Tag: Wausau
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Political parties dump $3+ million into Wausau-area Assembly race
John Kroll, bankrolled by the state’s Democratic Party, has outraised Republican incumbent Patrick Snyder in the campaign to flip an Assembly seat in the Wausau area.
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Dem Battino doubling Sen. Tomczyk’s fundraising in Wausau-area Senate race
The Democrat is winning the fundraising game in the GOP-leaning district, but the parties have mostly stayed out of the race, contrasting with their heavy spending in swing districts.
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WAUSAU MAYORAL RACE: Diny outraised incumbent Rosenberg 2 to 1, much from self, GOP; Dems injected six figures late
Fundraising figures from the final two weeks of the campaign will not be known until the reporting deadline in July.
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New political maps boot veteran Marathon County legislator from old district
Republicans had drawn Wausau’s state Assembly district to include state Rep. Patrick Snyder’s Schofield residence. Democrats left him out.
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County jail officer staffing in Wisconsin has fallen to a ‘crisis level.’ Taxpayers are picking up the tab.
The number of county jail officers in the state sinks to its lowest point since the state Department of Justice started keeping track in 2008.
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Wausau Police lieutenant forced out in 2019 after investigation alleged sexual harassment
The Badger Project had to sue the police department to get the large parts of the investigation unredacted.
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Judge sides with The Badger Project in public records lawsuit against Wausau Police Department
The police department had responded to a request by heavily redacting investigation documents into alleged misconduct of one of its officers.
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Seeking more info about internal sexual harassment claims, The Badger Project sues Wausau PD
After an open records request, the department released heavily-redacted documents from an internal investigation of a former lieutenant accused of misconduct.
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Total police officers, academy graduates in Wisconsin at 10-year low
Police chiefs lament difficulty in filling positions; cities innovate to try to reduce violence, stress
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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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Following national trend, Wausau, Marathon County spend heavily on policing
Neither department uses chokehold, knee-to-neck tactics that have killed