When we think of youth in Milwaukee, you might find it difficult to see the positives in light of negative press coverage. It is time to change that story.
WE Energies wants $2 billion from Wisconsin ratepayers for new gas plants while still paying off past coal ones
WEC Energy Group in southeastern Wisconsin is planning to significantly expand its capacity for natural gas electricity generation, even as it has vowed to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Wisconsin drops ID checks at federally funded food pantries
Wisconsin’s emergency food pantries can now decide whether to check clients’ identification and verify their addresses. By October, the state will require them to stop asking.
Does Donald Trump want to criminalize women who get an abortion?
No. A TV ad cited Donald Trump’s 2016 comment that “there has to be some form of punishment” for women who get an abortion. In his 2024 campaign, he has said states should decide whether, in certain instances, to prosecute women who get an abortion.
Was there widespread fraud in the 2020 election in Wisconsin?
No. Reviews by the nonpartisan Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau, the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty and The Associated Press and partial recounts in Dane and Milwaukee counties found no widespread fraud in Wisconsin in the 2020 election.
Wisconsin GOP-led Senate votes to override nine of governor’s vetoes in mostly symbolic action
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted to override nine vetoes of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers in a mostly symbolic move. Despite the votes, all of Evers’ vetoes are likely to stand.
After Wisconsin Watch investigation, Florida TV station examines former University of Wisconsin child abuse doctor
A former University of Wisconsin doctor with a history of disputed child abuse diagnoses is back in the news in Florida.
As election nears, Wisconsin caregivers seek better health care options
Medicaid expansion and health care affordability are on many people’s minds. WPR found that health care accessibility and affordability are particularly important to Wisconsin’s caregiving workforce.
Did global warming stop in 1998?
No. While 1998 was an abnormally warm year, annual average temperatures have trended steadily upward in the decades since.
Did the Trump administration have the highest-ever approval rate for Veterans Affairs at 92%?
No. The highest proportion of veterans who expressed having trust in the U.S. Veterans Affairs Department was roughly 80%, once during President Donald Trump’s administration and once under President Joe Biden.
Wisconsin Supreme Court output plummets
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will decide “stunningly unparalleled” few cases this term, according to a Marquette University professor’s tally.
Rural Wisconsin voters face additional hurdles without ballot drop boxes
Votebeat has found that the absence of drop boxes often made elections more logistically complicated, not only for voters, but also for municipal clerks.