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Wisconsin Watch @wisconsinwatch.org · Jul 15
Hello to our many new followers! We are an independent, nonprofit newsroom on a mission to produce “news that serves” — journalism that helps keep the communities of Wisconsin strong, informed and connected. Check out the thread below for ways to support, share and contribute to our work!
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 1d
Increased use of compassionate release in prisons could ease costs and crowding with minimal risks to public safety, experts say. But it remains off limits to many prisoners. wisconsinwatch.org/2025/10/wisc... (via @wisconsinwatch.org)
Wisconsin rarely grants compassionate release as aging, ailing prisoners stress systems
Increased use of compassionate release could ease costs and crowding with minimal risks to public safety, experts say. But it remains off limits to many prisoners.
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Tom Kertscher @tomkertschernews.bsky.social · 2d
How right has Wisconsin's Tom Tiffany, the GOP frontrunner for governor, been in making claims? @wisconsinwatch.org reviewed 11 of his statements on tariffs, transgender women in sports, Ukraine, the terrorist watchlist and more.
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Wisconsin Watch @wisconsinwatch.org · 2d
ICYMI: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement offers up to $100,000 for vehicle purchases to local law enforcement agencies that assist ICE in apprehending unauthorized immigrants. For more fact checks like this one, follow @tomkertschernews.bsky.social.
Is ICE offering police departments $100,000 to cooperate in finding unauthorized immigrants?
Yes. At least 13 sheriff’s offices and one police department in Wisconsin are working with ICE in some capacity.
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Wisconsin Watch @wisconsinwatch.org · 4d
A Manitowoc County dairy farmer can’t find an attorney and has no idea where her husband is after he was among 24 people arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Manitowoc County on Sept. 25.
Rapid deportation push leaves immigrant families in the dark
The pace of the Trump administration’s crackdown and lack of transparency have disoriented affected families and overwhelmed immigration attorneys.
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Tom Kertscher @tomkertschernews.bsky.social · 6d
Among other bonuses and reimbursements, local police agencies can receive up to $100,000 for vehicles for working with ICE on apprehending unauthorized immigrants, @wisconsinwatch.org finds. wisconsinwatch.org/2025/10/wisc...
Is ICE offering police departments $100,000 to cooperate in finding unauthorized immigrants?
Yes. At least 13 sheriff’s offices and one police department in Wisconsin are working with ICE in some capacity.
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Wisconsin Watch @wisconsinwatch.org · 6d
“If we would pass a bill in regards to legalizing and regulating cannabis in Wisconsin, there would be a lot more consumer protections... Right now, you’re just kind of taking people’s word for it. There’s no checks and balances, there’s no real accountability.” - Dane County Executive Melissa Agard
Legal loopholes in Wisconsin cannabis laws leave consumers vulnerable
A year after the Famous Yeti’s THC pizza incident, the state doesn’t have laws regulating THC in food preparation.
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Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service @milwaukeenns.org · 8d
Although the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” offers new tax deductions and credits across different income levels, low-income households – the bottom 20% of income earners – are largely excluded from any significant tax benefits.
Here’s how Trump’s new tax law affects people with low incomes
Llow-income households are largely excluded from any significant tax benefits from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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Tom Kertscher @tomkertschernews.bsky.social · 7d
Federal health grants down $5 billion? Most Americans say violence against leaders is OK? Communist Party is banned by law? Take the @wisconsinwatch.org quiz. gigafact.org/quiz/wiscons...
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Wisconsin Watch @wisconsinwatch.org · 7d
Incoming undergraduates to UW-Madison will have to fill out a new form in addition to the FAFSA. It's called a CSS profile and here's what you need to know about it.
UW-Madison is changing its financial aid process. Here’s what to know.
In addition to the FAFSA, applicants seeking financial aid will now complete the CSS Profile, including questions about home value and 401(k) balances.
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Wisconsin Watch @wisconsinwatch.org · 8d
Experts estimate that more than 100,000 Wisconsin residents live in manufactured homes, the more accurate name for what many call mobile homes or trailers — structures that make up the country’s largest portion of unsubsidized low-income housing.
‘They are squeezing everybody in this park to death’: Owners of manufactured homes get little protection as private equity moves in
Wisconsin regulators rarely inspect parks and allow many to go unlicensed — all while frustrations simmer with unresponsive landlords.
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Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service @milwaukeenns.org · 8d
“Community has always been at the nexus of everything I’ve been a part of ... I really wanted a job that’s in the community. I want to be somebody that’s external facing.” -- Oby Nwabuzor, founder of Envision Growth
‘Quiet power': How Oby Nwabuzor centers public health in her real estate development firm
Oby Nwabuzor, a Milwaukee native, works at the intersection of public health, real estate development and systems innovation.
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Tom Kertscher @tomkertschernews.bsky.social · 12d
A formal recommendation of punishment for Michael Gableman, whose career rise and fall set him apart in Wisconsin legal and political history, signals the end of a case that has been humiliating for the former state Supreme Court justice and the court itself. @wisconsinwatch.org reports on 1/2
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Wisconsin Watch @wisconsinwatch.org · 12d
NEW: A formal recommendation of punishment for Michael Gableman, whose career rise and fall set him apart in Wisconsin legal and political history, signals the end of a case that has been humiliating for the former state Supreme Court justice and the court itself.
