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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
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Wisconsin court ruling gives clarity on future election recounts, UW law prof says
An appeals court ruled that a challenge to a Rock County supervisor’s 3-vote victory was frivolous and ordered repayment of her legal fees. Now the challenger is asking the Supreme…
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EMS staffing in Wisconsin is at a ‘crisis point.’ That could be very bad for you.
Three bills working through the Legislature would help EMS agencies fund themselves, subsidize coursework and increase reimbursements for some 911 calls, experts say.
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Sen. Ron Johnson says Trump can’t bully him off his deficit-reducing demands
The Oshkosh Republican said he will block the president’s debt-increasing “One Big Beautiful Bill” if it doesn’t cut federal spending at a meeting Wednesday with the Milwaukee Press Club.
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Baldwin, other Dems remind Trump of his promise to end Wall Street tax break
Thanks to the carried interest loophole, investment fund managers are taxed at a lower rate than other workers.
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Wisconsin Dems propose emergency session if Trump freezes funding to state
The proposal in the state Legislature comes as the White House has cut federal agencies and threatened funding to states.
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DOGE ‘deleted’ fed agency that strived for increased government efficiency
The agency 18F completed a $1.6 million project in Wisconsin to help a state department more effectively perform one aspect of its mission.
Recent Law Enforcement News
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For 3rd time in 4 years, Milwaukee Press Club awards gold to The Badger Project
The first-place award recognizes managing editor Peter Cameron’s investigative reporting on wandering officers, those fired or forced out from previous jobs in law enforcement only to be rehired elsewhere.
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La Crosse Police were the only department in Wisconsin using this ‘unusual practice.’ And it cost taxpayers.
After paying $450,000 to a man involved in a 2020 police confrontation, the department stopped using traffic stops to issue unrelated and outstanding citations last month.
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Wis DOJ reversed decision to release cop names after pushback from police groups
The Badger Project is suing the Wisconsin Department of Justice for the names and work histories of all law enforcement officers in the state.
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‘You wouldn’t call your plumber to fix your teeth’ – Nonpolice response teams may cut crime, save cash, but data limited
Programs that manage stubborn problems like mental health and homelessness, with or without police, are spreading across Wisconsin, and the nation. Early results are promising, experts say.
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From record low, total number of police officers in Wisconsin ticks up 4%
The total number of law enforcement officers in the state has steadily decreased since the Wisconsin Department of Justice started tracking it in 2008. Efforts to reverse that trend may…
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Milwaukee-area police who joined Oath Keepers resigned jobs after The Badger Project investigation
One is now working for a sheriff’s department. The other two are out of law enforcement, according to the state DOJ.