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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.
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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/w…
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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/h…
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Of the 35 states with wrongful conviction compensation laws, Wisconsin is stingier than most. The state on average pays about $4,200 per year of wrongful incarceration to those who filed and received compensation. buff.ly/ZiUeW3Y
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A Wisconsin Assembly Republican is using the authority of a new DOGE-inspired Committee to investigate the diversity initiatives of local governments across the state before the committee has met -- and without the knowledge of its Democratic members. buff.ly/41ghFZ0
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That’s due to a legal and philosophical debate over the limits of government power and the potentially harsh consequences of a decades-old environmental law. Our latest Budget Bite looks at how Gov. Evers proposes to address PFAS cleanup: buff.ly/3CzsyNk (2/2)
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A new television attack ad in Wisconsin’s hotly contested Supreme Court race features a doctored image of the liberal candidate, a move that her campaign claims could be a violation of a recently enacted state law. (1/2)
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With a car weighed down by plenty of granola, trail mix and Goldfish crackers, three Wisconsin Watch journalists spent a stretch of October driving through Wisconsin’s Driftless Area and Central Sands in the hope of spotting America's largest rodent. (1/3)
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Three candidates are jostling to be Wisconsin education chief. The top two vote getters in the Feb. 18 primary will advance to the April 1 general election. Learn more about the role of state superintendent of public instruction and each candidate: buff.ly/4gtfYgl
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More than 20 co-sponsors, all Republicans, signed on to the bill, and it has been referred to a Senate committee. Read more about the bill and the positions of its supporters and opponents: wisconsinwatch.org/2025/01/w… (3/3)
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Investment in renewable energy has been a Wisconsin priority for decades. In the state legislature, a bill that would empower municipalities to block the construction of solar and wind farms in their backyards has been introduced a second time. (1/3)
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Extremism researchers have found possible links between the teenager responsible for a school shooting in Nashville last week and the teenager who carried out a school shooting in Madison last month. (1/3)
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Researchers say questions remain about whether the loss of winter days may stay the same or accelerate, which is one of the things they hope to examine in the future. Full story: wisconsinwatch.org/2025/01/w… (3/3)
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The Great Lakes have been losing an average of 14 days of winter conditions each decade since 1995 due to warming air temperatures, according to the study published in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Research Letters. (1/3)
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The loss of Meta’s program underscores the importance of citizen involvement in fact-checking — whether it’s checking claims made on social media or anywhere at all. Here’s why we’re still fact-checking, and how you can help: wisconsinwatch.org/2025/01/w… (2/2)
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s recent announcement that the social media site will no longer work with third-party fact checkers makes it all the more important for the public to help fact checkers like us at Wisconsin Watch. (1/2)
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Coal-powered generation of electricity has steadily declined in the United States over the past 15 years, driven out by cheaper fuel sources including natural gas, wind and solar — cutting a main source of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. (1/3)
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Currently, there’s little election officials can do to finish counting ballots sooner. Election officials are considering two strategies to change that. Full report by @VotebeatUS. wisconsinwatch.org/2025/01/w… (3/3)
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It’s a known risk for the municipal clerks who run Wisconsin elections: Starting at 7 a.m. on Election Day, they have around 16 hours to finish counting every vote, or they may start facing accusations of a fraudulent late-night “ballot dump.” (1/3)
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Not every “tip” can lead to an investigation, but we do read every message we receive. We are grateful to everyone who trusts us with their story or their ideas. Read more about this story and how to send our newsroom a tip. (3/3) wisconsinwatch.org/2025/01/w…
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