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Did a national poll find that 86% of transgender and nonbinary youth reported negative mental health effects from anti-trans legislation?
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 national poll asked lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning people age 13 to 24, “How have recent debates about state laws restricting the rights of LGBTQ young people impacted your mental health?”
Wisconsin Weekly: What role will Wisconsin play in 2020 prosecutions?
Wisconsin Weekly is a roundup of the week’s top stories from around the state by Wisconsin Watch and trusted news outlets. Access to some stories may be limited to subscribers of the news organizations that produced them. We urge our readers to consider supporting these important news outlets by subscribing, and sign up to get our free newsletters here.
Misinformation, Disinformation: A guide to sorting fiction from reality
Wisconsin Watch is a nonprofit and nonpartisan newsroom. Subscribe to our newsletter to get our investigative stories and Friday news roundup. A viral TikTok claimed Disney World sought to lower the drinking age to 18. President Biden made outsized claims about job creation. A Twitter user impersonated a pharmaceutical giant announcing insulin is free. Russian agents leaked hacked emails from Hillary Clinton’s campaign.
Wisconsin governor signs bill overhauling elementary reading education
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill into law Wednesday overhauling the way reading is taught in the state. The Republican-authored bill is meant to improve sagging reading scores and emphasizes phonics, the relationship between sounds and letters, over memorization. It also requires more frequent reading tests and employs reading coaches to help struggling students. “We have […] Wisconsin governor signs bill overhauling elementary reading education 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.
PFAS may pose the next big threat to fishing in Door County
PFAS could pose a threat to fishing in Door County as regulators adjust their understandings of what is safe to consume. PFAS may pose the next big threat to fishing in Door County 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 government ‘help destroy’ the Bronzeville neighborhood of Milwaukee?
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. State-planned attempts at urban renewal contributed to the destruction of Bronzeville, a historically African-American community in Milwaukee. In the mid-20th century, the City of...
Must all money from Milwaukee’s new 2% sales tax be spent on police?
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. Most revenue from a City of Milwaukee sales tax must be spent on city employee pensions and most of the remainder on police and fire positions.
Did a Tony Evers veto allow Wisconsin children to choose gender reassignment surgery paid for by Medicaid?
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 Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a part of the 2023-25 state budget that would have prohibited people from using Medicaid to pay for some transgender health services.
Walmart pulls Milwaukee Tool gloves allegedly made by Chinese prisoners
Walmart, the largest retailer in the United States, is no longer selling Milwaukee Tool-branded gloves on its online marketplace — responding to allegations that a subcontractor for the Brookfield, Wisconsin-based tool company relied on forced Chinese prison labor. Walmart pulls Milwaukee Tool gloves allegedly made by Chinese prisoners 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.
Residents of PFAS-polluted island file $42.4 million in claims against Wisconsin city
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 and includes localized reporting from Wisconsin Watch. Residents of an island polluted with PFAS chemicals have filed claims demanding...
Wisconsin Weekly: Milwaukee adopts 2% sales tax
Wisconsin Weekly is a roundup of the week’s top stories from around the state by Wisconsin Watch and trusted news outlets. Access to some stories may be limited to subscribers of the news organizations that produced them. We urge our readers to consider supporting these important news outlets by subscribing, and sign up to get our free newsletters here.
Did Gov. Tony Evers veto tax cuts for people earning over $36,000 per year?
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 veto issued by Gov. Tony Evers eliminated tax cuts on the income for Wisconsin married couples above the first $36,840 per year they earn.
Do many NATO countries meet their pledge to spend 2% of their GDP on defense?
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. Seven of NATO’s 30 member countries spent at least 2% of their gross domestic product on defense in 2022, according to the NATO secretary general’s 2022 annual report.
Groups argue Wisconsin regulators can’t make factory farms obtain preemptive pollution permits
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 and includes localized reporting from Wisconsin Watch. Wisconsin regulators can’t legally impose environmental regulations on factory farms before they...
Proposed PFAS rule would cost companies estimated $1B; lacks limits and cleanup requirement
A proposed federal rule calls for forcing companies to disclose whether their products contain toxic “forever” chemicals, the government’s first attempt at cataloging the pervasiveness of PFAS across the United States. Proposed PFAS rule would cost companies estimated $1B; lacks limits and cleanup requirement 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 billionaires quietly bankroll effort to shrink state’s social safety net
A group funded by deep-pocketed GOP donors is pushing to make it harder to vote and to receive unemployment insurance and Medicaid Wisconsin billionaires quietly bankroll effort to shrink state’s social safety net 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.
Complaints surge at short-staffed Wisconsin senior living facilities. Residents go without medication and basic care
The staffing shortage has turned into a crisis around northeast Wisconsin, leading to dangerous conditions at some nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Complaints surge at short-staffed Wisconsin senior living facilities. Residents go without medication and basic care 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 US Rep. Derrick Van Orden confront the staff of a Wisconsin library over a display of LGBTQ+ books?
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. Before he was elected to Congress in 2022, Rep. Derrick Van Orden confronted employees at Prairie du Chien Memorial Library over an LGBTQ+ Pride Month display in the children’s section.
Can colleges consider legacy status in admissions, despite the Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action?
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 U.S. Supreme Court’s June 29, 2023, ruling striking down affirmative action in college admissions did not address using legacy as a preference in admissions.
Are affirmative action policies still legal in admissions to military academies?
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 U.S. Supreme Court’s June 29, 2023, ruling striking down affirmative action in college admissions includes a footnote that exempts military academies. Alluding...
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