Wisconsin Watch
From the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
We found 10 episodes of Wisconsin Watch with the tag “news”.
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Wisconsin students with disabilities often denied public school choices
August 21st, 2023 | 21 mins 56 secs
disability, education, enrollment, false choice, news, students, vouchers, wisconsin, wisconsin watch
Wisconsin lets public schools reject applications of students with disabilities who seek transfers across district lines — a form of exclusion courts have upheld.
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How would widening Milwaukee’s I-94 affect residents near the highway?
August 21st, 2023 | 20 mins 2 secs
infrastructure, news, news414 / noticias414, public transit, transportation, wisconsin, wisconsin department of transportation, wisconsin watch
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.
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Wisconsin eviction process: What happens to a tenant’s property?
June 22nd, 2023 | 8 mins 50 secs
eviction, news, wisconsin
What Milwaukee renters and those statewide should know about their possessions after an eviction.
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Federal, state law permit disability discrimination in Wisconsin voucher schools
June 22nd, 2023 | 17 mins 35 secs
education, false choice, news, schools, wisconsin
The state Department of Public Instruction says it has no legal authority to force private taxpayer-funded schools to accommodate students with disabilities
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Voting has gotten harder in Wisconsin. Organizers have found ways to help
June 22nd, 2023 | 17 mins 10 secs
news, voting, wisconsin
Two different research initiatives have documented the ways it’s now more difficult to vote in Wisconsin, from disparities in access to added barriers.
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False choice: Wisconsin taxpayers support schools that can discriminate
June 19th, 2023 | 28 mins 44 secs
education, false choice, news, schools, wisconsin
Dozens of voucher schools have policies that allow them to exclude LGBTQ+ students or those with disabilities. In many cases, it’s legal.
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Chinese prisoners: We were forced to make Milwaukee Tool gloves for cents each day
June 19th, 2023 | 23 mins 56 secs
milwaukee tool, news, wisconsin
Chishan prisoners report being forced to produce work gloves for the Brookfield, Wis.-based tool company, which did not answer specific questions.
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Wisconsin Republicans clear out projects stalled by secretive ‘pocket veto’
June 19th, 2023 | 12 mins 12 secs
news, wisconsin
Gov. Tony Evers is considering next steps as conservation groups question legal authority of Legislature to block projects anonymously
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Republicans can’t simply remove a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice
June 2nd, 2023 | 11 mins 39 secs
news, wisconsin, wisconsin supreme court
Rep. Dan Knodl’s 8th Senate District victory gives Republicans a two-thirds Senate majority, creating speculation about whether they could impeach Justice-elect Janet Protasiewicz.
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Whistleblower claims Milwaukee doctor performed unneeded surgeries
June 2nd, 2023 | 29 mins 40 secs
news, wisconsin
Complaint says Aurora St. Luke’s Dr. Scott Kamelle endangered patients — and drove up costs — with extra surgeries and a product not OK’d for internal use