Nonpartisan, nonprofit, investigative journalism in Wisconsin
WEBSep 18, 2024 — The Silicon Valley billionaire giving millions to Wisconsin Democrats. The Badger Project on September 18, 2024 • ( 1 Comment ) Using a loophole in campaign finance law, Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and an investor in several massive tech companies, has donated heavily to the Democratic Party of Wisconsin in recent years.
ABOUT US - The Badger Project
WEBAug 1, 2023 — 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.
THE TEAM - The Badger Project
WEBSep 11, 2024 — 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 ...
Final-Five Voting has bipartisan support across the country. But …
WEBJan 18, 2024 — Final-Five Voting does not yet exist anywhere in the U.S. Alaska’s Final-Four is the closest iteration. And election experts note that state laws requiring waiting periods before the tabulation of absentee ballots – not ranked-choice voting – are the main reason for vote-counting delays in some states, like Alaska.
“Housing First” cut homelessness in Milwaukee. Can it work across …
WEBMay 31, 2022 — In the Milwaukee metro area, a renter would need to make about $19 per hour to afford the rent and utilities on a fair market-priced, two-bedroom apartment on a 40-hour workweek, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, a nonprofit aimed at decreasing homelessness for low-income people. In …
State legislator cites The Badger Project's investigation in ...
WEBSep 27, 2021 — By Peter Cameron, THE BADGER PROJECT. A state legislator cited The Badger Project’s recent investigation on the rehiring of fired law enforcement officers as a reason for reintroducing a bill he says would cut down on the practice.. State Rep. Supreme Moore Omokunde, a Democrat from Milwaukee, vented on Twitter earlier this month about The Badger Project’s finding that nearly 200 officers ...
Got Lousy Internet, Wisconsinite? Here’s A Big Idea To Improve It.
WEBAug 12, 2020 — By Peter Cameron, THE BADGER PROJECT. On February 19, state Sen. Jeff Smith, an Eau Claire Democrat, stood from his chair in the Capitol chambers and begged his colleagues to pass his amendment. His proposal had two objectives: First, a dig-once law, requiring all major excavation projects in the state to bury empty conduit for fiber optic cables that provide fast internet.
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WEBThis is a better option for those who want to make large contributions, because The Badger Project will not have to pay a processing fee. The Badger Project uses The Center for Community Stewardship in Madison as a fiscal sponsor.
Constitutional amendment that would end corporate personhood, …
WEBNov 27, 2023 — But to make that change, the U.S. Consitution must be amended, something that has happened 27 times, but not since 1992. “The amendment process is hard – and by design,” said Nilesh Sinha, a visiting research fellow in political science at UW–Eau Claire, in an email to The Badger Project.
Investigations Archives - The Badger Project
WEBAug 12, 2024 — The Badger Project on June 13, 2024 • ( Leave a comment ) Oak Creek Police officers arrested Christopher Romero Sanchez in 2021 when he was a recruit officer in the city of Milwaukee. The DA declined to charge …