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After police remove tents, make arrests, protesters at UW-Madison rebuild encampment
Student protesters at the University of Wisconsin-Madison clashed with police Wednesday after officers cleared out a pro-Palestinian encampment just two days after the student protest began. After police remove tents, make arrests, protesters at UW-Madison rebuild encampment 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.
Audit finds Wisconsin Capitol Police emergency response times faster, calls for better tracking
Police who are responsible for security in the Wisconsin Capitol responded faster to emergency alarms in legislative offices than they did to other building alarms, according to an audit ordered amid concerns about response times. The report, released Tuesday from the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau, comes after a state senator...
Is it illegal to display the US flag upside down?
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. Flying the American flag upside down, barring an emergency, goes against the U.S. Flag Code, but it’s not illegal to do so. The...
‘Sometimes it seems unreal’: Milwaukee man votes for the first time after prison
Andron Lane is especially grateful for the fact that for the first time in his life, after 20 years of incarceration and roughly five years on parole, he was able to vote. ‘Sometimes it seems unreal’: Milwaukee man votes for the first time after prison 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 fact briefs turn up the truth — and more in-depth stories
I’ve written more than 200 fact briefs for Wisconsin Watch since I began contributing in January 2023. Searching for statements to fact-check in our 150-word briefs, we’ve discovered, can lead to in-depth stories. I’ve focused a lot on what’s been said by, or about, members of Wisconsin’s congressional...
Did Madison, Wisconsin, allocate $700,000 in federal COVID-19 funds for services for undocumented immigrants?
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 Madison, Wisconsin, Common Council on March 1, 2022, approved a proposal backed by Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway to allocate $700,000 in federal COVID-19 relief funds to nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to undocumented immigrants.
24 Wisconsin news organizations partner for a national convention first
When the Republican National Convention comes to Milwaukee in July, some 50,000 people including thousands of reporters from around the world will get a front-row seat to the kickoff of another pivotal and tumultuous election season. And thanks to a new cooperative effort that has been years in the making,...
Does the April 2024 US foreign aid package include millions of dollars for pensions in Ukraine?
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 $95 billion U.S. aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan prohibits funds from being allocated to pensions in Ukraine. President Joe Biden signed...
10 years after his death, Dontre Hamilton’s family seeks police reforms in Milwaukee
Nearly 10 years after her son, Dontre Hamilton, was shot and killed by a Milwaukee Police Department officer, Maria Hamilton is still fighting for change. 10 years after his death, Dontre Hamilton’s family seeks police reforms in Milwaukee 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 the Biden administration change Title IX to allow transgender women to play women’s sports?
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 Biden administration’s April 19, 2024, changes to Title IX do not address participation of transgender people in sports. Title IX is a...
Does marijuana possession account for 57% of all arrests 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. Of the 196,643 arrests in Wisconsin in 2023, 13,708 — 7% — were for marijuana possession, according to the Wisconsin Justice Department.
Has Wisconsin Democrat Tammy Baldwin ever authored legislation as a US senator?
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 Democrat Tammy Baldwin has introduced 401 bills since becoming a U.S. senator in 2013, including seven signed into law, according to the independent Govtrack.us.
Incarcerated Wisconsin residents share their priorities for a new Department of Corrections leader
The search for someone to lead the Wisconsin Department of Corrections is in progress. Here are thoughts about a new DOC secretary from people who are currently incarcerated in a DOC facility. Incarcerated Wisconsin residents share their priorities for a new Department of Corrections leader 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 Senate candidate says he doesn’t oppose elderly people voting
Eric Hovde emphasized this week that he doesn't oppose elderly people voting after initially saying that “almost nobody in a nursing home" is at a point in life where they are capable of voting. GOP Senate candidate says he doesn’t oppose elderly people voting 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.
What type of Democrat can win in rural Wisconsin?
The race to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden in western Wisconsin is on, with three Democratic candidates jostling in a primary that offers voters three distinct paths forward for the general election. Small-business owner Rebecca Cooke, state Rep. Katrina Shankland and information technology professional Eric Wilson are all...
Federal funds help push Green Bay affordable housing project past finish line
Like many communities across the country, Green Bay has been struggling with a shortage of affordable housing. A new, federally funded development on the city’s east side hopes to help. Federal funds help push Green Bay affordable housing project past finish line 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 Supreme Court justices question how much power Legislature should have
Wisconsin Supreme Court justices questioned Wednesday how much power legislative committees should wield — in a case that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers brought against the Republican-controlled Legislature and that could have a major impact on how state government functions. Wisconsin Supreme Court justices question how much power Legislature should have 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.
Are prisons in the Congo ‘being emptied out into’ the US?
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. Experts on prison populations told Wisconsin Watch there is no evidence that prisons in either the Republic of the Congo or the Democratic Republic of the Congo are emptying their prisons, or that released prisoners from those neighboring African nations are coming en masse to the U.S.
Does hormonal birth control increase teen suicide risk by 600%?
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 claim by a psychology professor interviewed by conservative commentator Rachel Campos-Duffy that hormonal birth control increases teens’ “risk of death by suicide 600%” is not supported by the study she cited.
Despite $252 million referendum, Milwaukee Public Schools eliminates school counselors in 53206 ZIP code
Less than a week after voters narrowly approved a $252 million referendum for Milwaukee Public Schools, the district decided to eliminate full-time trauma support specialists from the schools in the 53206 ZIP code. Despite $252 million referendum, Milwaukee Public Schools eliminates school counselors in 53206 ZIP code 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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