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Secret cash aided politicians who rewrote Wisconsin law to block claims of lead-poisoned children

By Pawan Naidu / Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism | September 2, 2018

One advocate calls Wisconsin the ‘darkest of dark money states’ as millions in secret spending flows into races for governor, Legislature and state Supreme Court

Wisconsin’s campaign finance system: A summary

Injured Wisconsin workers face higher hurdles when seeking compensation

Wisconsin taxpayers lose out on millions after Gov. Scott Walker, lawmakers repeal anti-fraud law

‘Qui tam’: The citizens’ sword

Money & Politics

Secret corporate cash funded posh convention hideaway for Paul Ryan, GOP lawmakers

By Carrie Levine/Center for Public Integrity | October 23, 2017

Bank records: Comcast, Microsoft, Koch among bankrollers of nearly $1 million ‘cloakroom’ at Republican National Convention in Cleveland

Broken Whistle

Wisconsin’s attack on waste and fraud leaves some whistleblowers, vulnerable residents behind

By Gretchen Christensen and Madeline Sweitzer / Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism | October 15, 2017

Wisconsin ‘one of the worst states for whistleblowing,’ national expert says. Anti-fraud effort helps bottom line but falls mostly on programs for the poor.

Broken Whistle

DOJ agent who blew the whistle in 2012 says experience ruined him

By Rosario Dominguez / Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism | October 15, 2017

Dan Bethards lost his career, his house and many of his friends in law enforcement after he reported his boss for selling and making guns without a license

Broken Whistle

Wisconsin’s congressional delegation seeks to both protect, curb whistleblowing

By Cara Lombardo | October 15, 2017

While President Donald Trump stews about leakers, members of Congress from the state sponsor various measures that could either boost or sideline federal tipsters

Immigration

How undocumented immigrants became the backbone of dairies — and how to keep the milk flowing in America’s Dairyland

By Dee J. Hall (Wisconsin Watch) and Riley Vetterkind (Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism) | October 6, 2017

Farmers, experts say reliance on immigrant workers, many of them in the U.S. illegally, will continue unless dairies — and Congress — make significant changes.

Economy

No sanctuary, fewer farmhands: Coping with the Trump agenda in America’s Dairyland

By Andrew Becker and Patrick Michels / Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting | August 9, 2017

In Milwaukee County, the debate over ‘sanctuary cities’ continues, while in rural Wisconsin, informal networks form to help immigrants avoid deportation

Failure at the Faucet

Water woes emerge as major issue in Wisconsin elections

By Andrew Hahn | August 7, 2016

Residents concerned about contaminated wells and disappearing lakes are making water a major campaign issue for some Wisconsin candidates this fall.

Campaign Finance

Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson gives $650,000 to Wisconsin GOP as election draws near

By Bill Lueders | October 27, 2014

The Wisconsin Republican Party can use the funds from Adelson to benefit a single candidate like Republican Gov. Scott Walker, to whom individual contribution limits still apply.

lobbying

Reports illuminate lobby efforts; Wisconsin Property Taxpayers again top spender

By Bill Lueders | August 6, 2014

In the first six months of this year, Wisconsin’s 700-plus registered lobby groups collectively invested $14.1 million trying to shape state law or policy, according to new filings with the state Government Accountability Board.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court justices tend to favor attorney donors

By Jake Harper | October 20, 2013

Justice Shirley Abrahamson was the top recipient of support from attorneys whose cases reached the Supreme Court, pulling in $188,650 over the past 11 years, a Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism analysis shows. Overall, justices tended to rule in favor of clients whose attorneys contributed to the justices’ election campaigns.

Campaign Finance

Supreme Court justices and their attorney donors: About the analysis

By Jake Harper | October 20, 2013

How the Center analyzed the relationship between campaign finance data and Wisconsin Supreme Court case outcomes, and a summary of the main findings showing that justices tended to favor their attorney donors.

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Center’s possible eviction from UW: Summary and resources

By | June 30, 2013

A summary of what happened, news coverage and the Center’s response to the budget provision that would have evicted the Center from the University of Wisconsin.

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