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Wisconsin students with disabilities often denied public school choices
Wisconsin lets public schools reject applications of students with disabilities who seek transfers across district lines — a form of exclusion courts have upheld. Wisconsin students with disabilities often denied public school choices 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.
Will 2025 be the first time Green Bay, Wisconsin hosts the NFL draft?
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 National Football League announced on May 22, 2023, that Green Bay would host the 2025 draft in and around Lambeau Field. Two Green...
Have taxpayers paid $600 million toward the Milwaukee Brewers’ stadium?
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 0.1% sales tax in Milwaukee County and its adjoining counties raised $609 million over 24 years for construction of a new stadium for the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team.
How Wisconsin Watch checks claims for its Gigafact fact briefs
Wisconsin Watch partners with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. Read more about our partnership. Fact briefs address widely circulating claims about current events and policies that can be answered yes or no. We avoid outdated or obscure topics or claims with low engagement. We strive to write in a neutral, educational voice, avoiding buzzwords and politically charged language.
‘Unwanted and unwelcome’: Anti-LGBTQ+ policies common at Wisconsin voucher schools
Wisconsin Watch is a nonprofit and nonpartisan newsroom. Subscribe to our newsletter to get our investigative stories and Friday news roundup. Nat Werth surveyed the “gender identity and theory” section of the handbook for his alma mater, Sheboygan Lutheran High School, with shock and sadness. “This was not...
Was Wisconsin’s public school spending the third-slowest growing in the nation between 2002 and 2020?
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 had the third-slowest increase in PreK-12 education spending per student in the nation between 2002 and 2020, according to a Wisconsin Policy Forum analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.
Has the term ‘mentally retarded’ been removed from federal law?
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. Although Rosa’s Law, passed in 2010, removed some references to “mental retardation” in federal law, others remain. A bill introduced May...
Wisconsin lawmaker says his bar where overdose victims bought drugs isn’t ‘bad establishment’
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. Police in Wisconsin say the fentanyl-laced drugs that killed one person and caused three more to overdose in a...
Wisconsin Weekly: Private schools can discriminate against students with disabilities
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Investigating 3M and PFAS pollution: How the Mississippi River Ag & Water desk collaborated
When radio reporter Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco traveled to the Iowa-Illinois border in early November, he found many residents unaware. Investigating 3M and PFAS pollution: How the Mississippi River Ag & Water desk collaborated 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.
We will now only be known as Wisconsin Watch. Here’s why.
Wisconsin Watch is a nonprofit and nonpartisan newsroom. Subscribe to our newsletter to get our investigative stories and Friday news roundup. In 2009, we established ourselves as the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, a nonprofit, nonpartisan and independent news outlet. Our mission since we started has been to produce reporting that fosters an informed citizenry and strengthens democracy.
Kids could fill labor shortages, even in bars, if these lawmakers succeed
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. Lawmakers in several states are embracing legislation to let children work in more hazardous occupations, longer hours on school...
Did the Wisconsin Assembly vote to require law enforcement officers in Milwaukee public schools?
Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit newsroom, is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. Sign up for our newsletter for more stories straight to your inbox. Yes. A bill approved May 17, 2023 by the Wisconsin Assembly in a vote of 56 to...
Would a Wisconsin bill hold teachers liable for using ‘obscene’ materials in school?
Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit newsroom, is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. Sign up for our newsletter for more stories straight to your inbox. Yes. Lawmakers Rep. Scott Allen, R-Waukesha, and Sen. André Jacque, R-De Pere, announced May 9, 2023 that...
Is the closing Cardinal Stritch University ranked first among Wisconsin colleges based on alumni salary?
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 most recent rankings by GradReports.com, released in March 2021, ranked Milwaukee-based Cardinal Stritch University first among Wisconsin colleges for alumni salary. The website...
Has Paul Ryan endorsed Ron DeSantis for president?
Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit newsroom, is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. Sign up for our newsletter for more stories straight to your inbox. No. Wisconsin Republican Paul Ryan has not formally endorsed Florida Gov. DeSantis as of May 24, 2023.
Did a recent review of studies find that diet soda does not help long-term weight loss?
Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit newsroom, is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. Sign up for our newsletter for more stories straight to your inbox. Yes. The World Health Organization on April 12, 2022 published a review of 283 studies on non-sugar...
Does Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin vote with Joe Biden’s agenda 95% of the time?
Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit newsroom, is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. Sign up for our newsletter for more stories straight to your inbox. Yes. Sen. Tammy Baldwin voted on legislation in line with President Joe Biden’s position 95.5% of the...
Audit faults grant, ventilator distribution in Wisconsin during height of COVID-19
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 audit released Wednesday faults the Wisconsin Department of Health Services for how it awarded grants and ventilators...
Did Wisconsin Republicans block a state sales tax exemption for feminine products and breastfeeding equipment?
Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit newsroom, is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. Sign up for our newsletter for more stories straight to your inbox. Yes. On May 2, 2023, the Republican-controlled budget committee of the Wisconsin Legislature, the Joint Committee on...
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