The total number of law enforcement officers and the total number of police academy graduates in Wisconsin are both at a ten-year low. Recruiting and retaining officers has become more difficult, making it an employee’s market.
Law enforcement wages and benefits across Wisconsin
Total police officers, academy graduates in Wisconsin at 10-year low
Police chiefs lament difficulty in filling positions; cities innovate to try to reduce violence, stress
Wisconsin state legislators give themselves a ‘bizarre’ loophole in the Open Records Law
In Wisconsin, public officials generally must retain all public records, which includes emails. But state legislators have no legal obligation to do so.
CARTOON: Wisconsin state legislators and the Open Records Law
According to the state’s Open Records Law, every public official in Wisconsin must keep their records should anyone from the public want to see them. Except for state legislators.
Gerrymandering defeats campaign cash?
Democrats spent millions trying to hold and win back seats in the state legislature in 2020. They barely made a dent. Is modern gerrymandering unbeatable?
Stevens Point state legislator appears to have violated campaign finance laws
State Sen. Patrick Testin accepted donations over the legal maximum from several donors
Record campaign spending for state Senate district that includes Stevens Point, Tomah
Nearly $1.9 million raised and spent for a $53,000-a-year-job
Political donations continue to accelerate after campaign finance laws relaxed in 2015
Record campaign spending in suburban Milwaukee legislative race
More than $2.2 million raised and spent in Milwaukee suburbs for $53,000-a-year job
Political donations continue to accelerate after campaign finance laws relaxed in 2015
Milwaukee area state Sen. Alberta Darling appears to violate campaign finance laws again
Longtime state legislator accepted donations over the legal maximum from several donors
The most expensive race in the history of the Wisconsin State Legislature
Record $2.2 million raised and spent in Green Bay area for $53,000-a-year job
Political donations continue to accelerate after campaign finance laws relaxed in 2015