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Wisconsin bill would limit local control over animal welfare
Wisconsin Watch is a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom. Subscribe to our newsletters for original stories and our Friday news roundup. Republican state lawmakers are proposing to restrict local authority to regulate Wisconsin farms and other animal facilities in agriculturally zoned areas. Assembly Bill 957, referred to as the “Protect our Farms...
Gov. Tony Evers goes around GOP to secure grant for largest land conservation purchase in Wisconsin history
Gov. Tony Evers announced Tuesday that he has secured federal money to complete the largest land conservation purchase in Wisconsin history, going around Republicans in the Legislature who had blocked the project. Gov. Tony Evers goes around GOP to secure grant for largest land conservation purchase in Wisconsin history is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.
State of the State address: Gov. Tony Evers vows to veto any bill that would limit access to abortions
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vowed in his State of the State speech Tuesday to veto any bill that would limit access to abortions and announced plans to expand access to emergency contraception. State of the State address: Gov. Tony Evers vows to veto any bill that would limit access to abortions is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.
Kamala Harris targets Trump as she rallies for abortion rights in Wisconsin
Vice President Kamala Harris blasted Republicans as extremists for trying to ban abortions as she rallied women in the key battleground state of Wisconsin on Monday, marking the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Kamala Harris targets Trump as she rallies for abortion rights in Wisconsin is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.
Has Wisconsin allowed voters to decide on approving a new abortion law?
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 Legislature has proposed allowing voters to approve an abortion ban, but the governor plans to veto the bill. A Dane County judge ruled...
Is the government promising $6,400 monthly health care payments to everyone?
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. A social media ad that targeted users in Wisconsin and other states falsely claimed the government is offering a free health card that provides $6,400 in monthly cash benefits.
Heavy snowfall that walloped Midwest could bring drought relief
Several winter storms have barreled through the Midwest since the start of the year. As the snow and ice melt, water will bleed into parched waterways, helping restore stream flows decimated by drought. Heavy snowfall that walloped Midwest could bring drought relief is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.
In small-town Wisconsin, John Birch Society sees nearly everything through the lens of a conspiracy
The once-powerful John Birch Society is largely forgotten today, relegated to a pair of squat buildings along a busy commercial street in small-town Wisconsin. But that is only part of their story. In small-town Wisconsin, John Birch Society sees nearly everything through the lens of a conspiracy is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.
How will Tony Evers use the State of the State?
Forward is a look ahead at the week in Wisconsin government and politics from the Wisconsin Watch statehouse team. It’s a busy week in the world of Wisconsin government and politics. Let’s dig in. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers will deliver his State of the State address Tuesday night,...
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation wants to offer health coverage. Critics say it undercuts Obamacare.
Proposed legislation would enable the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation to provide health care coverage to members outside traditional insurance regulations. Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation wants to offer health coverage. Critics say it undercuts Obamacare. is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.
Wisconsin Watch seeks Director of Major Giving
Are you passionate about ensuring access to fair, nonpartisan news and information for everyone? Do you believe that citizens across our state deserve access to information about the issues that most affect their lives and the quality of life in their communities?. Wisconsin Watch is an entrepreneurial team working to...
Is Madison projected to surpass Milwaukee in population in the coming decades?
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. Madison’s population will still be less than half that of Milwaukee in 2040, according to official population projections by the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 2013. The 2040 projections estimated a Madison population of 281,150, compared with 627,400 for Milwaukee.
Milwaukee County banned Section 8 housing voucher discrimination, but landlords still do it
A 2018 ordinance to protect voucher recipients hasn’t stopped landlords from categorically rejecting them. Milwaukee County officials question whether they can enforce the provision. Milwaukee County banned Section 8 housing voucher discrimination, but landlords still do it is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.
Is over 80% of voting in some states done by mail?
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. In the November 2022 election voting by mail exceeded 80% of turnout in seven states. The states were, according to a June 2023 report...
How soon should you expect new legislative maps?
Forward is a look ahead at the week in Wisconsin government and politics from the Wisconsin Watch statehouse team. This week, we’ll dive into the fast-paced redistricting timeline set by the Wisconsin Supreme Court. What’s happening and what’s next?. The shapes of Wisconsin’s legislative districts for this...
Wisconsin Republicans’ large majorities expected to shrink under new legislative maps
Most of the newly ordered maps redrawing Wisconsin's political boundaries for the state Legislature would keep Republicans in majority control, but their dominance would be reduced, according to an independent analysis of the plans. Wisconsin Republicans’ large majorities expected to shrink under new legislative maps is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.
Truth Sandwich: Who’s behind Robin Vos’ DEI crusade?
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, has waged a crusade against DEI — diversity, equity and inclusion — practices in higher education and state government, including withholding raises from Universities of Wisconsin employees until the system agreed to freeze DEI positions. Records obtained from Vos’ office show one of the groups that has informed his thinking on this topic is the right-wing Claremont Institute.
Wisconsin elections leader Meagan Wolfe is legally holding position, judge rules
Wisconsin Watch is a nonprofit and nonpartisan newsroom. Subscribe to our newsletter to get our investigative stories and Friday news roundup. This story is published in partnership with The Associated Press. A Wisconsin judge ruled Friday that the state’s top elections official is legally holding her position and that the...
Wisconsin Senate GOP leader says state-run medical marijuana dispensaries are ‘a nonstarter’
Wisconsin Watch is a nonprofit and nonpartisan newsroom. Subscribe to our newsletter to get our investigative stories and Friday news roundup. This story is published in partnership with The Associated Press. Having state-run dispensaries for medical marijuana in Wisconsin as proposed by Assembly Republicans is a “nonstarter” in the Senate,...
After decades of little progress, Milwaukee begins new approach to improve lives of Black men and boys
News414 is a service journalism collaboration between Wisconsin Watch and Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service that addresses the specific issues, interests, perspectives and information needs identified by residents of central city Milwaukee neighborhoods. Learn more at our website or sign up for our texting service here. Walter Lanier stood before a...
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