Wisconsin Watch, the news arm of the nonpartisan, nonprofit Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, increases the quality and quantity of investigative reporting in Wisconsin, while training current and future investigative journalists. Its work fosters an informed citizenry and strengthens democracy.
Recent Fact Briefs from Wisconsin Watch
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In most states, including Wisconsin, is it legal to record a conversation without the other person’s consent?
Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch
yes
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Do more than a quarter of Wisconsin state employees work for the Corrections Department?
Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch
yes
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Do over half of calories consumed by Americans come from ultraprocessed foods?
Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch
yes
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Did Donald Trump’s signature 2025 legislation cut Medicaid spending by $1 trillion over a decade?
Laura Schulte / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
yes
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Did a Wisconsin Republican governor sign the nation’s first LGBTQ rights law?
Hope Karnopp / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
yes
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Have COVID-19 vaccines contributed to as many as 3.9 million deaths?
Madeline Heim / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
no
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Did Wisconsin have a ban on building new nuclear power plants before 2016?
Laura Schulte / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
yes