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As UP’s population shrinks, Wisconsin rural counties grow. Here’s why.
“We’ve got history,” said Ontonagon resident, former teacher and local historian Bruce Johanson. “What we don’t have is people.” As UP’s population shrinks, Wisconsin rural counties grow. Here’s why. 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.
Report: Wisconsin near top in Midwest rural population growth
Wisconsin Watch is a nonprofit and nonpartisan newsroom. Subscribe to our newsletter to get our investigative stories and Friday news roundup. A new Wisconsin Policy Forum report finds Wisconsin’s population growth in rural areas is more robust than most of the Midwest. The group found Wisconsin’s 5.1% population growth...
Vote casts confusion on future of Wisconsin’s top elections official
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 and includes localized reporting from Wisconsin Watch. A vote on the future of Wisconsin’s top elections official ended in...
Canadian wildfire smoke threatens Wisconsin air quality. Here’s how to check health numbers.
Wisconsin faces a statewide Air Quality Advisory for fine particulate matter from wildfire smoke until noon on Thursday, June 29. Canadian wildfire smoke threatens Wisconsin air quality. Here’s how to check health numbers. 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.
GOP state legislatures seek greater control over state and local election offices
Lawmakers in several Republican-led states have been looking to exert more authority over state and local election offices. GOP state legislatures seek greater control over state and local election offices 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 foster children often need mental health care to thrive. Why is it hard to help them?
Removed from home, deeply traumatized, foster children often need counseling. But even with activist foster parents, it can be hard to get. Wisconsin foster children often need mental health care to thrive. Why is it hard to help them? 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 Chief Executive Officer
Wisconsin Watch, a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to producing high-quality, high-impact journalism across Wisconsin, is seeking a Chief Executive Officer to lead the organization’s next stage of growth. The successful candidate will have passion for independent journalism’s critical role in a healthy democracy, executive leadership experience, demonstrated fundraising ability for a mission-driven organization, and strong perspective on leading an organization committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.
Midwest drought: Corn and soybeans suffer as forecasters expect no quick relief for farmers
Arid conditions are expected to persist in eastern Iowa, Missouri, Illinois and Wisconsin. River barges are affected, too. Midwest drought: Corn and soybeans suffer as forecasters expect no quick relief for farmers 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.
Tax cuts and a UW squeeze: A look at the proposed GOP-backed Wisconsin state budget
Here's a look at what is and isn't in the proposed Wisconsin state budget that the Republican-controlled Legislature is expected to pass next week. Tax cuts and a UW squeeze: A look at the proposed GOP-backed Wisconsin state budget 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 Weekly: End of an era at Wisconsin Watch
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We’re changing our newsletter lineup at Wisconsin Watch. Here’s what to know
On July 5, we’re introducing a new newsletter. We’re excited about our changing newsletter lineup and hope you will be too. The new weekly newsletter is The Wednesday Report. It will provide stories by Wisconsin Watch and our partners and offer exclusive access to behind-the-scenes insights on our investigations.
Republicans seek $3.5B tax cut favoring top earners, $32M reduction for UW System
Income taxes would be cut across the board by $3.5 billion under a plan announced Thursday by Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature’s budget-writing committee, a proposal that Democrats assailed as being skewed to benefit the wealthy. Republicans also plan to cut the University of Wisconsin System’s budget by $32 million despite a projected record-high […] Republicans seek $3.5B tax cut favoring top earners, $32M reduction for UW System 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 Sen. Tammy Baldwin propose $25 million to train abortion providers?
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. U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., announced June 15, 2023, that she introduced a bill to provide $25 million per year for the next five years to fund training in abortion care.
Are only 2% of students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Black?
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 Fall 2022, the latest period reported by the University of Wisconsin System, 2.4% of students at UW-Madison were Black. There were 1,214 Black...
Was a voting system used in multiple states including Wisconsin responsible for a vote-tally inaccuracy in Michigan during the 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. Both the Michigan State Department and an independent investigation found that Antrim County’s inaccurate vote tally was the result of human errors, and not a malfunction or manipulation of Dominion Voting Systems’ election equipment.
‘They die so quickly’: Fentanyl killing 1,000+ people in Wisconsin each year
Many teenagers dying from the drug aren’t addicted, says one mother who lost her son to fentanyl. ‘They’re taking pills to make themselves feel better.’ ‘They die so quickly’: Fentanyl killing 1,000+ people in Wisconsin each year 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.
‘They die so quickly’: Fentanyl killing 1,000+ people in Wisconsin each year
Many teenagers dying from the drug aren’t addicted, says one mother who lost her son to fentanyl. ‘They’re taking pills to make themselves feel better.’ ‘They die so quickly’: Fentanyl killing 1,000+ people in Wisconsin each year 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.
Here’s where to find Narcan in Wisconsin — and how to reverse an opioid overdose
A guide for responding to an opioid overdose in Milwaukee and across Wisconsin. Here’s where to find Narcan in Wisconsin — and how to reverse an opioid overdose 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.
Here’s where to find Narcan in Wisconsin — and how to reverse an opioid overdose
A guide for responding to an opioid overdose in Milwaukee and across Wisconsin. Here’s where to find Narcan in Wisconsin — and how to reverse an opioid overdose 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.
Can Wisconsin heal itself? New series provides insights into state’s most vexing health problems
A University of Wisconsin-Madison journalism class explores what ails the state — and how it can improve Can Wisconsin heal itself? New series provides insights into state’s most vexing health problems 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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