sides of Wisconsin

By The Badger Project on November 3, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Portraits of voters from Milwaukee, Madison and Eau Claire.

TWO MILLION DOLLAR CHECKS: Out-of-State Liberals Dominating Donations to Wisconsin Political Parties in 2020

By The Badger Project on October 23, 2020 • ( 4 Comments )

That could have major ramifications for the next decade.

The Biggest Donors to Wisconsin Political Parties in 2020

By The Badger Project on October 23, 2020 • ( 3 Comments )

See the super-rich donors who are taking advantage of a big loophole in Wisconsin campaign finance law.

Wisconsin schools ‘whipsawing’ as COVID-19 hits rural districts – Part 2 of 3

By The Badger Project on October 20, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

As infections in the state surge, some rural schools are forced to suspend in-person instruction or integrate virtual students into classrooms

Citizens United is infamous. But an obscure case years later made Wisconsin politics a ‘plaything of the super rich.’

By The Badger Project on October 12, 2020 • ( 3 Comments )

Before 2015, the amount any single person could have given in annual political donations in Wisconsin was $10,000.
What changed? A monumental U.S. Supreme Court decision you’ve probably never heard of: McCutcheon v. FEC.

The Badger Project Podcast: Police-related deaths, the”bad cop” registry & use of force

By The Badger Project on October 9, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

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.

Low-key cops and a white shaggy dog: How Marathon County transformed its response to residents in crisis

By The Badger Project on September 30, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Emergency detentions are down and people in crisis are getting care— all while saving taxpayers millions

Per day Covid-19 tests numbers and positive test rate in Wisconsin

By The Badger Project on September 28, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

An interactive model illustrating the total number of tests per day, positive tests per day and the positive test rate per day.

COVID Deaths in Wisconsin vs. the other Midwestern States

By The Badger Project on September 21, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

An interactive model on the number of deaths attributed to the pandemic.

More than two months after George Floyd – but prior to Kenosha shooting – police in Wisconsin enjoy high approval rating

By The Badger Project on August 27, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Support for Black Lives Matter movement has trended in opposite direction

Wisconsin’s rural students face a digital divide as some return to screens instead of school – Part 1 of 3

By The Badger Project on August 25, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

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

Got Lousy Internet, Wisconsinite? Here’s A Big Idea To Improve It.

By The Badger Project on August 12, 2020 • ( 3 Comments )

If you want faster internet at your home sooner rather than later, you can get involved. Here’s how.

CARTOON: The Mask Mandate and the Republican Pushback

By The Badger Project on August 12, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

After Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers issued a mask mandate for all public indoor spaces last month, state Republicans questioned its constitutionality and hinted at legal or legislative action. But polling has shown a large majority of Wisconsin residents support the mandate, and Republicans have not yet moved against it.

Policing in Wisconsin: ‘Room for improvement,’ but could be a lot worse

By The Badger Project on July 15, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

State already has “bad cop” registry, requires independent investigations of police-related deaths; Criminal justice expert gives state a grade of B

Following national trend, City of Racine spends heavily on policing

By The Badger Project on June 25, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Mayor announces police reforms, civilian task force in wake of Floyd death, protests

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