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How would widening Milwaukee’s I-94 affect residents near the highway?
Milwaukeeans discuss potholes, noise pollution and public transit shortcomings as the Wisconsin Department of Transportation advances a $1.2 billion project to widen the I-94 East-West Freeway corridor. How would widening Milwaukee’s I-94 affect residents near the highway? 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: Supreme Court decisions set up 2025 campaign
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Black and Hispanic communities more likely to have drinking water with PFAS
Report says 18 million Americans have drinking water with "forever chemicals." Black and Hispanic communities more likely to have drinking water with PFAS 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.
Mississippi River shipping infrastructure is aging. Who should pay for the repairs?
This story is a product of the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, an editorially independent reporting network based at the University of Missouri School of Journalism in partnership with Report For America and funded by the Walton Family Foundation. Wisconsin Watch is a member of the network. Sign up for our newsletter to get our news straight to your inbox.
Federal, state law permit disability discrimination in Wisconsin voucher schools
The state Department of Public Instruction says it has no legal authority to force private taxpayer-funded schools to accommodate students with disabilities Federal, state law permit disability discrimination in Wisconsin voucher schools 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 vote to spend $125 million to combat PFAS pollution, but not right away
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. Wisconsin Republicans voted Thursday to put $125 million aside to combat pollution from so-called forever chemicals, but delayed a...
One in 5 could have dyslexia, but Wisconsin students, parents feel school support falls short
Often, people assume that dyslexia is just mixing up letters such as "b" and "d." It can be that for some people, but that's not the only symptom. One in 5 could have dyslexia, but Wisconsin students, parents feel school support falls short 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 Republican leaders at odds over local government aid bill, putting it at risk
Wisconsin Senate and Assembly Republicans are at odds over a key ingredient of a proposal long sought after by local governments that would significantly boost state aid to pay for essential services, putting the future of the measure in jeopardy. Wisconsin Republican leaders at odds over local government aid bill, putting it at risk 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.
Judge signals hesitance to shut down pipeline, pleads with Wisconsin tribe to work with oil company
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 federal judge signaled Thursday he will not force an energy company to shut down an oil pipeline in...
Under the Biden administration’s ‘parole’ program, has illegal immigration from eligible countries decreased by more than 90%?
Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit newsroom, is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. Sign up for our newsletter for more stories straight to your inbox. Yes. Since the expansion of a federal immigration “parole” program, illegal immigration from the four countries covered...
Do most Wisconsinites support Medicaid expansion, paid parental leave, lead pipe replacement and marijuana legalization?
Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit newsroom, is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. Sign up for our newsletter for more stories straight to your inbox. Yes. Polls in recent years have recorded support from the majority of Wisconsinites for Medicaid expansion, paid...
Is the murder of a Milwaukee US Postal Service worker part of a larger trend of increased armed robberies against postal workers nationwide?
Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit newsroom, is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. Sign up for our newsletter for more stories straight to your inbox. Yes. Robberies of postal carriers totaled 496 in 2022, quadrupling over a decade, the Associated Press reported...
Wisconsin environmental regulators settle wastewater lawsuit with large dairy farm
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. One of Wisconsin’s largest dairy operations has reached a settlement with state environmental regulators to that calls for the...
Wisconsin Supreme Court: Marsy’s Law was valid ballot question, law stands
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that a constitutional amendment expanding crime victims' rights was properly worded in a statewide referendum and was legally adopted. Wisconsin Supreme Court: Marsy’s Law was valid ballot question, law stands 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.
Rail merger means more hazmat shipped along upper Mississippi
This story is a product of the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, an editorially independent reporting network based at the University of Missouri School of Journalism in partnership with Report For America and funded by the Walton Family Foundation. Wisconsin Watch is a member of the network. Sign up for our newsletter to get our news straight to your inbox.
Does a new law double the penalties for reckless driving in Wisconsin?
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 bipartisan-sponsored bill, Assembly Bill 55, was signed into law by Gov. Tony Evers on May 10, 2023, doubling maximum fines and sentences for reckless driving violations.
Are some Democrats trying to recruit a former Marquette University basketball star to run for the US Senate?
Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit newsroom, is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. Sign up for our newsletter for more stories straight to your inbox. Yes. Democratic donors in Florida are trying to persuade former National Basketball Association stars Dwyane Wade and...
Is Wisconsin’s income tax on the middle class higher than the top individual income tax rate in half the states 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’s tax rate is 5.3% for individual taxpayers in the middle tax bracket — higher than the rate in the top tax bracket in 25 states as of January 2023, according to the Tax Foundation.
Wisconsin Watch takes six golds, four other honors in annual Milwaukee Press Club contest
Wisconsin Watch’s 2022 coverage of issues including casino gambling, false child abuse allegations, the state of abortion after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the baby formula shortage and culture wars that erupted in Kiel, Wisconsin won top honors Friday in the Milwaukee Press Club’s Excellence in Wisconsin Journalism competition.
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