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Should the National Guard step in at Wisconsin’s understaffed prisons? Some think so.
The National Guard has been deployed elsewhere in recent years — responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, floods and wildfires. Should the National Guard step in at Wisconsin’s understaffed prisons? Some think so. 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’s Phoebe Petrovic joins ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network
Wisconsin Watch is a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom. Subscribe to our newsletters for original stories and our Friday news roundup. Wisconsin Watch investigative reporter Phoebe Petrovic has been selected to join the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. ProPublica launched the Local Reporting Network at the beginning of 2018 to boost investigative journalism...
University of Wisconsin regents back GOP deal for funding in exchange for limiting diversity efforts
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. In a surprising about-face, the Universities of Wisconsin regents approved a deal Wednesday evening with Republican legislators to limit...
Nonstop dredging kept Mississippi River open this year, but moving sand creates its own problems
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 and donate to support our fact-checked journalism.
The watchdogs: After Wisconsin landowners discover plans to spread pig manure without permission, critics call for stronger oversight
Wisconsin Watch is a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom. Subscribe to our newsletters for original stories and our Friday news roundup. This is the final story in a three-part series called Hogtied, which examines the political, regulatory and economic forces shaping a proposal to build the state’s largest pig farm. Tim...
Was Wisconsin’s ‘registered voter turnout’ 94% in 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. There were 3,684,726 active registered voters on Nov. 1, 2020, and an additional 219,045 voters registered on Election Day, so the 3,308,805 ballots cast represented 85% of registered voters.
Has potential Wisconsin US Senate candidate Eric Hovde ever said he wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act?
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 Eric Hovde, a potential candidate to run in 2024 against U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., said several times in 2012 that he wanted to repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
Introducing Forward, our newest newsletter focusing on Wisconsin politics
Wisconsin Watch is a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom. Subscribe to our newsletters for original stories and our Friday news roundup. With less than a year to go before the 2024 election, it’s more important than ever to stay ahead of the news. Those who follow Wisconsin politics know there are...
The businessman: Pig farm developer gains little trust in Wisconsin town. He doesn’t particularly care.
Wisconsin Watch is a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom. Subscribe to our newsletters for original stories and our Friday news roundup. This is the second story in a three-part series called Hogtied, which examines the political, regulatory and economic forces shaping a proposal to build the state’s largest pig farm. He...
Are Wisconsin’s fake electors going to be charged and prosecuted?
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: Are Wisconsin’s fake electors going to be charged and prosecuted?. The most straightforward answer to this question three...
The chairman: How a plan to develop Wisconsin’s largest pig farm upended a small town’s politics
A proposal for a $20 million concentrated animal feeding operation sowed distrust in Trade Lake as opponents accused the town’s chairman of backroom dealings to facilitate construction. The chairman: How a plan to develop Wisconsin’s largest pig farm upended a small town’s politics 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 appeals court upholds decisions denying permit to build golf course along Lake Michigan
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 state appeals court has upheld decisions that denied a company a permit to build a golf course near...
Fake Donald Trump electors settle civil lawsuit in Wisconsin, agree that President Biden won
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. Ten Republicans who posed as fake electors for former President Donald Trump in Wisconsin and filed paperwork falsely saying...
Wisconsin judge reaffirms ruling that state law permits consensual abortions
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 Wisconsin judge on Tuesday reaffirmed her ruling from earlier this year that state law permits consensual medical abortions,...
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoes trans youth care ban
Transgender youth will continue to have access to gender-affirming medical care, provided Gov. Tony Evers' veto survives an override early next year. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoes trans youth care ban 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.
Bill Watch: Latest Wisconsin GOP proposal giving access to experimental treatments excludes transgender care
Bill Watch takes a closer look at what’s notable about legislation grinding its way through the Capitol. Subscribe to our newsletters for more from Wisconsin Watch. One Republican bill in a “medical freedom” package seeks to ensure doctors can’t be punished for trying novel therapies, but it makes one notable exception that denies that freedom for all.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signs bill to fund repairs and upgrades at Milwaukee Brewers stadium
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill that spends half-a-billion dollars in taxpayer money over the next three decades to help the Milwaukee Brewers repair their baseball stadium. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signs bill to fund repairs and upgrades at Milwaukee Brewers stadium 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 Line 5 pipeline that crosses through Wisconsin provide oil only to Canada?
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. Line 5 carries oil and and natural gas liquids from Superior, Wisconsin, to Sarnia, Ontario, serving oil refineries in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Ontario and Quebec, according to Enbridge, the owner.
Republican leaders of Wisconsin Legislature at odds over withholding university pay raises
Republican Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said he wants to see pay raises approved for Universities of Wisconsin employees, pitting himself against Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. Republican leaders of Wisconsin Legislature at odds over withholding university pay raises 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.
Your Right to Know: Protect the rights of student journalists
About a year ago, Simon Mehring came home from a high school journalism conference with an idea. Mehring, now a junior at Stoughton High School, had learned about an Illinois law that protects student media from censorship. He also found out that Wisconsin doesn’t have such a law. So,...
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