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Community, Economy

Nearly two years after SDC shutdown, former workers and contractors still seek payment

by Meredith Melland / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service and Devin Blake / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service February 24, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Do solar panels work in cold or cloudy climates?

by Sue Bin Park / Skeptical Science February 23, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Forward, Government

Republicans are looking past the short-term pain of Trump’s tariffs

by Jade Lozada / NOTUS February 23, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A wide view of a legislative chamber shows people seated at desks facing a person at a podium beneath a large mural, with flags behind the podium and electronic voting boards on the walls.

Forward, Government

Wisconsin Assembly is done legislating for the year. Here’s what lawmakers did and what’s unfinished.

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

A small plane flies over a barbed wire fence

Economy, Government, Justice & Safety

Air Wisconsin turns to ICE (static version)

by Paul Kiefer / Wisconsin Watch February 20, 2026February 20, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A small plane flies over a barbed wire fence

Economy, Government, Justice & Safety

Air Wisconsin turns to ICE

by Paul Kiefer / Wisconsin Watch February 20, 2026February 20, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Economy, Government

Who you gonna call? Wisconsin 911 dispatchers discuss fixes to national, statewide shortage

by Natalie Yahr / Wisconsin Watch and Miranda Dunlap / Wisconsin Watch February 19, 2026February 19, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos leaving office at end of the year

by Scott Bauer / Associated Press February 19, 2026February 19, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Do 80% of Americans support voter ID?

by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch February 19, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A narrow creek flows between snow-covered banks lined with leafless trees and fallen branches in a wooded area.

This little-known FEMA rule may be making flooding worse in rural Wisconsin

by Christian Thorsberg / Circle of Blue February 19, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Government, News about Wisconsin Watch

As the Tony Evers chapter of Wisconsin history draws to a close, a new chapter is just beginning

by Brittany Carloni / Wisconsin Watch February 18, 2026February 18, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

The exterior of a building shows large arched windows, stone walls and a sign reading "MILWAUKEE COUNTY COURTHOUSE" next to an entrance with the word "JUSTICE" above a door.

Justice & Safety

Justice delayed: More than 10,000 felony matters unresolved in Milwaukee County

by Devin Blake / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service February 18, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch