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Challenger accuses Waupaca County Sheriff, local GOP chapter, of blacklisting
More than a year before the GOP primary, a rural Wisconsin sheriff’s race is heating up, with the former and current DAs ...
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‘They don’t know’- Cop forced out of Racine County department for ‘dishonest behavior’ promoted at new department
A sheriff’s investigation recommended that the Waterford Police Department terminate Nathaniel Schweitzer in 2024. He was ...
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Big Bend Archives - The Badger Project
A sheriff’s investigation recommended that the Waterford Police Department terminate Nathaniel Schweitzer in 2024. He was recently promoted to sergeant in Big Bend in Waukesha County. 'They don’t know ...
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Town of Waterford Archives - The Badger Project
A sheriff’s investigation recommended that the Waterford Police Department terminate Nathaniel Schweitzer in 2024. He was recently promoted to sergeant in Big Bend in Waukesha County. 'They don’t know ...
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Our Funders and Donors - The Badger Project
Our Funders and Donors. The Badger Project is a nonprofit funded mainly through reader contributions and grants. In March 2020, we received a matching grant of $7,713 from NewsMatch 2019 in ...
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THE TEAM - The Badger Project
Peter Cameron. managing editor. 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 ...
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EMS staffing in Wisconsin is at a ‘crisis point.’ That could be very bad for you.
Some potential legislation moving through the Wisconsin State Legislature is trying to relieve some stress on EMS. One bill would require the state’s technical college system to provide grants to ...
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Vilas County deputy who resigned after bar fight back working for sheriff’s office - The Badger Project
A Vilas County deputy who resigned after he was arrested for a drunken bar fight is back working as a law enforcement officer for that sheriff’s department. Brent Wilmot resigned from his position as ...
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Wisconsin court ruling gives clarity for future election recounts, UW law prof says - The Badger Project
Those wading in the murky waters of election recounts and challenges in Wisconsin got a little clearer earlier this year. An appeals court ruling upholding a Rock County supervisor’s 3-vote electoral ...
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IRS cuts cost much more than they save, further growing the deficit, experts say
If the IRS workforce is reduced by 50%, the nonpartisan Yale Budget Lab projects that lost revenues could amount to $395 billion over a 10-year period. Cuts could also increase the number of ...
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Fond du Lac Co Sheriff’s deputy quit previous jail job after stealing toilet paper - The Badger Project
Coty Hazelett was rehired by the Vilas County Jail after his 2020 resignation, then got a similar job in Fond du Lac County in 2023. By Peter Cameron, THE BADGER PROJECT A deputy at the Fond du Lac ...