Felon voting rights explained; abortion issue looms in Wisconsin Supreme Court race; psychiatric hospital concerns mount; cash bail pushed; ‘junk fees’ targeted
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Wisconsin Weekly: Election fraud in Wisconsin: It’s probably not what you think
Fraud claims examined; death on a Wisconsin dairy farm; nursing homes pose ‘imminent jeopardy;’ Great Lakes cleanup; federal food assistance cut
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Wisconsin Weekly: Sheboygan officials in the dark during internal police investigationsÂ
Kiel culture war shifts; tackling medical debt; Milwaukee lead pipe replacement lags; Madison food pantry surge expected; Social Security wait lengthens
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Wisconsin Weekly: Pollution threatens treaty rights for Wisconsin tribes
Native fishing rights encroached; Wisconsin cleaning company fined; ag emissions major source of greenhouse gasses; nursing homes close
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Wisconsin Weekly: PFAS solutions elusive for Peshtigo residents
Forever chemicals linger; GOP suppression of Wisconsin’s Black voters; state law hobbles lead response; formula shelves still empty; Green Bay’s secret taping system
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Wisconsin Weekly: Sheboygan police disciplined in sex harassment scandalÂ
Officers harassed colleagues; state licensing agency faces audit; DA shortage ‘dire’; land dispute erupts; Trump’s Wisconsin campaign peddled election lie
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Wisconsin Weekly: ‘This is every parents’ worst nightmare’ Â
Child-abuse case raises questions; wetlands ruling looms; energy efficiency pushed; Rittenhouse trial advances; solar panels vs. corn fields
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Wisconsin Weekly: Extremists ‘spewing defamatory filth against our teachers and librarians’
Kiel culture war shifts; tackling medical debt; Milwaukee lead pipe replacement lags; Madison food pantry surge expected; Social Security wait lengthens
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Wisconsin Weekly: Questions mount over Wisconsin cryptocurrency mining operation
Crypto controversy; Milwaukee’s eviction king; ‘forever chemicals’ taint Great Lakes fish; Ukrainian refugees’ future uncertain; Black youth suicides rising
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Wisconsin Weekly: Wisconsin property owners liable for contamination they didn’t cause
Pollution costs fall on ‘innocent’ Wisconsin buyers; repatriation of remains lags; road salt damage mounts; amendment pushed to skirt Gov. Tony Evers vetoes
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Wisconsin Weekly: LGBTQ farmers plow new paths in old profession
Medical examiner turmoil; abortion access flights; Elections Commission shakeup; hypnotist pushes election misinfo; baby formula crisis
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Wisconsin Weekly: Top stories, photos from Wisconsin Watch in 2022
Top 2022 journalism; shuttered maternity services; lawmakers mull changes to sexual misconduct policies; 3M to end PFAS manufacturing; few MKE children boosted; black carp invade Mississippi River