Several state lawmakers are working on a bill that would keep immigration officers out of “safe havens” throughout Wisconsin. ICE enforcement: Wisconsin bill would restore ‘safe haven’ status to churches, schools and hospitals 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 ..read more

A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that a Republican Party official lacked the standing to bring a lawsuit challenging the use of a mobile voting van in 2022. Wisconsin Supreme Court rules Republican had no right to bring lawsuit challenging mobile voting 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 ..read more

The ongoing tariff battle between the U.S. and its three largest agricultural trading partners is worrying Midwestern farmers. Tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico could affect Midwestern agriculture 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 ..read more

No. Twenty-one states, including Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia offered Election Day voter registration for the Nov. 5 election. Is Wisconsin one of only six states with same-day voter registration? 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 ..read more

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers is set to unveil his 2025-27 biennial state budget proposal. The nearly year-long process is now picking up speed, but the next two-year budget is still far from being finalized. Here’s how Wisconsin’s state budget process works 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 ..read more

The plan would complete a Dane County youth facility, convert Lincoln Hills from juveniles to adults and renovate Waupun’s troubled prison Tony Evers to propose $500 million prison overhaul, closing Green Bay facility by 2029 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 ..read more

The Milwaukee public school district struggles with a “culture resistant to change” that has undermined its ability to function properly, disproportionately harming its most vulnerable students, an audit ordered by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers found. Milwaukee school audit finds widespread problems hurting Wisconsin’s largest district 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 ..read more

Yes. Canadian and Israeli researchers in 2024 reported more dental problems among children in non-fluoridated communities. Do recent studies link water fluoridation with less dental decay in children? 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 ..read more

Justice Janet Protasiewicz decided against recusing herself after Republican legislative leaders filed a motion saying she should not hear the case. Wisconsin Supreme Court justice rejects Republican call to step down in key union case 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 ..read more

Peat bogs sequester a massive amount of the Earth's carbon dioxide. But even as scientists work to better understand bogs' sequestration, the wetlands are under threat. Bogs hold a climate solution through carbon capture, but many have been drained 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 ..read more