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Posted inFact briefs

Does Wisconsin own the stadium where the Milwaukee Brewers play?

Avatar photo by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch August 18th, 2023August 18th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

No. The Milwaukee Brewers and the Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District, which is distinct from the state, own American Family Field.

Posted inGovernment

Commission won’t tell Wisconsin’s top elections official whether to appear at reappointment hearing

Avatar photo by Harm Venhuizen / Associated Press August 17th, 2023August 18th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

The Wisconsin Elections Commission declined to vote on whether the state’s top elections official should appear before a state Senate hearing on her reappointment.

Posted inFact briefs

Has Wisconsin been decided by less than 1 percentage point in four of the last six presidential elections?

Avatar photo by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch August 16th, 2023August 16th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Yes. The candidate who carried Wisconsin in the 2020, 2016, 2004 and 2000 presidential elections won the state by less than 1 percentage point.

Posted inGovernment

Wisconsin Democrats on ‘veto watch’ after Tony Evers blocks 10 bills

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Jack Kelly / Wisconsin Watch and Matthew DeFour / Wisconsin Watch August 11th, 2023August 10th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Republicans don’t control two-thirds of the Assembly, but they only need two-thirds of those present on a session day to override the governor’s veto.

Posted inJustice & Safety

Oshkosh police cite ‘Marsy’s Law’ to withhold names of officers who shot suspects

Avatar photo by Jacob Resneck / Wisconsin Watch August 8th, 2023August 7th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Some police agencies across the country have used the voter-approved constitutional amendment that broadens victim privacy to shield officers who use force.

Posted inNews & Announcements, News about Wisconsin Watch

Wisconsin Watch hires Jack Kelly as new statehouse reporter

by Wisconsin Watch August 7th, 2023August 7th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Jack Kelly joins Wisconsin Watch after two years as a statehouse reporter for the Capital Times based in Madison.

Posted inGovernment

Wisconsin Supreme Court chief justice accuses liberals of ‘raw exercise of overreaching power’

Scott Bauer by Scott Bauer / Associated Press August 3rd, 2023August 3rd, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

The four liberal justices, on just their second day as a majority on the court after 15 years under conservative control, voted to fire Randy Koschnick.

Posted inGovernment

New Wisconsin lawsuit seeks to toss Republican-drawn maps

Scott Bauer by Scott Bauer / Associated Press August 2nd, 2023August 2nd, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A lawsuit filed Wednesday asks Wisconsin’s newly liberal-controlled state Supreme Court to throw out Republican-drawn legislative maps as unconstitutional.

Posted inFact briefs

Has Milwaukee Public Schools enrollment dropped 10% in three years?

Avatar photo by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch August 1st, 2023August 1st, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Yes. Milwaukee Public Schools enrollment was 67,500 in the 2022-23 school year — 9.6% less than the 2019-20 enrollment of 74,683.

Posted inFact briefs

Are Republican presidential candidates offering financial incentives to campaign donors in order to qualify for the Milwaukee debate?

Avatar photo by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch August 1st, 2023August 1st, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Yes. At least three Republican presidential candidates have offered financial incentives to supporters in an attempt to qualify for the Milwaukee debate.

Posted inGovernment

Wisconsin judge dismisses lawsuit over military voting lists

Avatar photo by Harm Venhuizen / Associated Press July 31st, 2023July 31st, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A Wisconsin judge has dismissed a lawsuit that came in response to the actions of a top Milwaukee elections official who falsely requested military absentee ballots.

Posted inEducation

Wisconsin governor signs bill overhauling elementary reading education

Avatar photo by Harm Venhuizen / Associated Press July 19th, 2023July 19th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Schools will emphasize phonics and administer more testing in grades K-3 to improve literacy.

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