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Wisconsin Senate passes gender-affirming care ban; Assembly OKs Brewers stadium deal
Gov. Tony Evers has vowed to veto gender-affirming care ban, but supports Brewers stadium deal. Wisconsin Senate passes gender-affirming care ban; Assembly OKs Brewers stadium deal 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.
Citizens’ inability to request ballot referendum dates to Wisconsin’s founding
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 are we, as citizens, not able to request a ballot referendum?”. Neither the state constitution nor state...
In Wisconsin, federal grants could break bottleneck on climate funding
Wisconsin city and state leaders are glad for a nearly $5 billion federal initiative meant to help states and municipalities advance climate action plans. In Wisconsin, federal grants could break bottleneck on climate funding 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 Gov. Tony Evers finds $170M in federal dollars to keep pandemic-era child care subsidy program afloat
Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers will use newly discovered federal dollars to keep a pandemic-era child care subsidy program going for another year and a half, his administration announced Monday. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers finds $170M in federal dollars to keep pandemic-era child care subsidy program afloat 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 Republicans admit vote to fire elections chief had no legal effect, was ‘symbolic’
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. Republican Wisconsin lawmakers working to oust the state’s nonpartisan top elections official have admitted that a state Senate vote...
Would the four suburban counties taxed to build the Milwaukee Brewers stadium provide local tax money for stadium improvements?
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. Legislation to provide $546 million in public funds for American Family Field improvements would not require contributions from the suburban Milwaukee counties of Ozaukee, Racine, Washington and Waukesha.
Would the $546 million funding bill for the Milwaukee Brewers’ stadium remove all local government appointees to the stadium board?
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. Legislation to provide $546 million in public money for American Family Field improvements in Milwaukee would remove all local government appointees to the stadium’s board of directors.
Second prisoner dies during Waupun Correctional Institution lockdown; restrictions linger at two additional prisons
Staffing shortages limit prisoner movement in Waupun, Green Bay and Stanley correctional institutions — more facilities than previously disclosed. Second prisoner dies during Waupun Correctional Institution lockdown; restrictions linger at two additional prisons 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 pro-Palestine demonstrators at UW-Madison chant “glory to the murders?”
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 an Oct. 10 video of pro-Palestine protesters at the University of Wisconsin-Madison that reached over 2.7 million views on Twitter, a user inaccurately described protesters as chanting “glory to the murders.”
Few Republicans have confidence in elections. It’s a long road for one Wisconsin group trying to change that
A grassroots pro-democracy group led by a Republican former state senator is trying to build trust in elections by hosting forums in small towns throughout Wisconsin. Few Republicans have confidence in elections. It’s a long road for one Wisconsin group trying to change that 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.
Milwaukee schools lack air conditioning despite rising temperatures. Here’s what we know.
About half of Milwaukee Public Schools buildings lack full or partial air conditioning, risking learning loss. The district has no plan for major upgrades. Milwaukee schools lack air conditioning despite rising temperatures. Here’s what we know. 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.
Have polls shown 70% of Americans believe same-sex marriage should be legal?
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 May Gallup poll found 71% of U.S. adults said same-sex marriage should be valid, matching the result from one year earlier. The poll...
Was Hamas’ recent attack on Israel the deadliest single day for Jews since the Holocaust?
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. Roughly 250 people were killed during Hamas’ Oct. 11 attack on Israel, according to multiple sources. Nearly three in four Israeli citizens are Jewish.
Had Iran received $6 billion that was released by the U.S. as of the start of the Israel-Hamas War?
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 U.S. unfroze $6 billion in Iranian funds held in a South Korean bank, but Iran had not received the money when Hamas attacked Israel.
Did the U.S. have an ambassador to Israel at the start of the Israel-Hamas War?
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 position of U.S. ambassador to Israel was vacant as of Oct. 11, 2023. It’s one of 39 ambassador vacancies as of Oct. 2...
Wisconsin Assembly leader won’t back down from impeachment threat against Supreme Court justice
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos refused to back down Thursday from possibly impeaching Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz. Wisconsin Assembly leader won’t back down from impeachment threat against Supreme Court justice 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 the Republican plan for the Milwaukee Brewers stadium give away $600 million ‘for nothing’?
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 Milwaukee Brewers would contribute $100 million toward renovations at American Family Field, extend the team’s lease on the stadium until 2050 and pledge not to relocate under a bill proposed by Republican state lawmakers.
Does the U.S. military own and operate golf courses?
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 U.S. military owns 146 golf facilities in 40 states, the District of Columbia and 11 overseas countries, according to the nonprofit Operation Support Military Golf.
Will enrollment caps on Wisconsin’s private school voucher program expire in 2025?
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 limit on students from each school district who can participate in Wisconsin’s statewide private school voucher program will be lifted, but not until the 2026-27 school year.
Are Wisconsin hospital prices ranked fourth-highest in the nation?
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 hospital prices ranked fourth-highest among 49 states, according to a study released in May 2022 by RAND Corp., a California-based research organization. Those...
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