Massive data center proposals are often developed in secret. Wisconsin has now joined several states with legislative proposals to make the process more transparent.
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Posted inEducation
6 tips for avoiding student loan default
As student debt makes headlines again, Wisconsin Watch talked to an expert about how to get a degree without borrowing more than you can pay back.
Posted inCommunity
Why has WisconsinEye gone dark and what can be done about it?
Other states continue to broadcast legislative sessions and committees while Wisconsin’s service seeks public and private funding to continue.
Posted inCommunity, Economy
Skilled but uncertain: Immigrant workers and employers navigate hiring hurdles under Trump
From a Manitowoc foundry to a south-central Wisconsin dairy, immigrant workers and their employers are grappling with visa changes, enforcement crackdowns and an increasingly fragile labor pipeline.
Posted inCommunity, Inside the NNS Newsroom
As ICE surges next door, share your questions about immigration enforcement in Wisconsin
Here’s how Wisconsin Watch has covered immigration so far. What should we report on next?
Posted inCommunity, Criminal justice
A father’s quest for justice finds resolution after 13 years
Restrained by three white men for attempted shoplifting, a Black teen died from asphyxiation. His father refused to accept that no one would be held responsible. More than a decade later, his idea of justice has shifted — and may finally be achieved.
Posted inCommunity, Government
Refugee resettlement agencies try to keep doors open as White House shuts out new arrivals
Wisconsin agencies are navigating funding losses and layoffs after the Trump administration halted most refugee admissions. Some are resettling South Africans under a controversial Trump program, out of principle and to preserve a system they say will be needed again.
Posted inEducation
DataWatch: Nearly half of Wisconsin private school students receive a taxpayer-funded voucher
The cost of the private school choice program has grown from $700,000 in 1990 to $700 million this year.
Posted inCommunity, Government
Wisconsin Democrats say they won’t act like Republicans if they win a legislative majority in 2026
When Republicans swept into power in 2011, they passed laws to cripple Democrats. As the pendulum swings the other way, what might happen in 2027?
Posted inCommunity, Government
Mandela Barnes called early Democratic front-runner, but Wisconsin governor’s race could be ‘wide open’
Strategists and party operatives don’t expect the field to clear for the former lieutenant governor.