Supreme Court should suspend Michael Gableman’s law license for 3 years, referee says
The punishment would be for the former Supreme Court justice’s conduct in investigating the 2020 election
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Bennet Goldstein @bennetgoldstein.bsky.social · 13d
Many thanks! Can’t wait to bring back the fruits of this amazing training to my newsroom @wisconsinwatch.org so we can better serve our communities
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National Press Foundation @nationalpress.bsky.social · 16d
Congrats to the 30 journalists covering 25 states chosen for NPF's "Federal Action, Local Impact" Journalism Fellowship to be held in Washington, D.C., Oct. 7-9! https://nationalpress.org/newsfeed/npf-names-30-journalists-for-2025-federal-action-local-impact-journalism-fellowship/
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Tom Kertscher @tomkertschernews.bsky.social · 12d
Latest fact briefs from @wisconsinwatch.org: Yes, Wisconsin is among the bottom 10 states in some business rankings; Yes, the federal National Institutes of Health has distributed $5 billion less in grants in 2025.
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Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service @milwaukeenns.org · 14d
“I’m sure there were mismanagement issues to contend with, and I’ll be able to articulate that better when all the smoke clears ... But SDC is a victim of some wrongdoing, and, yes, that will come to roost.” - Jorge Franco, interim CEO and board chair of SDC
‘SDC is a victim’: Agency blames state for 2024 shutdown
The Social Development Commission criticizes the state’s oversight and reimbursement process in a memo to the federal government
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Tom Kertscher @tomkertschernews.bsky.social · 15d
Here's the video version of our @wisconsinwatch.org story on how the most seriously injured-on-the-job workers, those declared permanently and totally disabled, haven't had a raise in worker's compensation benefits since 2016. www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4O_...
In Wisconsin, severely injured workers haven’t had a raise in 9 years. Here's why that matters.
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Wisconsin Watch @wisconsinwatch.org · 15d
Wisconsin’s controversial practice of randomly removing ballots to resolve discrepancies between the number of ballots and the number of voters would be prohibited under new draft legislation that requires meticulous audits in every county. Reporting by @alexandershur.bsky.social @votebeat.org
Wisconsin bill would repeal ‘outdated’ ballot drawdown law and require risk-limiting audits
A Votebeat investigation highlighted constitutional questions and election officials’ concerns over reconciling tallies by removing ballots at random.
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Wisconsin Watch @wisconsinwatch.org · 19d
"Sometimes life hits you with full-circle moments. For me, writing this is one of them." - Brittany Carloni, our new state government and politics reporter
When it comes to covering state government and politics, there’s no place like Wisconsin
It’s a full-circle moment for Brittany Carloni, the new state government and politics reporter at Wisconsin Watch.
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Tom Kertscher @tomkertschernews.bsky.social · 23d
In the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination, Wisconsin radio talker Joe Giganti calls on Congress
to enforce the Communist Control Act. The 1954 law bans the @communistsusa.bsky.social
. It's still on the books, but has been rarely used,
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 22d
The Trump admin announced last week it’s ending grant programs that help fund minority-serving colleges, including more than 600 Hispanic-serving institutions. Wisconsin colleges say they’ll keep up the work regardless of the cuts. wisconsinwatch.org/2025/09/wisc... (via @wisconsinwatch.org)
Wisconsin colleges vow to keep supporting Hispanic students despite federal funding cuts
The U.S. Department of Education announced last week that it’s ending grant programs that help fund minority-serving colleges, including more than 600 Hispanic-serving institutions. Wisconsin colle…
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Tom Kertscher @tomkertschernews.bsky.social · 26d
The video version of our @wisconsinwatch.org story about people like 77-year-old Jimmy Novy. He and others declared permanently and totally disabled by Wisconsin's worker's compensation system have not received a raise in benefits since 2016. www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4O_...
In Wisconsin, severely injured workers haven’t had a raise in 9 years. Here's why that matters.
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Wisconsin Watch @wisconsinwatch.org · 26d
As immigration enforcement increases nationwide, some community members want to better document the activities of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. A Milwaukee organization is training people to confirm or deny reports of ICE actions and document incidents when they do happen.
Video: How ‘community verifiers’ work to inform residents about ICE
As immigration enforcement increases, some community members in Milwaukee want to better document the activities of ICE.
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Wisconsin Watch @wisconsinwatch.org · 27d
How might Wisconsin solve its biggest prison problems? We’re discussing that as a staff. The question is tricky because so many challenges outside of prison walls shape the problems within them, whether its barriers to housing, jobs or health care. We'd love to have your thoughts too.
How we’re reporting on Wisconsin prisons
Share your perspectives on how our state can more humanely and effectively protect public safety and rehabilitate those who break the law.
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Tom Kertscher @tomkertschernews.bsky.social · 28d
No, National Guard members generally are not trained in law enforcement, @wisconsinwatch.org finds.
Donald Trump is threatening to send them to big cities to crack down on crime.
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