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Ornate columns and carved stone surround an entrance marked "SUPREME COURT" beneath a decorative ceiling and skylight.

Unlimited donations, weak recusal rules led to record Wisconsin Supreme Court spending

By Larry Sandler for Wisconsin Watch. Graphic design by Hongyu Liu / Wisconsin WatchDecember 4, 2025December 5, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Wisconsin Supreme Court elections have drawn an ‘obscene’ amount of spending. Here’s why and what can be done about it.

By Larry Sandler for Wisconsin Watch. Graphic design by Hongyu Liu / Wisconsin Watch December 3, 2025December 9, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Democrat Mandela Barnes enters the Wisconsin governor’s race

by Scott Bauer / Associated Press December 2, 2025December 2, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Fact Briefs, Truth Sandwich

Former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes is running for governor. Here are 7 related claims we checked … and the facts

by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch December 2, 2025December 2, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A house illustrated as a large calculator displays “$488.28” above oversized buttons, with a door at the bottom and leafless trees on both sides.

Forward, Government

As living costs soar, tax relief shrinks for low-income Wisconsin residents

by Hongyu Liu / Wisconsin Watch December 1, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Environment, Government

Wisconsin lawmakers look to break utility grip on community solar

by Kari Lydersen / Canary Media November 26, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Education, Government

How a Madison woman’s question sparked a growing statewide civics contest

by Natalie Yahr / Wisconsin Watch November 25, 2025February 17, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Forward, Government

Here’s why Wisconsin Republican lawmakers pass bills they know Gov. Tony Evers will veto

by Brittany Carloni / Wisconsin Watch November 24, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Forward, Justice & Safety

Courts left with loose ends when ICE detains criminal defendants

by Paul Kiefer / Wisconsin Watch November 21, 2025November 21, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Economy, Forward, Government

Farmers are feeling the squeeze from Trump’s mass deportations. Congress isn’t close to a fix.

by Manuela Silva / NOTUS and Jade Lozada / NOTUS November 20, 2025November 20, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Blue sign reads "VOTE EARLY HERE" near cars lined up outside a building.

Wisconsin election officials skeptical of proposed early-voting mandate for municipalities

by Alexander Shur / Votebeat November 19, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Government, Health & Welfare

He vowed to ‘protect the unborn.’ Now he’s blocking a bill to expand Medicaid for Wisconsin’s new moms.

by Megan O'Matz / ProPublica November 18, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch