Republican candidates want to expand the elected office’s power to oversee elections, while Democratic candidates oppose the idea
In an election year with elevated stakes, meet the candidates for Wisconsin Secretary of State
‘A setback for transparency’ – Wisconsin Supreme Court reverses decades of legal precedent to weaken open records law
Transparency advocates plot next moves
‘Characteristic of sham democracies’: DNR board member refuses to step down after term. Others might follow.
With Supreme Court approval, more DNR board members might stay on past their terms, which could keep it under Republican control.
Chemical spill site in northwestern Wisconsin gets $1.4 million in federal infrastructure funding
The Burnett County property is one of 49 across the country scheduled for cleanup.
Seeking more info about internal sexual harassment claims, The Badger Project sues Wausau PD
After an open records request, the department released heavily-redacted documents from an internal investigation of a former lieutenant accused of misconduct.
Record number of retirements in Wisconsin State Legislature this year
More than a quarter of incumbents not running for their seats in 2022, a number not seen since World War II
“Housing First” cut homelessness in Milwaukee. Can it work across the state?
As Wisconsin faces affordable housing shortage, campaigning Evers puts $200 million in federal funds toward the problem
GOP redistricting separated Fitzgerald brothers – who live 13 miles apart – into different congressional districts. Democrats put them back together again.
It’s a subtle but potentially significant result of the fierce redistricting battle that wrapped in April with a Wisconsin Supreme Court decision giving the GOP significant political victories.
The Badger Project wins gold at Milwaukee Press Club Excellence in Wisconsin Journalism Awards
Investigative story on police officers awarded gold for best public service story in the online category.
INTERACTIVE MAP: See how Wisconsin’s congressional districts changed in the redistricting process, down to the municipality
Ryan Weichelt, a professor of geography at UW-Eau Claire who specializes in redistricting, built this interactive map that shows the changes.