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$3.5 M & counting: Parties dump millions 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, leading to a tsunami of political advertising in the relatively small race.
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NE Wisconsin State Patrol head cited by deputies after girlfriend calls 911
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Amid rising home prices, Richland Center residents decry building housing on park
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Waushara Co deputy quits sheriff’s office after The Badger Project’s reporting
Scott Schaut first quit a leadership position at the sheriff’s office after The Badger Project requested documents on his job performance. He resigned from the department entirely last week.
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Waukesha city cop ousted for OWI, fleeing crash, hired at county sheriff’s office
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Wisconsin cop fired for offering driver cash after crash still working in policing
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Pass the butter: State legislators want to tighten Wisconsin’s margarine laws
A bipartisan group of state lawmakers is pushing to strengthen limits on margarine. The effort is a reminder of a centuries-old squabble between the butter substitute and the state’s ensconced…