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FINAL REPORT: Top donors to Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Chris Taylor
With support from wealthy folks from across the country, the political Left’s candidate state Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor of Madison is outraising her opponent by more than 6-1. Read more
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Recent Political News
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Top donors (so far) to Rep. Van Orden, Republican of western Wisconsin
The world’s richest man has already written the incumbent a large check to try to aid his reelection to the 3rd Congressional District.
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Max donors (so far) to Rebecca Cooke, Dem challenger in western Wisconsin
Many people have given Cooke, of Eau Claire, the max, including a well-known former Green Bay Packer and some other interesting names.
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Wisconsin legislators still giving selves ‘bizarre’ loophole in public records law
Democrats in the minority have repeatedly tried to close it, but the Republican majority has ignored their attempts. A new bill introduced this week that would do that is likely…
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GOP bill aiming to protect free speech rights from frivolous lawsuits advances
As the Wisconsin State Legislature is scheduled to close for campaign season, the Assembly passed a Republican bill targeting lawsuits that try to stifle free speech. The Senate must now…
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Bipartisan push for legislator-to-lobbyist cool-off period fails again, may return
A bill that would require retiring legislators wait a year before they can work as lobbyists died again. Its sponsors plan to introduce it again next year.
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Wisconsin bill would automatically register eligible citizens to vote at DMV
The bill, which has little chance of passage this year, may preview strategy from Democrats should they take full control of state government in the fall elections.
Recent Law Enforcement News
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Four ex-Waukesha Co Sheriff’s deputies committed suicide in past decade
Some family members say department leadership is at least partly to blame, accusing it of ignoring struggling deputies. The department says it had mental health programs in place and has…
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State trooper caught drinking on duty in Waushara County facing criminal charge
Robert Bliven, a Wisconsin state trooper, was arrested in September after deputies investigated him for drinking on the job. They charged him with operating a firearm while intoxicated.
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“Pervasive, caustic atmosphere” of UW-La Crosse PD has improved, chief says
The police department was knocked for “shoddy record keeping” and a “lack of leadership” in a 2019 investigation. A police chief hired the same year says he’s made major changes…
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Commander cited for disorderly conduct no longer employed by State Patrol
Ex-Captain Daniel Gruebele pleaded no contest to the citation last year. His last day as the commander of the Northeast Region in Fond du Lac came less than a week…
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Neenah cop quit last policing job amid accusations of sexist and racist remarks
Derrick Rotta resigned his police position in Menasha in 2024 after being investigated for an allegation that he was “the most racist person at the department.” The Neenah Police Department…
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NE Wisconsin State Patrol head cited by deputies after girlfriend calls 911
Capt. Daniel Gruebele, commander of the State Patrol’s Northeast Region at the Fond du Lac post, was cited for disorderly conduct in the summer after his girlfriend accused him of…