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Has any member of Congress visited Gaza in the last decade?
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 last reported visit by a member of Congress to the Gaza Strip was by then-Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., in 2013. Gaza is controlled...
2nd former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice advises Robin Vos against impeachment
A second former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice asked to investigate taking the unprecedented step of impeaching a liberal justice came out Wednesday against it. 2nd former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice advises Robin Vos against impeachment 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.
Composting businesses are sprouting across the Midwest, but many cities are unprepared
Composting food waste can reduce climate impacts and save municipalities money on landfill fees, but concerns about bad smells and pests sometimes get in the way. Composting businesses are sprouting across the Midwest, but many cities are unprepared 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.
Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice advises against impeaching Janet Protasiewicz
Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice David Prosser told Assembly Speaker Robin Vos there should be no effort to impeach Justice Janet Protasiewicz. Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice advises against impeaching Janet Protasiewicz 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.
Do only about a third of younger adults approve of Joe Biden’s job performance as of September 2023?
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. Polls show about one-third of younger U.S. adults approve of President Joe Biden’s job performance. Kayleigh McEnany, who served as President Donald Trump’s...
Wisconsin cleanup shifts toxic PFAS burden to Alabama Black Belt
Wisconsin Watch is a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom. Subscribe to our newsletters for original stories and our Friday news roundup. Five-gallon plastic pails holding a toxic chemical linked to cancer sat for years on the shelves of a fire department in south-central Wisconsin. Finally, in a heralded statewide cleanup, they were gathered up and shipped off.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz rejects GOP call to recuse on redistricting cases
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has threatened to impeach Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz if she doesn’t step down. Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz rejects GOP call to recuse on redistricting cases 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’s transgender bill hearings were full of misinformation. Here are the facts.
Wisconsin Watch is a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom. Subscribe to our newsletters for original stories and our Friday news roundup. A proposed ban on gender-affirming care for youth was based on model legislation from the right-wing, Christian Family Policy Alliance. Gender-affirming care for youth begins with counseling and assessments. Puberty blockers...
Security questions swirl at the Wisconsin Capitol after armed man sought governor twice in one day
Wisconsin’s Capitol building is one of the most open in the country, which made it easy for a man to walk inside with a loaded handgun this week in search of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. The man was arrested for illegally openly carrying a weapon, but after posting bail, he returned outside the Capitol that […] Security questions swirl at the Wisconsin Capitol after armed man sought governor twice in one day 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.
As Wisconsin families struggle, here’s how Wisconsin lawmakers are responding — or not
Over the past seven months, journalists across six newsrooms in the NEW News Lab consortium have talked with northeast Wisconsin families about hurdles they face. Across 21 stories, families have shared their struggles to secure child care, feed their children, connect with mental health resources and cope with rising senior care costs.
Wisconsin Watch wins national awards for investigations of misinformation in Kiel and school choice discrimination
Wisconsin Watch’s coverage of discrimination within state school choice programs and the racial and gender-related backlash that upended life in Kiel, Wis., earned top honors Tuesday at the fifth annual LION Awards Ceremony in Durham, N.C. The awards, run by LION Publishers (Local Independent Online News), recognize top journalism...
Republican Wisconsin Senate president urges Assembly to impeach elections official Meagan Wolfe
Wisconsin Senate President Chris Kapenga called on the Assembly to impeach Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe. Republican Wisconsin Senate president urges Assembly to impeach elections official Meagan Wolfe 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 gender-affirming care means to these Wisconsin families
As Republicans weigh limiting their options, three families share their experience receiving medical care for transgender children at three stages of development. What gender-affirming care means to these Wisconsin families 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.
Gender-affirming care: What it means in Wisconsin
Researchers have found benefits of providing transgender youth with supervised care that includes new pronouns, puberty blockers and, in rare cases, surgery. Gender-affirming care: What it means in Wisconsin 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 Senate Republicans vote to reject commissioner who backed Meagan Wolfe
Republicans who control the Wisconsin Senate's elections committee retaliated Tuesday against one of the three Democratic elections commissioners who tried to block them from voting to fire the state's nonpartisan top elections official. Wisconsin Senate Republicans vote to reject commissioner who backed Meagan Wolfe 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 four major medical associations stated that gender-affirming care saves lives?
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. Four major medical groups support gender-affirming care for transgender youths, each citing research indicating the treatment can reduce the risk of suicide. The American...
Do two-thirds of Republicans want someone other than Donald Trump to be the 2024 GOP presidential nominee?
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. Former U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said two-thirds of Republicans want someone other than former President Donald Trump as the 2024 GOP presidential nominee.
Did the US government spend $6 trillion last year compared with $4 trillion four years ago?
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 federal government spent $6.27 trillion in fiscal 2022, which covered Oct. 1, 2021, through Sept. 30, 2022, according to the Treasury Department. That’s...
Your Right to Know: Protect the press against bogus lawsuits
In mid-August, in my role as a press advocate, I received a call from the owner of a small, vibrant, online community newspaper who was worried about publishing a story that reflected poorly on a local business. The paper had checked and rechecked its facts and gave the business repeated opportunities to comment. But still, the newspaper owner was afraid of being sued.
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