The Badger Project

28 Agencies That Employ the Most Wandering Police Officers

28 Agencies That Employ the Most Wandering Police Officers

Milwaukee County Sheriff employs 16 officers previously fired or forced out.

300 Wisconsin Officers Fired or Forced Out Are Back on Job

300 Wisconsin Officers Fired or Forced Out Are Back on Job

Milwaukee and Waukesha have re-employed the most such officers.

Five Brewers Executives Gave Maximum Donations to Robin Vos

Five Brewers Executives Gave Maximum Donations to Robin Vos

Donations made just two weeks after $366 million funding for team passed.

Nearly 40 People in Wisconsin Charged With Defrauding COVID Funds

Nearly 40 People in Wisconsin Charged With Defrauding COVID Funds

Nationally an estimated $300 billion was illegally obtained from COVID-19 relief funding.

Bayside Officer Who Joined Oath Keepers Resigns

Bayside Officer Who Joined Oath Keepers Resigns

Reason for leaving Bayside Department unspecified. Two other area cops are Oath Keepers.

Three Metro Area Cops Joined Oath Keepers

Three Metro Area Cops Joined Oath Keepers

One Milwaukee officer and two Bayside officers. 'Very disturbing,' says police ethics expert.

Kaul Won’t Release List of All Law Enforcement Officers in State

Kaul Won’t Release List of All Law Enforcement Officers in State

Media seeks to track officers let go for misconduct who got rehired elsewhere.

Brewers’ State Lobbying Spending Soars

Brewers’ State Lobbying Spending Soars

Spending $435,000 in last session. But three biggest spenders are manufactures, hospitals and realtors groups.

Campaign Cash: Top 20 Donors to State Political Parties
Campaign Cash

Top 20 Donors to State Political Parties

George Soros, Steven Spielberg and LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman among rich donors across U.S. pouring money into Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Has Highest Percentage of Women Justices

Wisconsin Supreme Court Has Highest Percentage of Women Justices

That's 86%, compared to a 38% average for all state high courts.

Should State’s Schools Require Financial Literacy Course?

Should State’s Schools Require Financial Literacy Course?

17 states require it. Evers, some Republicans favor it, but won't fully fund it.

Illinois, Michigan Gained $770 Million From Cannabis Taxes in 2022

Illinois, Michigan Gained $770 Million From Cannabis Taxes in 2022

While Wisconsin's Republican legislators struggle to legalize even medical marijuana.