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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Does incarcerating someone in a Wisconsin prison for a year cost more than annual state technical school tuition?
Matthew DeFour / Wisconsin Watch
yes
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Is golf ball-sized hail expected to increase due to climate change?
Matthew DeFour / Wisconsin Watch
yes
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Is Wisconsin projected to need 200,000 more homes to meet demand by 2030?
Matthew DeFour / Wisconsin Watch
yes
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Did Port Washington voters stop a $458 million data center project?
Matthew DeFour / Wisconsin Watch
no
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Do about half the states, including Wisconsin, have a constitutional right to hunt and fish?
Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch
yes
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Has Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Maria Lazar been endorsed by any Wisconsin judges?
Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch
yes