Government Archives - Page 2 of 116 - Wisconsin Watch

Ballots on table next to blue bin and red sign that says "REJECTED ABSENTEES"

Forward, Government

Wisconsin Elections Commission overrules ballot-counting decisions in Madison and Mequon

by Alexander Shur / Votebeat May 1, 2026May 1, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A person stands in shadows at a voting booth in a line of several booths next to a window, with the booth closest to the camera marked with a U.S. flag and the word "VOTE" and sunlight streaming in.

Forward, Government

Wisconsin clerk rejects five absentee ballots over address info, raising legal questions

by Alexander Shur / Votebeat April 30, 2026April 29, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A person in a yellow safety suit stands in floodwater up to the knees holding a tool on a residential street near a stop sign, with a yellow truck, a traffic barrel and parked cars nearby.

Community, Government

Federal flood assistance unlikely in Milwaukee: Officials discuss next steps

by Meredith Melland / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service April 29, 2026April 29, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

People sit in rows of chairs facing three people standing and one person sitting near a brick wall, with large equipment, tools and an American flag visible.

Ag & Water, Data Centers Watch

In rural Wisconsin, a town rejects a plan to build a massive data center

by Bennet Goldstein / Wisconsin Watch April 29, 2026April 28, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Metal fence in foreground with view of a tan brick building topped with guard towers, barred windows and fencing lined with razor wire under an overcast sky

Forward, Justice & Safety

Tony Evers revived commutations, but what will Wisconsin’s next governor do?

by Brittany Carloni / Wisconsin Watch April 27, 2026April 28, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Two people ride scooters along a wet street toward a bridge, with parked and moving cars, scattered debris, and buildings and utility poles in the background.

Government, Health & Welfare

Data shows stark difference in Milwaukee parking enforcement between August and April floods

by Devin Blake / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service April 25, 2026April 24, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A chain-link fence topped with barbed wire surrounds electrical equipment, with security cameras and a sign reading “PRIVATE PROPERTY No Trespassing Violators will be prosecuted”

Data Centers Watch, Forward

Wisconsin regulators: Data centers must cover full cost of their energy needs

by Paul Kiefer / Wisconsin Watch April 24, 2026April 24, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Construction equipment including excavators and a roller are on a dirt site with large piles of gravel in front of a concrete building.

Data Centers Watch

Wisconsin data center tax break to cost state more than $2 billion

by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch April 24, 2026April 24, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A person hands paper to another person seated at a table inside a room with an American flag, voting booth, and a "4-H" banner on the wall.

Forward, Government

How one Wisconsin county is making running elections easier for new clerks

by Alexander Shur / Votebeat April 20, 2026May 19, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

An ornate interior with tall columns, decorative arches and a glass ceiling, with "SUPREME COURT" carved above a doorway.

Forward, Government

Legal case over access to sensitive voter data returns to Wisconsin Supreme Court

by Brittany Carloni / Wisconsin Watch April 20, 2026April 21, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A setting sun is shown above a pond in which two beaver heads are poking out. The wake from the beavers' swim trails behind them.

Ag & Water, Environment

Pest or nuisance? The role of beavers in ‘Hoppers’ and the real world

by Bennet Goldstein / Wisconsin Watch April 18, 2026April 17, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A person holds a pen above a stack of forms on a table while holding a small slip of paper, with a plastic container of items on the table and another person partially visible to the right.

Forward, Government

Wisconsin GOP advised officials not to count late-arriving ballots, raising possibility of legal challenge

by Alexander Shur / Votebeat April 15, 2026April 24, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch