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Posted inHealth & Welfare, Justice & Safety

Policing pregnancy: Wisconsin’s ‘fetal protection’ law, one of the nation’s most punitive, forces women into treatment or jail

Avatar photo by Phoebe Petrovic / Wisconsin Watch December 1st, 2022December 6th, 2022 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Officials investigate about 400 pregnant people a year for alleged ‘unborn child abuse’ under Act 292. Critics say that can do more harm than good.

Posted inFact briefs

In Wisconsin, do evictions stay on your record for 20 years?

Avatar photo by Hope Karnopp / Wisconsin Watch November 29th, 2022January 20th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Yes. Under Wisconsin Supreme Court rules, records of small claims cases — which include evictions — are kept for 20 years. Dismissed small claims cases, however, are removed from the Wisconsin Circuit Court Access website after two years.

Posted inBroken Whistle, Government, Justice & Safety

Two Wisconsin whistleblowers recall journeys from reporting to ‘retaliation’

by Leo Vartorella, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism December 3rd, 2017June 10th, 2019 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Two state employees say they were humiliated and harassed after reporting suspected fraud in their agencies; ‘You feel rotten,’ Suzanne Weber said

Posted inBroken Whistle, Government, Justice & Safety

Defining Wisconsin’s whistleblower law

Avatar photo by Dee J. Hall / Wisconsin Watch December 3rd, 2017February 15th, 2018 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Whistleblowing traditionally has been seen as a public-private effort to expose wrongdoing, said Patrick Burns, associate director of Taxpayers Against Fraud, whose group works to protect and advance the cause of whistleblowers.

Posted inGovernment, Voting Wars — by News21

Voters in Wisconsin, other states navigate maze of new voting rules

by Emily L. Mahoney/News21 September 4th, 2016June 10th, 2019 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Lawmakers in 20 states, including Wisconsin, have passed 37 new voting requirements to require IDs and restrict early balloting since 2012; court challenges leave rules in some states unsettled.

Posted inEconomy, Government

Wisconsin’s new debt law not in line with federal recommendations

Avatar photo by Bridgit Bowden / Wisconsin Public Radio April 3rd, 2016March 10th, 2017 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

The FTC has recommended that states boost requirements for what documentation is needed at the beginning of a lawsuit. Wisconsin’s new law does not meet most of these recommendations.

Posted inGovernment, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety

How tort reform bill changed state law

by Sarah Karon February 17th, 2013June 19th, 2014 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A breakdown of what changed under Wisconsin’s Act 2, passed in January, 2011.

Posted inGovernment, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety

How to find nursing home inspection reports

by Sarah Karon February 17th, 2013June 19th, 2014 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

In January, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services began publishing state inspection reports of nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other health care providers on its website. Records are available from July 2012 onward.

Posted inWisWatch Blog

Wisconsin InfoLink: Municipal ordinances at your fingertips

by Ron LarsonNovember 9th, 2011June 20th, 2014 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Featured: The Wisconsin Law Library’s compilation of links to village, town, city and county ordinances across Wisconsin.

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