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Posted inGovernment

State reviewing Milwaukee business’ suspicious use of COVID relief funds

by Corrinne Hess / WPR September 19th, 2023September 18th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Evers administration says only one Diverse Business Grant has been suspended, but Cynthia Brown case shows challenge of distributing federal relief funds.

Posted inHealth & Welfare

Wisconsin’s Black infants have some of the country’s highest mortality rates. These solutions could help.

Drake White-Bergey headshot by Jane Houseal / Wisconsin Watch and Drake White-Bergey / Wisconsin Watch September 18th, 2023September 18th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Addressing societal factors — including stress caused by poverty and racism and lack of access to health care — could improve pregnancy outcomes, research shows.

Posted inGovernment

Impeach Justice Janet Protasiewicz? Here’s what’s missing from debate

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Matthew DeFour / Wisconsin Watch and Jack Kelly / Wisconsin Watch September 13th, 2023September 18th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Recent talk of impeaching a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice has ignored the actual process of removal for an ethics violation, which requires a two-thirds Assembly vote

Posted inGovernment

Evidence lacking in GOP case against top Wisconsin election official Meagan Wolfe

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Phoebe Petrovic / Wisconsin Watch and Jack Kelly / Wisconsin Watch September 1st, 2023September 18th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Critics have railed against many Wisconsin Elections Commission decisions, but they were made by bipartisan commissioners, not the administrator.

Posted inHealth & Welfare

President Biden’s EPA proposes tougher lead dust rules. Here’s what it means in Wisconsin.

Avatar photo by Farrah Anderson / Wisconsin Watch August 30th, 2023August 25th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

If finalized, a lead dust rule would require more thorough abatement and cleaning at lead-tainted homes and child care facilities.

Posted inGovernment

Wisconsin Supreme Court emails detail chaotic first week of liberal control

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Jack Kelly / Wisconsin Watch and Matthew DeFour / Wisconsin Watch August 29th, 2023September 18th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Justices clashed publicly over rules changes and firing top administrator, but new records highlight key conflict over how quickly court business should move.

Posted inGovernment

Read the emails from the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s first week under liberal rule 

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Jack Kelly / Wisconsin Watch and Matthew DeFour / Wisconsin Watch August 29th, 2023September 18th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Wisconsin Watch obtained the following emails under the Wisconsin open records law from Chief Justice Annette Ziegler and Justices Rebecca Bradley and Brian Hagedorn, the members of the court’s conservative minority.

Posted inHealth & Welfare

Milwaukee regulators can force landlords to fix lead hazards, but only if they can find them

Avatar photo by Farrah Anderson / Wisconsin Watch August 29th, 2023August 28th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

The Milwaukee Health Department faces lead enforcement challenges as ranks of out-of-state landlords grow.

Posted inHealth & Welfare

Milwaukee renters face higher lead poisoning risks as city struggles to hold landlords accountable 

Avatar photo by Farrah Anderson / Wisconsin Watch August 28th, 2023August 28th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

‘We have to do something,’ a Milwaukee Health Department official says as the city rolls out a new approach to removing lead from older rentals.

Posted inHealth & Welfare

Worried about lead as a Wisconsin tenant or property owner? Here’s what to know. 

Avatar photo by Farrah Anderson / Wisconsin Watch August 28th, 2023August 28th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A guide for navigating lead hazards in Milwaukee and across Wisconsin.

Posted inGovernment

Photos: The Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee

Drake White-Bergey headshot by Drake White-Bergey / Wisconsin Watch August 24th, 2023August 28th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Wisconsin Watch photographer Drake White-Bergey captured moments from the day, as eight of the presidential candidates took to the stage.

Posted inGovernment

Moms for Liberty is growing in Wisconsin as critics call them extremists

Avatar photo by Rachel Hale / Wisconsin Watch August 23rd, 2023August 28th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

The parental rights organization has built membership from groups that formed during the pandemic and is looking to shape policy and elections

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