-
One million dollars: Wealthy candidates spending own fortunes vying for NW Wisconsin House seat
Personal wealth isn’t required to run for higher office, but it certainly helps. Three candidates in northwestern Wisconsin have tried to jumpstart their campaigns with massive payments from their own bank accounts. Read more
Help us investigate the powerful in Wisconsin with a recurring donation – as little as $5/month
The Latest
Recent Political News
-
Record cash raised in SW Wisconsin State Senate race for Howard Marklein’s seat
Big name spenders include DeVos, Steyer, Koch, Jobs in rural district
-
CARTOON: The Blue Wave vs. The Red Wall
Blue Wave or Red Wall?
-
Six members of Wisconsin State Assembly have declared personal bankruptcy
Thousands of dollars in debts to a Las Vegas resort and casino. Hundreds of thousands in back taxes owed to the state of Wisconsin. And huge credit card debt.
-
No college degree fraud found in Wisconsin State Legislature …but we couldn’t check everybody
By Peter Cameron, THE BADGER PROJECT Lying about receiving a degree you never earned is pretty easy. For the most part, so is verifying it. In a 2015 survey of employers by…
-
Wisconsin state Rep. Kooyenga pleaded no contest in 2000 to punching teen
Dale Kooyenga tackled and punched a 17-year-old boy in 2000 during a dispute outside a summer party in Sheboygan. Now a 39-year-old Republican state representative from Brookfield, Kooyenga was 21…
Recent Law Enforcement News
No Results Found