No. The Milwaukee Brewers and the Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District, which is distinct from the state, own American Family Field.
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Posted inGovernment
Commission won’t tell Wisconsin’s top elections official whether to appear at reappointment hearing
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?
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
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
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
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’
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
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?
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?
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
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
Schools will emphasize phonics and administer more testing in grades K-3 to improve literacy.