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Wisconsin Watch @wisconsinwatch.org · 5h

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Nuclear energy gains bipartisan steam in Wisconsin heading into a pivotal 2026 election season

After Democratic Gov. Tony Evers signed two bills on nuclear energy policy into law this summer, one Republican lawmaker is pursuing another proposal to reduce costs for energy companies.

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Tom Kertscher @tomkertschernews.bsky.social · 9h

A legal fight is underway in swing-state Wisconsin on citizenship and voting. @wisconsinwatch.org looks at one question on proving citizenship.

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Wisconsin Watch @wisconsinwatch.org · 9h

Dentists are poorly distributed across Wisconsin, with an uneven share practicing in metropolitan areas and too few in rural regions. Too few dental hygienists and assistants have entered the field to replace those who have retired in recent years. Here's how tech colleges are trying to fix that.

Long wait for a dental appointment? Wisconsin tech colleges are working to fix that

A $20 million boost from the Legislature is expanding oral health training programs, aiming to ease a dental worker shortage.

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Wisconsin Watch @wisconsinwatch.org · 17h

A new analysis finds that Wisconsin ranks 46th in college affordability. The report, published annually by the nonprofit National College Attainment Network, focuses on each state’s “affordability gap” – the difference between the cost of public college and what students and their families can pay.

Study: Wisconsin trails most states in college affordability

The state ranked 46th in its share of public colleges considered affordable. As Wisconsin lawmakers spend less on higher education, some see tuition promise programs as part of the solution.

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PBS Wisconsin @pbswisconsin.bsky.social · 1d

Increased use of compassionate release for elderly and sick prisoners could ease costs and crowding of Wisconsin's correctional facilities with minimal risks to public safety, advocates and legal experts say, but this practice remains off limits to many, reports @wisconsinwatch.org.

Wisconsin rarely grants compassionate release as aging, ailing prisoners stress the state's corrections system

This story was produced and originally published by Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom. It's hard to find hope in a terminal illness. But for Darnell Price, the spread of ...

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Wisconsin Watch @wisconsinwatch.org · 1d

“Manufactured home communities are uniquely positioned to be really successfully, cooperatively owned ... You have an existing constituency of folks that already own their home, and they have the land in common.” -- Victoria Clark-West, executive director of CoNorth

Residents consider a cooperative future as manufactured housing parks go up for sale

Worried about private equity ownership, residents explore purchasing parks and running them as cooperatives. Wisconsin doesn’t make it easy.

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George Stanley @georgestanley.bsky.social · 6d

We are a democratic republic. The government, at all levels, works for us when we do our part. We can act to change things. We don’t have to be resigned and accept the way things are as inevitable. We’re in charge — if we choose to be. wisconsinwatch.org/2025/10/wisc...

Rebuilding civic life requires truthful, independent journalism

Our democratic republic, more than other forms of government, relies on trust and truth. But people are increasingly receiving bitter and dividing information.

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Tom Kertscher @tomkertschernews.bsky.social · 7d

Fact-checking U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson: Fraud has occurred in Affordable Care Act coverage. But No, there isn't documentation that 6 million people got Obamacare coverage unknowingly, @wisconsinwatch.org finds.

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Tom Kertscher @tomkertschernews.bsky.social · 7d

The latest from @wisconsinwatch.org: No, 6 million people didn't unknowingly get Obamacare health insurance coverage; Yes, ICE is offering local police agencies $100,000 to help apprehend unauthorized immigrants. wisconsinwatch.org/series/fact-...

Fact briefs - Wisconsin Watch

Wisconsin Watch is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims.

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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 8d

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 · 8d

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 · 9d

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 · 11d

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 · 13d

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 · 13d

“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 · 14d

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 · 14d

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...

Wisconsin Watch Quiz - Gigafact

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Wisconsin Watch @wisconsinwatch.org · 14d

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 · 15d

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 · 15d

“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 · 19d

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 · 19d

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 · 19d

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

National Press Foundation @nationalpress.bsky.social · 23d

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 · 19d

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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