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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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Wisconsin schools ‘whipsawing’ as COVID-19 hits rural districts – Part 2 of 3
As infections in the state surge, some rural schools are forced to suspend in-person instruction or integrate virtual students into classrooms
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Citizens United is infamous. But another case made Wisconsin politics a ‘plaything of the super rich.’
Before 2015, the amount any single person could have given in annual political donations in Wisconsin was $10,000. What changed? A monumental U.S. Supreme Court decision you’ve probably never heard…
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The Badger Project Podcast: Police-related deaths, the”bad cop” registry & use of force
We recently did a story on policing in Wisconsin, focusing on the laws currently on the books and policies on things like cop-related deaths, a “bad cop” registry and use…
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Low-key cops and a shaggy dog: Marathon County’s new crisis response
Emergency detentions are down and people suffering a mental health crisis are getting care— all while saving taxpayers millions
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Per day Covid-19 tests numbers and positive test rate in Wisconsin
An interactive model illustrating the total number of tests per day, positive tests per day and the positive test rate per day.
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COVID Deaths in Wisconsin vs. the other Midwestern States
An interactive model on the number of deaths attributed to the pandemic.