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Peter Cameron
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Managing Editor of The Badger Project @thebadgerproject.org

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A group of residents says city officials have ignored them in moving forward to build duplexes on a green space in town. Home prices in the little city have increased 76% since 2017.

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Amid rising home prices, Richland Center residents decry building housing on park
A group of residents says city officials have ignored them in moving forward to build duplexes on a green space in town. Meanwhile, home prices in the little city have increased 76% since 2017.
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December 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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A group of residents says city officials have ignored them in moving forward to build duplexes on a green space in town. Meanwhile, home prices in the little city have increased 76% since 2017.

#RichlandCenter #RichlandCounty #YIMBY #NIMBY #housing
Amid rising home prices, Richland Center residents decry building housing on park
A group of residents says city officials have ignored them in moving forward to build duplexes on a green space in town. Meanwhile, home prices in the little city have increased 76% since 2017.
thebadgerproject.org
December 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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December 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Amid rising home prices, Richland Center residents fight plan to build new housing

A group of residents says the city has ignored them and moved forward with a plan to build duplexes on a green space in town. Meanwhile, home prices in the little city have increased 76% since 2017.
Amid rising home prices, Richland Center residents fight plan to build new housing
A group of residents says the city has ignored them and moved forward with a plan to build duplexes on a green space in town. Meanwhile, home prices in the little city have increased 76% since 2017.
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December 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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December 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Scott Schaut first quit a leadership position at the sheriff’s office after The Badger Project requested documents on his job performance. He resigned from the department entirely last week.

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Waushara County deputy quits sheriff's office after The Badger Project's reporting
Scott Schaut first quit a leadership position at the sheriff's office after The Badger Project requested documents on his job performance. He resigned from the department entirely last week.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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December 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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December 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Waukesha city cop ousted for OWI, leaving crash scene, hired at sheriff’s office

A veteran of the City of Waukesha Police Department quit in 2023 after he was arrested for driving drunk and knocking down a light pole with his Jeep. The Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office hired him in March.
Waukesha city cop ousted for OWI, leaving crash scene, hired at sheriff’s office
A veteran of the City of Waukesha Police Department quit in 2023 after he was arrested for driving drunk and knocking down a light pole with his Jeep. The Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office hired him in March.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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December 8, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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The Wisconsin State Journal ran one of our recent stories.
Chippewa County cop who quit amid investigation now at nearby police department
Andrew Straszkowski resigned from the Lake Hallie Police Department on the day of a hearing regarding his use of force and insubordination. He’s now working at a nearby police department.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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December 15, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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December 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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The Capital Times ran one of our recent stories.
Wisconsin margarine restrictions should be tighter, legislators say
New bill would broaden an existing ban on serving margarine as a substitute for table butter to students, patients or inmates of any state institution.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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A bipartisan group of Wisconsin lawmakers is pushing to strengthen limits on margarine, an effort that's a reminder of a century-and-a-half long squabble over the butter substitute and the state's dairy industry, reports @thebadgerproject.org.
Wisconsin legislators want to tighten the state's margarine laws
The butter versus margarine debate is back on the menu in the Dairy State. A bipartisan bill introduced in the state Senate in November would tighten some of the state's ...
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December 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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The #Wisconsin State Fair Park Police Department fired Thomas Dammer after he caused a minor collision and didn’t immediately report it. He still works as a part-time police officer in #Oconomowoc.
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Wisconsin cop fired for offering driver cash after crash still working in policing
The Wisconsin State Fair Park Police Department fired Thomas Dammer after he caused a minor collision and didn't immediately report it. He still works as a part-time police officer in Oconomowoc.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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December 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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December 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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December 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Cop fired for offering driver $40 after fender bender still working in policing

Officer Thomas Dammer was fired from the Wisconsin State Fair Park Police Department in 2024 after backing into another vehicle. He still works part-time for the Oconomowoc Police Department.
Cop fired for offering driver $40 after fender bender still working in policing
Officer Thomas Dammer was fired from the Wisconsin State Fair Park Police Department in 2024 after backing into another vehicle. He still works part-time for the Oconomowoc Police Department.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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November 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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WJFW Newswatch 12 in Rhinelander ran one of our recent stories.
‘Officer Asshole’ – Chippewa County cop who quit amid investigation now at nearby PD
A few months after being suspended for unlawfully arresting a man, Andrew Straskowski, a six-year veteran of the Lake Hallie Police Department, resigned amid an investigation accusing him of another
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November 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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November 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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