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Did the lowest unemployment rates on record for women, Blacks and Hispanics occur under President Donald Trump?
Wisconsin Watch partners with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. Read our methodology to learn how we check claims. The lowest unemployment for women and Blacks did not occur under former President Donald Trump. The lowest-ever rate for Hispanics was reached under Trump and President Joe Biden.
Wisconsin election officials get some clarity on tasks they can outsource
Wisconsin election officials welcomed a clarification from the state attorney general this week on the scope of a constitutional amendment limiting who can conduct elections. But some local clerks and legal experts aren’t convinced that it’s enough to curb confusion over the measure or the risk of disruptive lawsuits.
Anti-vax populist Robert Kennedy Jr. makes waves in presidential election. Who are his Wisconsin supporters?
While November’s presidential election pits two presidents against one another, the most consequential candidate in the race could be someone who won’t be on the CNN debate stage this week with Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the 70-year-old Democratic primary challenger turned independent presidential...
In Milwaukee primary, left-wing incumbent faces party-line challenger
In a Milwaukee legislative primary, an incumbent Democratic socialist and critic of the Biden administration’s response to the war in Gaza faces a primary challenger who says Milwaukee needs “Democratic unity,” not “headline-chasing.”. The winner of the Aug. 13 primary between Rep. Ryan Clancy and Jarrod...
Wisconsin constitutional amendments seek more power for Legislature
In less than two years, Republicans have put seven constitutional amendment questions on Wisconsin election ballots — including three that voters will see in the coming months. That’s more than Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Ohio in 2023 and 2024 — combined. There has not been...
‘We should have a sense of urgency’ as farm drainage tile drives nutrient pollution
An increased use of agricultural drainage tile is one reason a 2025 deadline to reduce nitrate and phosphorus entering the Gulf of Mexico by 20% is unlikely. Drainage tile, a system farmers use to drain water from croplands, is also a contributor to the historic loss of up to about 100 million acres of wetlands in the U.S., researchers say.
Have prices increased 40-50% since Donald Trump left office?
Wisconsin Watch partners with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. Read our methodology to learn how we check claims. Cumulative inflation since former President Donald Trump left office in January 2021 through May 2024 was 20.1%, according to data from the Federal Reserve’s Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, or CPI-U.
Did a Wisconsin Democratic Party resolution calling for an unconditional cease-fire in Gaza address hostages held by Hamas?
Wisconsin Watch partners with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. Read our methodology to learn how we check claims. Delegates at the Wisconsin Democratic Party’s convention voted 136-91 on June 9, 2024, to adopt a resolution calling for an “immediate, unconditional” cease-fire in Gaza.
Could the Mississippi River benefit from Chesapeake Bay’s strategy to improve water quality?
As environmental groups and policy analysts in the Mississippi River basin seek solutions to shrink a massive “dead zone” that forms off the coast of Louisiana each year, they have looked to a regional cleanup program in the Chesapeake Bay as a model. A key component of that...
Has Medicaid expansion in states improved health outcomes?
Wisconsin Watch partners with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. Read our methodology to learn how we check claims. Studies have shown that Medicaid expansion in states does lead to improved health outcomes. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) sought to...
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