Wisconsin Watch
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Displaying all 4 Episode of Wisconsin Watch with the tag “news414 / noticias414”.
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Hot pursuit: Milwaukee police chases now top 1,000 per year. Some prove deadly.
September 14th, 2023 | 17 mins 24 secs
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Milwaukee sees a surge in police pursuits in years since loosening policy to target reckless drivers. Critics say the trend makes streets more dangerous.
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JusticePoint offers incarceration alternatives in Milwaukee. Two judges tried to cancel its contract.
August 30th, 2023 | 16 mins 24 secs
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Municipal Court officials refuse to comment on efforts to cancel JusticePoint’s contract without lining up an alternative provider. A legal ruling allows the services to continue — for now.
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Some Milwaukee County parents leaving workforce due to sky-high child care costs
August 23rd, 2023 | 16 mins 13 secs
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Milwaukee County parents spend more of their income on child care than most Americans. Gov. Tony Evers wants to intervene as Wisconsin providers face a fiscal cliff.
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How would widening Milwaukee’s I-94 affect residents near the highway?
August 21st, 2023 | 20 mins 2 secs
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Milwaukeeans discuss potholes, noise pollution and public transit shortcomings as the Wisconsin Department of Transportation advances a $1.2 billion project to widen the I-94 East-West Freeway corridor.