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It’s common for state legislators to have a second job in America’s Dairyland. The state Senate and Assembly each meet for only part of the year, allowing time for elected members to seek additional work. #Wisconsin #wipolitics #sidegig thebadgerproject.org/2025/09/23/an-…
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It’s common for state legislators to have a second job. The #Wisconsin state Senate and Assembly each meet for only part of the year, allowing time for elected members to seek additional work. #wipolitics #WiSen #WiLeg thebadgerproject.org/2025/09/23/an-…
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Our investigation found that #WausharaCounty Sheriff Walter Zuehlke got more than $25k in care payments for his law enforcement dog after quitting the #K9 trainings. #Wisconsin #LawEnforcement thebadgerproject.org/2025/09/18/wau…
The “anti-SLAPP” bill would make it harder in #Wisconsin to use costly lawsuits against people for exercising their free speech rights. A similar bill died in 2024 without any GOP support. #wipolitics thebadgerproject.org/2025/09/15/dem…
An investigation from The Badger Project found #WausharaCounty Sheriff Walter Zuehlke received more than $25k in care payments for his K9 after quitting the law enforcement trainings. thebadgerproject.org/2025/09/18/wau…
A veteran of a Racine County police department quit during an investigation into his alleged misconduct. The Badger Project sued after its requests for that investigation were denied. #wanderingofficers #openrecords #Wisconsin thebadgerproject.org/2025/09/16/the…
A veteran of that #RacineCounty police department quit in 2023 before the completion of an investigation into his conduct. We sued after the department denied its #OpenRecords requests for that investigation. #pulbicrecords #WindPoint #Wisconsin thebadgerproject.org/2025/09/16/the…
A sheriff returns cash after our investigation & partisan news sours compromise - THE BADGER PROJECT NEWSLETTER mailchi.mp/851fbef10268/s…
The “anti-SLAPP” bill would make it harder in #Wisconsin to use costly lawsuits against people for exercising their free speech rights. A similar bill died in 2024 without any GOP support. #wipolitics thebadgerproject.org/2025/09/15/dem…
The “anti-SLAPP" bill would make it harder in #Wisconsin to use expensive lawsuits against people for exercising their free speech rights. A similar bill died in 2024 without any GOP support. #wipolitics #antiSLAPP #FirstAmendment #1stAmendment thebadgerproject.org/2025/09/15/dem…
Consumers who increased their use of right-leaning media were less likely to support political compromise, a @uw_sjmc study found. News users generally saw political disagreements as right or wrong. thebadgerproject.org/2025/09/09/uw-…
Right-leaning news users are less likely to support political compromise, a new @uw_sjmc study suggests. In general, partisan media consumers tend to see political disagreements as right or wrong. thebadgerproject.org/2025/09/09/uw-…
Right-leaning media users are less likely to support political compromise, a new @uw_sjmc study suggests. And in general, partisan media consumers tend to see political disagreements as right or wrong. thebadgerproject.org/2025/09/09/uw-…
An investigation by @TheBadgerProj found Sheriff Walter Zuehlke continued taking care payments for the dog after it died last year. The #WausharaCounty administrator said it was an oversight. thebadgerproject.org/2025/09/10/wau…
Individuals who increase intake of right-leaning media are less likely to support political compromise, a new study from @uw_sjmc finds. thebadgerproject.org/2025/09/09/uw-…
Consumers of right-leaning media are less likely to support political compromise, a new study from @uw_sjmc suggests. And in general, consumers of partisan media tend to perceive political issues as right or wrong. thebadgerproject.org/2025/09/09/uw-…
An investigation found that #WausharaCounty Sheriff Walter Zuehlke stopped training ‘Argo’ in 2019 after his election, but continued taking the $400 monthly checks from the county through last year, even after the dog died. #Wisconsin #LawEnforcement thebadgerproject.org/2025/09/08/wau…
Officer Matthew Frey resigned in lieu of termination from the Cumberland Police Department after facing dozens of complaints, including cursing at civilians and watching YouTube on duty. #Wisconsin #wanderingofficers thebadgerproject.org/2025/09/03/nw-…
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