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Former Wisconsin GOP Attorney General Brad Schimel is running for state Supreme Court
Former Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel announced he is running for the Wisconsin Supreme Court against incumbent Justice Ann Walsh Bradley in 2025. Former Wisconsin GOP Attorney General Brad Schimel is running for state Supreme Court 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.
Gerard Randall resigns as Milwaukee Republican convention host committee secretary
This story was first published by WPR. Gerard Randall, a top Wisconsin GOP official who helped secure the Republican National Convention for Milwaukee, has left his position as host committee secretary after reporting by WPR and Wisconsin Watch brought the questionable history of his nonprofit to light. The MKE 2024...
Is Wisconsin home to 12 Native Nations?
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. Twelve Native Nations reside in Wisconsin, with 11 having federal recognition. They include the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Ho-Chunk Nation, Lac...
Has Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers issued pardons to 1,111 people with cannabis convictions?
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. As of Nov. 29, 2023, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers had issued 1,111 pardons to people convicted of all crimes, not just cannabis convictions. Evers’...
Does Tony Evers only pardon people with felony convictions who have already been free for more than five years?
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. Gov. Tony Evers will only pardon people who meet the criteria of at least five years “off paper,” that is, five years since completing all confinement, extended supervision, parole and probation.
Narcan distribution obstacles hamper Milwaukee’s efforts to limit drug overdose deaths
Narcan, a drug used to reverse the effects of opioid overdoses, is in short supply in Milwaukee. This worries those who distribute the life-saving drug. Narcan distribution obstacles hamper Milwaukee’s efforts to limit drug overdose deaths 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.
Unions in Wisconsin sue to reverse collective bargaining restrictions on teachers, others
Seven unions representing teachers and other public workers in Wisconsin filed a lawsuit Thursday attempting to end the state's near-total ban on collective bargaining for most public employees. Unions in Wisconsin sue to reverse collective bargaining restrictions on teachers, others 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.
Does a new iPhone feature automatically share your contact information with other phones?
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 new iPhone feature does not automatically share contact information from the user’s phone with another phone simply by bringing the devices close together.
Judge dismisses group’s claims that Wisconsin impeachment panel violated open meeting law
A judge dismissed a watchdog group's claims that a panel researching the possible impeachment of Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz violated the state's open meeting laws. Judge dismisses group’s claims that Wisconsin impeachment panel violated open meeting law 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.
Did any Wisconsin Republican condemn the Nazi march in Madison?
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. Republican U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden of western Wisconsin said Nov. 18, 2023, that Nazis “have no place” on Earth. His post...
Is TikTok associated with anxiety, depression and suicide?
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. Research has linked use of the video-sharing platform TikTok with anxiety, depression and suicide. Bloomberg Businessweek found that TikTok’s algorithms push videos about suicide...
Does 80% of the US complain about a ‘rigged’ 2020 election?
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. Recent polling shows around 60% of Americans believe President Joe Biden fairly won the 2020 presidential election. Former President Donald Trump said in Las...
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers used alternate email under name of Hall of Fame pitcher, spokesperson says
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has been using an alternative state email account under the name of a late Hall of Fame baseball player as a security measure, his spokesperson said Monday. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers used alternate email under name of Hall of Fame pitcher, spokesperson says 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.
Dems urge Wisconsin Supreme Court to overturn maps as conservative justices question timing of redistricting case
Democrats urged the Wisconsin Supreme Court to overturn Republican-drawn legislative maps, with conservative justices questioning the timing of the redistricting challenge. Dems urge Wisconsin Supreme Court to overturn maps as conservative justices question timing of redistricting case 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’s legislative maps are bizarre, but are they illegal?
Wisconsin’s gerrymandering case has garnered national attention. But a little-explored aspect of the suit — the pervasive presence of “Swiss cheese” districts — could have huge ramifications for the outcome. Wisconsin’s legislative maps are bizarre, but are they illegal? 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.
Why is there no public transit advocate in the state Legislature?
Wisconsin Watch readers have submitted questions to our statehouse team, and we’ll answer them in our series, Ask Wisconsin Watch. Have a question about state government? Ask it here. Question: Why is there no public transit advocate in the state Legislature?. There are public transit advocates in the Capitol....
Does the Wisconsin Legislature’s plan for the Milwaukee Brewers stadium include any state tax increases?
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. Wisconsin taxes won’t increase to pay for improvements to American Family Field, home of the Milwaukee Brewers, under newly approved legislation. Democratic Gov....
Farm conservation programs offer solutions to climate threats, but they’re vastly underfunded
The Biden administration has called the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s farm conservation programs a “linchpin” in the nation’s climate strategy, yet they remain vastly underfunded. Farm conservation programs offer solutions to climate threats, but they’re vastly underfunded 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 coal plants are closing, but ratepayers are still on the hook
Advocates and lawmakers say utilities need to find different ways to deal with coal plant debt — and stop making a profit off it. Wisconsin coal plants are closing, but ratepayers are still on the hook 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.
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