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Policy changes by the Trump administration are weakening an already struggling workforce that helps care for Wisconsin’s older adults and disabled population.

On Aug. 28, Milwaukee County Judge David Borowski, during a hearing for a defendant charged with triple homicide, learned the defendant had used a county jail-issued tablet to discuss threatening ...

Incumbent Democrat Josh Kaul repeatedly sues Trump administration; Republican Eric Toney faults Kaul’s crime lab testing.

Leading up to the November election, affordability has garnered more political attention than the environment, but some Wisconsin residents and scientists say candidates should be diving into climate ...

Wisconsin Watch is partnering with the Center for Media Engagement on a program aimed at identifying and fact-checking falsehoods.

Policymakers touted the law’s goal of keeping top students in-state and demystifying UW-Madison’s admissions. Early results raise doubts about its impact.

Though Republican lawmakers have pushed for stricter voting rules, Gov. Tony Evers has blocked those efforts at several turns during his eight years in office, leaving election policy changes in a ...

Milwaukee County sales and property taxes have increased under County Executive David Crowley. The Democratic nominee in the Nov. 3 election for governor takes credit for “the largest property tax cut ...

The way unhoused people are counted annually makes it difficult to accurately tally people who live in their vehicles. Wisconsin Watch spoke to a family with young children and a woman who use ...

Nearly 1 in 5 pedestrians killed in Wisconsin crashes since 2017 were suspected of drinking, showing that alcohol poses risks beyond impaired driving.