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Kids who kill and maim

By Mike NicholsSeptember 18, 2025

And what adults who’ve lost control need to do about it Sometimes they get lucky, the many kids in Milwaukee who shoot people, and they sidestep homicide charges because their…

We increasingly live in a world of unsolved crime

May 22, 2025

Where Wisconsin’s crazy meth infestation appears most prevalent

March 27, 2025

‘The gall and the temerity’ of MPS motivates judge to order cops in schools

February 20, 2025

The naked truth about Wisconsin’s crazy meth infestation

January 16, 2025

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Milwaukee aside, police ranks recovering across Wisconsin

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Justice has gotten swifter in Wisconsin; observers see room for more improvement

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Cannabis citation rates differ widely in small sample of Wisconsin communities

Law Enforcement

MPS stiff-arms cops in schools as allegations of robbery and assault mount

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Marijuana

Federal prosecutors in Madison have stopped prosecuting cannabis offenses

Marijuana

Policy Brief: Not your grandfather’s weed

Marijuana

Policy Brief: Marijuana legalization’s workforce impact looks positive

Marijuana

Policy Brief: What research shows about marijuana legalization and rates of use

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Corrections and Public Safety

Badger Institute praises Legislature for taking up recommendations on prosecutor and public defender pay

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Wisconsin’s Criminal Justice System Failing

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Wisconsinites overwhelmingly support work requirements, police in schools

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Gov. Evers signs bill requiring transparency in police hiring

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It’s Time to Reform Wisconsin’s Expungement Law

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Florida’s corrections data law: A model for Wisconsin

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Hope for America

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Kids who kill and maim

Wisconsin can learn from neighbors’ disappearing-passenger blues

Evers administration pigs out on livestock fees

Crime & Justice

What's New

Kids who kill and maim

We increasingly live in a world of unsolved crime

Where Wisconsin’s crazy meth infestation appears most prevalent

‘The gall and the temerity’ of MPS motivates judge to order cops in schools

The naked truth about Wisconsin’s crazy meth infestation

News

Milwaukee aside, police ranks recovering across Wisconsin

Justice has gotten swifter in Wisconsin; observers see room for more improvement

Cannabis citation rates differ widely in small sample of Wisconsin communities

MPS stiff-arms cops in schools as allegations of robbery and assault mount

Research

Federal prosecutors in Madison have stopped prosecuting cannabis offenses

Policy Brief: Not your grandfather’s weed

Policy Brief: Marijuana legalization’s workforce impact looks positive

Policy Brief: What research shows about marijuana legalization and rates of use

Press Releases

Badger Institute praises Legislature for taking up recommendations on prosecutor and public defender pay

Wisconsin’s Criminal Justice System Failing

Wisconsinites overwhelmingly support work requirements, police in schools

Gov. Evers signs bill requiring transparency in police hiring

Videos

It’s Time to Reform Wisconsin’s Expungement Law

Florida’s corrections data law: A model for Wisconsin

Hope for America

The Joseph Project

What’s New

Kids who kill and maim

Wisconsin can learn from neighbors’ disappearing-passenger blues

Evers administration pigs out on livestock fees

Tony Evers’ puzzlingly swift rejection of more education money

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