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Republicans propose spending $614M in public funds on Milwaukee Brewers stadium upgrades
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. Republican legislators Monday announced a bill that would devote more than $614 million in public funding to repair and...
State reviewing Milwaukee business’ suspicious use of COVID relief funds
Evers administration says only one Diverse Business Grant has been suspended, but Cynthia Brown case shows challenge of distributing federal relief funds. State reviewing Milwaukee business’ suspicious use of COVID relief funds 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 Black infants have some of the country’s highest mortality rates. These solutions could help.
Wisconsin Watch is a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom. Subscribe to our newsletters for original stories and our Friday news roundup. This story is part of our series Unhealthy Wisconsin, which examines areas where Wisconsin falls short in well-being. When her daughter was born weighing just 1 ½ pounds, Dr. Jasmine Zapata...
Wisconsin Assembly Republicans OK redistricting plan, but likely veto awaits
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’s Republican-controlled Assembly on Thursday passed a sweeping redistricting reform plan that takes the power of drawing maps out...
Milwaukee leaders press for answers after three forced apartment evacuations
On Sept. 5 tenants at the SoHi Lofts in Milwaukee were evacuated after stairs collapsed –one of three forced evacuations of Milwaukee County apartment buildings this year. Milwaukee leaders press for answers after three forced apartment evacuations 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.
Republican-led Wisconsin Senate votes to fire top elections official Meagan Wolfe
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Thursday to fire the battleground state’s nonpartisan top elections official ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Republican-led Wisconsin Senate votes to fire top 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.
Planned Parenthood to resume offering abortions in Wisconsin next week
Planned Parenthood announced Thursday that it will resume offering abortions in Wisconsin next week after a judge ruled that an 1849 law that seemingly banned the procedure actually didn't apply to abortions. Planned Parenthood to resume offering abortions in Wisconsin next week 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 wins Global Citizen Award from Dane County United Nations Association
The Dane County chapter of the United Nations Association (UNA) has named Wisconsin Watch the winner of its 2023 Global Citizen Award. The award recognizes global work that improves health, equality, environment, education, legal rights, living conditions, distribution of resources, rule of law or conflict resolution. “The Selection Committee acknowledged...
Has Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos opposed the expansion of public medical benefits?
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 Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, has actively opposed the expansion of public medical benefits within the state in recent years. In 2023 he...
Did the construction of the Foxconn factory displace dozens of families?
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. About 100 homeowners — including many families — sold their homes near the Foxconn flat-screen manufacturing plant in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. Using...
Did a spokesperson for Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers who lives with Evers’ chief of staff get a raise and promotion to a position that reports to the chief of staff?
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 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Aug. 31, 2023, that Maggie Gau, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ chief of staff, has lived for at least a couple of years with a staff member who directly reports to her.
Robin Vos asks former state Supreme Court justices to review impeachment
The impeachment criteria panel being created by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos will consist of three former Wisconsin Supreme Court justices. Robin Vos asks former state Supreme Court justices to review 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.
Impeach Justice Janet Protasiewicz? Here’s what’s missing from debate
Wisconsin Watch is a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom. Subscribe to our newsletters for original stories and our Friday news roundup. Wisconsin Republican leaders have fueled speculation in recent weeks that they could impeach new liberal Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz over comments she made about Wisconsin’s Republican-gerrymandered legislative maps, which are being challenged in court.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers rejects GOP’s surprise redistricting plan
Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers shot down as “bogus” a surprise plan Republicans floated that would have the Legislature approve new maps drawn by nonpartisan staff, preempting the state Supreme Court from tossing the current GOP-drawn boundaries. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers rejects GOP’s surprise redistricting plan 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 and WPR seek Mike Simonson investigative reporting fellow
The Mike Simonson Fellowship is a two-year position that offers an early career journalist the opportunity to develop their investigative reporting skills. The fellow will be embedded in the newsroom at Wisconsin Watch and will work closely with editors at Wisconsin Public Radio to produce in-depth stories for radio, print, and the web. Wisconsin Watch is a nonprofit investigative newsroom that distributes stories to news outlets across the state free of charge. WPR’s news department seeks to empower Wisconsin’s communities through rigorous reporting that provides context, holds public officials accountable, and sheds clarifying light on complex topics. The person in this role should have radio experience and excellent communication skills including newsgathering and reporting techniques. This position will report to the News Director.
Senate panel backs firing of Meagan Wolfe as Wisconsin’s top elections official
A Republican-controlled committee on Monday recommended firing Wisconsin's top elections official rather than reappointing her, clearing the way for a vote by the full GOP-led state Senate as soon as Thursday. Senate panel backs firing of Meagan Wolfe as Wisconsin’s top elections official 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 threat to impeach Wisconsin Supreme Court justice is driven by fear of losing legislative edge
A new liberal tilt to the Wisconsin Supreme Court is driving Republicans' fears of losing their large legislative majorities, which were built under some of the most gerrymandered political maps in the U.S. GOP threat to impeach Wisconsin Supreme Court justice is driven by fear of losing legislative edge 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 a majority of people in Wisconsin confident about the accuracy of Wisconsin elections?
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 Marquette Law School Poll has asked Wisconsin residents nine times since August 2021 about the 2020 election in Wisconsin, with this question:. “How...
Wisconsin sawmill agrees to pay $191K to federal regulators after boy, 16, killed on the job
A northern Wisconsin sawmill has agreed to pay nearly $191,000 and stop hiring children under 16 to settle a federal lawsuit labor regulators filed after a teenager was killed on the job this summer and other child employees were hurt in a string of accidents. Wisconsin sawmill agrees to pay $191K to federal regulators after boy, 16, killed on the job 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: Impeachment talk gets national attention
Wisconsin Weekly is a roundup of the week’s top headlines from around the state by Wisconsin Watch and other trusted news outlets. Republicans leave open impeachment if Justice Protasiewicz doesn’t recuse. Election fraud report finds few cases of voter fraud in 2022. Workers are dying from the heat...
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