2025年1月22日 · Nonpartisan, nonprofit, investigative journalism in Wisconsin

The Badger Project is a nonpartisan, journalism nonprofit in Wisconsin that investigates state government, politics, campaign finance, law enforcement and related matters.

1 天前 · Americans spend billions getting help filing their taxes every year. But a new online system with the IRS allows eligible taxpayers to file for free, including in Wisconsin. You can check if you are eligible on the IRS website. More than 600,000 Wisconsin residents, those who have simple tax ...

2025年1月19日 · Richard Uihlein and Tim Michels have each given Schimel the maximum $20,000. The Waukesha County judge and former AG has raised about $2 million so far in his campaign for the state’s high court.

2 天之前 · Providing skilled intervention services for emotionally disturbed individuals just makes sense, Solar said. “You wouldn’t call your plumber to fix your teeth,” said Henrickson, the social worker who helped develop and now helps run the city of Madison’s Community Alternative Response Emergency Services (CARES) team, which consists of a …

6 天之前 · Peter is an award-winning investigative journalist. Before returning to Wisconsin to launch The Badger Project in 2018, he worked at daily newspapers in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre in Pennsylvania as well as in Madison and Chicago. He grew up in Waunakee and graduated from the journalism school at UW ...

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2024年1月9日 · By Peter Cameron, THE BADGER PROJECT When Alaska ran its elections in 2022, it used a totally new system to vote. Voters had much more choice than the two candidates they usually get, and experts said the nastiness that has become so common in modern politics was much diminished.

2024年10月29日 · The congressman has strong financial support from many agribusinesses. Along with Transportation & Infrastructure and Veterans Affairs, Van Orden also sits on the Agriculture Committee in the U.S. House, where policy and bills are shaped before going to the full body for a vote.

2024年2月21日 · By Peter Cameron, THE BADGER PROJECT That’s a good return on investment. Seeking hundreds of millions for stadium renovations, the Milwaukee Brewers spent more than $1.5 million in the past nine years lobbying the Wisconsin State Legislature, according to their mandatory reports to the state.