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Can Wisconsin heal itself? New series provides insights into state’s most vexing health problems
A University of Wisconsin-Madison journalism class explores what ails the state — and how it can improve Can Wisconsin heal itself? New series provides insights into state’s most vexing health problems 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.
Can Wisconsin heal itself? New series provides insights into state’s most vexing health problems
A University of Wisconsin-Madison journalism class explores what ails the state — and how it can improve Can Wisconsin heal itself? New series provides insights into state’s most vexing health problems 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 seeks Director of Institutional Giving
Are you passionate about ensuring access to fair, nonpartisan information for everyone? Do you believe that communities across our state deserve access to information about the issues that affect their lives?. Wisconsin Watch is excited to announce a search for a Director of Institutional Giving who is energized by our...
Wisconsin Watch seeks Director of Major Giving
Are you passionate about ensuring access to fair, nonpartisan information for everyone? Do you believe that communities across our state deserve access to information about the issues that affect their lives?. Wisconsin Watch is excited to announce a search for a Director of Major Giving who is energized by our...
Following the death of an 8-year-old on a Wisconsin dairy farm, officials look to bridge law enforcement language gap
After ProPublica found that a police investigation into a child’s death was mishandled due to language barriers, officials hope to improve how police interact with non-English speakers. Meanwhile, the boy’s family has settled a suit against the farm. Following the death of an 8-year-old on a Wisconsin dairy farm, officials look to bridge law enforcement language gap 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.
With billions on the table for water infrastructure, small communities risk being left out to dry
Water system operators are stretched thin, covering around-the-clock responsibilities to keep water running safely and reliably. With billions on the table for water infrastructure, small communities risk being left out to dry 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 Milwaukee’s police and fire departments overseen by a part-time board?
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 Fire and Police Commission, composed of part-time board members, oversees the city’s fire and police departments. The nine commissioners are appointed...
Were downtown Madison Starbucks employees required to take down Pride month decor?
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. Starbucks district and regional managers asked employees at two branches in downtown Madison to remove decorations celebrating LGTBQ+ pride, according to an employee union and workers.
Did the US maternal mortality rate double in the past two decades?
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. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest the U.S. maternal mortality rate has increased over the past two decades. However, it cautions that a change in how data was collected inflated the numbers.
Wisconsin Weekly: High child care costs fuel Milwaukee worker shortage
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.
Wisconsin Watch co-founders, creators of one of the nation’s top nonprofit news outlets, leaving as leadership transition begins
Andy and Dee J. Hall, the investigative journalists who co-founded Wisconsin Watch in their family basement, are leaving after building one of the nation’s most successful nonprofit news and training organizations. The Wisconsin Watch board of directors announced the planned departures as part of a succession plan that will...
Wisconsin Republicans vote to end funding for child care program
Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature voted to end funding for a pandemic-era child care subsidy program over the objections of Democrats and child care providers who argued that the move would be devastating for needy families and the state's economy. Wisconsin Republicans vote to end funding for child care program 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 law still refers to husband and wife, a reminder to LGBTQ+ families that their rights are at risk
Wisconsin Watch is a nonprofit and nonpartisan newsroom. Subscribe to our newsletter to get our investigative stories and Friday news roundup. When Jamie Gaffke gave birth to her first son in 2014, she and her spouse spent about $3,000 on a lawyer to ensure among other things that both of their names appeared on the birth certificate.
Wisconsin Watch seeks digital producer
Wisconsin Watch is seeking a versatile digital producer to support our editorial operations. This person will be responsible for the production and distribution of Wisconsin Watch editorial content online and to our statewide and national news partners, as well as tracking where our stories appear. This position will report to...
Local funding, K-12 education deal passes Legislature
The Wisconsin Legislature has passed a compromise designed to prevent Milwaukee from going bankrupt that also boosts funding for all other smaller communities in the state. Local funding, K-12 education deal passes Legislature 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.
Some Milwaukee County parents leaving workforce due to sky-high child care costs
Milwaukee County parents spend more of their income on child care than most Americans. Gov. Tony Evers wants to intervene as Wisconsin providers face a fiscal cliff. Some Milwaukee County parents leaving workforce due to sky-high child care costs 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 top elections official for 2024 uncertain as incumbent’s term nears end
Wisconsin's top elections official is nearing the end of her term, and uncertainty looms over who will hold the position through the 2024 presidential election. Wisconsin’s top elections official for 2024 uncertain as incumbent’s term nears end 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 a leading poll indicate that an anti-establishment former sheriff is the most popular US Senate candidate among Wisconsin Republicans?
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 Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, who describes himself as “outside (the RNC’s) establishment circle,” ranked first among four potential Republican candidates for U.S. Senate in a poll conducted by Public Policy Polling.
Did pausing student loan repayments cost $5 billion per month?
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. Summarizing an analysis by the nonpartisan nonprofit Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Education Next reported, “The pause of collections on loans, interest, and defaults costs $5 billion per month” — the same amount the U.S. Education Department said was saved by about 40 million student loan borrowers.
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