Prosecutors across the country maintain ‘Brady lists’ of officers with a credibility problem. But there’s little guidance on maintaining the lists, which in Wisconsin contain at least 350 names. By … [Read more...]
A Grand Chute police recruit alleged she was sexually assaulted. Days later she lost her job.
The department didn’t seek outside investigation for case involving its own employee, yet invoked “victim rights” laws to resist disclosing details of the incident involving two other police … [Read more...]
Oshkosh police cite ‘Marsy’s Law’ to withhold names of officers who shot suspects
Some police agencies across the country have used the voter-approved constitutional amendment that broadens victim privacy to shield officers who use force. By Jacob Resneck Wisconsin Watch … [Read more...]
Wisconsin Billionaires Quietly Bankroll Effort to Shrink State’s Social Safety Net
A group funded by deep-pocketed GOP donors is pushing to make it harder to vote and to receive unemployment insurance and Medicaid By Jacob Resneck Wisconsin Watch Wisconsin Watch is a … [Read more...]
Rising cost of living in northeast Wisconsin has many working families treading water
A dearth of affordable housing and the cost and availability of child care remain barriers to opportunity for many working families in the northeast region By Jacob Resneck Wisconsin … [Read more...]
Wisconsin Republicans Clear Out Projects Stalled by Secretive ‘Pocket Veto’
Gov. Tony Evers is considering next steps as conservation groups question legal authority of Legislature to block projects anonymously by Jacob Resneck Wisconsin Watch Wisconsin’s powerful … [Read more...]
‘There’s no transparency’: Secretive ‘pocket veto’ scuttles Wisconsin projects
By Jacob Resneck Wisconsin Watch GRAND CHUTE — Along a sagging marshland boardwalk near Appleton’s airport, woodpeckers root out grubs from the pitted ash trees. The Wisconsin Department of … [Read more...]