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2 days ago · The Badger Project on November 4, 2024 • ( Leave a comment ) The Democratic Party of Wisconsin has raised nearly $57 million this election, and is showering its candidates with cash. The state Republican Party has raised only about $29 million. Here are the billionaires behind much of that haul.
U.S. House seat in NE Wisconsin appears out of reach for …
2 days ago · From left, Republican businessman Tony Wied defeated Democrat and OB-GYN physician Kristin Lyerly to win the 8th Congressional District seat in northeastern Wisconsin. By Peter Cameron, THE BADGER PROJECT. The dominoes seemed in place for, it not a Democratic win, at least a close race. The 8th Congressional District was …
FINAL REPORT: Most expensive race in history of Wis Legislature …
Nov 4, 2024 · THE MOST EXPENSIVE RACES IN THE HISTORY OF THE WISCONSIN STATE LEGISLATURE. The attorney from Whitefish Bay has only raised about $700,000 from donors outside the state party. Her father, the prominent Milwaukee-area attorney Robert L. Habush, has given nearly $800,000 to the state Democratic Party in this election cycle.
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4 days ago · Ted is a former general assignment reporter at the Chicago Tribune who, as part of a team of six reporters, won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting. He also contributed to the Tribune’s 2001 Pulitzer Prize for explanatory journalism. In addition, Gregory is the author of the true-crime odyssey, “Mary Jane’s Ghost,” and ...
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2 days ago · The Badger Project is a nonpartisan, citizen-supported journalism nonprofit in Wisconsin that investigates government, politics and related matters. With the decline of local newspapers across the state, this project aims to try and fill at least a small portion of that gap. Elected officials work for the people and do the people’s business.
'Wisconsin does not, and should not, have secret police' - The …
May 24, 2024 · Officers from at least one neighboring state have been moving to jobs in Wisconsin. After Illinois passed some law enforcement reform measures in 2021, some police started transferring to agencies in “more conservative states,” including Wisconsin, Kenny Winslow, executive director of the Illinois Association of …
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Oct 14, 2024 · Trump, Ted Cruz, Uihleins wade into crowded NE Wisconsin congressional race. The Badger Project on July 29, 2024 • ( Leave a comment ) Popular U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher’s resignation has opened up the 8th District that includes Green Bay. A Democrat leads fundraising, but a larger pool of donations is split between three Republicans.
A voting change in Alaska brought more choice and civility, …
Jan 9, 2024 · 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.
Other states have had success with wildlife bridges, so where …
Dec 21, 2021 · When animals eventually figure out how to use a crossing structure, they use it a lot. A 2013 study in Utah showed that mule deer used crossing structures in the state a total of 31,000 times over five years. “What that tells me is animals that were restricted now have access to a vastly bigger slice of habitat because we put that crossing in,” said Matt Howard, Natural Resource Manager at ...