Wisconsin Watch

"@swtc took home top prize: $700k for revamping curriculum & counseling to better position students for higher-earning careers. Cut majors that led to low-paying jobs & added training for industry certifications" wisconsinwatch.org/2025/05/southw… @WisconsinWatch #CommunityOfColleges

Commenting on the fatal shooting of a Milwaukee police officer, U.S. @RepGrothman said violent crime in the U.S. is worse now than a quarter-century ago. Overall and for major cities, the rates are lower, @wisconsinwatch finds. wisconsinwatch.org/2025/07/is-vio…

Rent Smart training helps tenants navigate Wisconsin’s housing crunch. One of the most common concerns expressed in community listening sessions held by @WisconsinWatch is the high cost of housing, both homes and rentals. share.google/KhlkXXU4lFWZBk…

Wisconsin is dealing with an unsafe and dangerous prison system. @WisconsinWatch reports it currently incarcerates more people per capita than the majority of countries in the world, including the United States, and suffers from severe understaffing. bit.ly/4m9UjNx

Does Trump’s big bill end taxes on tips and overtime? @WisconsinWatch: NO wisconsinwatch.org/2025/07/trump-…

For the @WisconsinWatch story about a farmer's challenges following cuts to a program where she sold pork to pantries, we made a slideshow showing difficult images of the pig butchering. It's hard to see, but important to understand where food comes from wisconsinwatch.org/2025/07/wiscon…

Full report on the causes of senior suicides and what could be done to prevent them: wisconsinwatch.org/2025/07/wiscon…

“What’s unique about older white men is that many of them are not very socially adept. When they retire, they’re not quite sure what to do with their lives ... and feel like they’re not doing anything meaningful and start to wonder, ‘What’s the point of living?’”

Nationwide, adults over 65 have some of the highest suicide rates by age group, though they are among the least likely to seek or receive mental health support. They made up 20% of all suicide deaths in Wisconsin between 2018 and 2023.

Wisconsin incarcerates more people per capita than the majority of countries in the world. A reader wrote to us, referring to the state's prison situation as a “mess” and asking how we got here and what can be done to fix it. Here's our response: wisconsinwatch.org/2025/06/why-is…

From @WisconsinWatch: Wisconsin used to be a national leader in childhood immunizations. But the state had one of the largest drops in the measles vaccination rate from 2022 to 2023, a rate that is now under 70% in 14 counties (and at just 44% in one). wisconsinwatch.org/2025/06/wiscon…

@RepTiffany 2/2 imposed because the US never exports enough dairy to Canada to trigger the tariffs, @WisconsinWatch finds. wisconsinwatch.org/2025/04/tariff…

Tariffs are on-again, off-again, on-again. But one thing clear, despite a claim by Wisconsin US @RepTiffany, is Canada's tariffs on US dairy are essentially zero. Canada does have tariffs on the books exceeding 200% -- but they're based on quotas. And the tariffs are not 1/2

Wisconsin’s recent Supreme Court election, with $100 million in record spending and wall-to-wall attack ads, spotlighted how politicized the state’s “nonpartisan” high court has become. How did we get here? A former justice's rise and fall has some clues. wisconsinwatch.org/2025/04/wiscon…

From abortion to redestricting, @byjackkelly looks at what Susan Crawford's victory in Wisconsin's Supreme Court race could mean for some key issues. wisconsinwatch.org/2025/04/heres-…

Earlier this month, Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel repeated a long-debunked claim about the Milwaukee ballot count in 2018 and 2024 when urging his supporters to vote early. Sources: wisconsinwatch.org/2025/03/wiscon…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and political groups he backs are pouring millions of dollars into the race for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court as the electric vehicle company sues to overturn a state law that prevents it from opening dealerships. wisconsinwatch.org/2025/03/wiscon…

Two women incarcerated at Taycheedah Correctional Institution have died following hospital stays that began Feb. 22. The Wisconsin Department of Corrections has shared limited information about their deaths. wisconsinwatch.org/2025/03/wiscon…