The19th Archives - Wisconsin Watch

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Community, Government

‘Adiós, Milwaukee’: A family uprooted, a hole left behind

by Mel Leonor Barclay / The 19th July 9, 2025July 8, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Yessenia Ruano’s long fight against deportation, fueled by her Milwaukee community, ended in June under orders from ICE.

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Fourteen years in Wisconsin. A one-way ticket to El Salvador.

by Mel Leonor Barclay / The 19th May 20, 2025July 8, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Illustration with images of girl in glasses says "SAVE MEDICAID" and "Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Commu…"

Education, Health & Welfare

‘She’ll fall through the cracks’: Parents of kids with disabilities brace for new reality

by Barbara Rodriguez / The 19th and Nadra Nittle / The 19th May 16, 2025May 16, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A collage shows a man speaking into microphones in front of the Capitol, an image of Donald Trump, the number 2025, the American flag and more.

What is Project 2025? Here’s the Heritage Foundation’s vision for a second Trump term

by Amanda Becker / The 19th, Orion Rummler / The 19th and Darreonna Davis / The 19th July 17, 2024July 17, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Old, peeling paint is seen in a windowsill.

Health & Welfare

Tighter regulations are reducing the risk of lead exposure in public housing

by Jessica Kutz / The 19th April 3, 2024April 2, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Sen. Tammy Baldwin poses with other women at a house.

Is 2024 the year of the Instagram moms?

by Amanda Becker / The 19th November 20, 2023November 17, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore at a podium

Rep. Gwen Moore is a domestic violence survivor — and she wants to start a national conversation

by Jennifer Gerson / The 19th November 6, 2023November 3, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis.

Tammy Baldwin has won big in closely divided Wisconsin. Can she do it again?

by Amanda Becker / The 19th October 30, 2023October 27, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Health & Welfare

How the closure of a Wisconsin child care center affects an entire small town

by Chabeli Carrazana / The 19th September 5, 2023September 6, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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