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 ...
As the Wisconsin State Legislature is scheduled to close for campaign season, the Assembly passed a Republican bill targeting lawsuits that try to stifle free speech. The Senate must now act for it to ...
A bill introduced days before the state Assembly adjourned aimed to institute a year-long “cooling off period” for ...
A deputy and city alderman in western Wisconsin resigned in 2025 after he was found to have had repeated sexual meetings with a woman while on duty. The Viola Police Department still employs him ...
A proposal from Wisconsin Democrats in the state legislature would automatically register eligible residents to vote when they interact with the Department of Transportation’s agencies, like renewing ...
Sheriff Walter Zuehkle has agreed to repay the county $11,087.50, half of the thousands of dollars he took in stipends for the care of his law enforcement K9 after quitting the trainings for the dog.
Waushara Co sheriff reaches deal to repay county half of $22k in K9 funds he tookFebruary 17, 2026The Badger Project ...
With support from across the country, Court of Appeals Judge Chris Taylor of Madison is outraising her opponent from the political right nearly ten to one, spooking conservatives who hope to hold the ...
State Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor of Madison has reported raising nearly $3.5 million since she announced her candidacy in May of 2025, according to the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, which tracks ...
State Appeals Court Judge Maria Lazar has reported raising less than $400,000 in her campaign to win a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, according to the Wisconsin Democracy campaign, which tracks ...
A bill in the state Legislature aims to bolster nuclear power in Wisconsin. State Rep. Shae Sortwell, a Republican from Two Rivers, wants the state to become an energy “powerhouse.” ...