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More than two months after George Floyd – but prior to Kenosha shooting – police in Wisconsin enjoy high approval rating

By The Badger Project on August 27, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Support for Black Lives Matter movement has trended in opposite direction

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See how your U.S. House rep voted on aid to Ukraine, Israel/Gaza, Taiwan and a possible TikTok ban

See how your U.S. House rep voted on aid to Ukraine, Israel/Gaza, Taiwan and a possible TikTok banApril 22, 2024The Badger Project

Milwaukee homicides falling after record peaks during pandemic. What's going on?

Milwaukee homicides falling after record peaks during pandemic. What's going on?April 19, 2024The Badger Project

More than 300 Wisconsin officers back in law enforcement after being fired or forced out, up 50% from 2021

More than 300 Wisconsin officers back in law enforcement after being fired or forced out, up 50% from 2021April 10, 2024The Badger Project

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The votes this weekend split the Wisconsin congressional delegation of six Republicans and two Democrats in unusual ways.

“Hopefully we’re returning to something that is more typical for Milwaukee,” Lentz said. “It’s somewhat of a sign that conditions are returning more to normal if we think pre-2020, pre-pandemic levels of violence. We’re moving towards that, and that’s promising.”

A newly hired officer at the Wauwatosa Police Department resigned from a previous law enforcement job after superiors said he displayed “reckless driving, poor decision making and failure in radio communications,” according to documents obtained in a records request.

The Shipley-shuttleworth House in the Marquette neighborhood on the isthmus

More than 300 active officers in the state were fired or forced out from previous jobs in law enforcement. Here are the departments that employ the most.

Sheriff’s offices in Waukesha and Milwaukee counties, Milwaukee PD employ the most wandering officers as the total number of police statewide continues its long decline.

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