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$3.5 M & counting: Parties dump cash into race for SW Wisconsin Senate seat that pays $64k per year
Both parties are using a well-worn loophole – that the Legislature could close – to boost their candidate, creating a tsunami of advertising in the relatively small race.
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Big telcos got federal millions for internet upgrades. They want more from the state.
Local companies and co-ops have done more for rural broadband expansion in Wisconsin, experts say
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Better ways to do elections are out there, critics say. Other countries use them. Why not here?
Different, and some would say more effective, election frameworks exist. Some are starting to emerge in the U.S. One is proportional representation.
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The Badger Project named a finalist in Milwaukee Press Club journalism contest
Investigative story on fired law enforcement officers rehired at new agencies nominated in the category of Best Public Service Story or Series.
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The Badger Project receives $10,000 in grants from two organizations
The Evjue Foundation and La Crosse Community Foundation each awarded $5,000 for investigative journalism.
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Only 11% of eligible Wisconsin law enforcement agencies accredited by state group
The certification – which includes personalized feedback for officers – improves policing, experts say
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At least 12 active cops in western Wisconsin were fired or forced out of previous policing jobs
At least 12 law enforcement officers currently working in La Crosse County and the surrounding areas have been fired or forced out from previous jobs in law enforcement, according to…