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Nov 20, 2024 · Rep. Derrick Van Orden defeated his challenger by about 2.8% this year, a tighter margin than in 2022. Democrats are likely to make his district a priority again in 2026, which projects to be a good year for them.
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Nov 24, 2024 · 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 Wilkes-Barre in Pennsylvania as well as in Madison and Chicago. He grew up in Waunakee and graduated from the journalism school at UW ...
FINAL REPORT: Top donors to Tony Wied, Republican for NE …
Nov 1, 2024 · By Maggie Zale, THE BADGER PROJECT Republican candidate Tony Wied reported raising $1.5 million through the final reporting period, which ended in mid-October, according to the Federal Election Commission.The Donald Trump-endorsed businessman, from De Pere is best known for previously owning the Green Bay-area gas station chain Dino Stop.
Noticing more ads every election? Blame a legal loophole Wis ...
5 days ago · The U.S. Supreme Court opened a loophole in Wisconsin campaign finance law which the ultrawealthy are now using to flood our elections with cash and ads. Republicans have refused to close it, so Democrats are using it to their advantage.
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Dems improved against Van Orden in '24, have better chance in …
Nov 20, 2024 · Democrats and Republicans raised a record amount — more than $12 million — in trying to win the 3rd Congressional District in western Wisconsin this year. The result moved the needle to the left, but not enough for a victory. Rookie GOP Congressman Derrick Van Orden won by about 2.8 percentage ...
FINAL REPORT: Tiffany outraises Dem challenger nearly 6 to 1 in …
Oct 28, 2024 · ISSUES. Tiffany’s platform stresses border security and building a strong economy, according to his campaign website.In July 2024, the incumbent introduced a bill to designate the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior as Wisconsin’s first National Park.
'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 …
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.