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A Dane County judge was right to order the release of the names and work histories of all law enforcement officers in the state.

In 2024, a sheriff’s deputy working for the Outagamie County Sheriff’s Department was forced out for being lousy at his job. But even though the deputy, Cristian Morales, was flagged in the state’s negative separation database, he ended up being ...


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Lt. Brian Burkhardt put his minivan into a ditch in January and was arrested for operating while intoxicated. His court case is ongoing.

By Peter Cameron, THE BADGER PROJECT

A detective lieutenant with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department drove his minivan i...


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DoorDash leads the usual top spenders, including hospitals, realtors and the WMC, amongst many others.

Wisconsin has very strict lobbying laws, experts say. Lobbyists here cannot give anything of monetary value to the government officials they are lobbying. But they can make campaign contributions to political candidates, though only during the campaign season, the few mon...


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The food delivery app company from California spent more than double that of any other organization in Wisconsin lobbying in 2025, as it pressed lawmakers to pass the bill. But Gov. Evers vetoed it.

By Peter Cameron, THE BADGER PROJECT

The food delivery com...


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Det. Sgt. Brian Johnson retired from policing soon after he was accused of crashing a UTV that badly injured one of his passengers in 2025. His criminal case is still pending.

By Annie Pulley, THE BADGER PROJECT

A former detective sergeant for the Portage P...


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