To fill openings for nurses, surgical techs and more, UW Health pays staff to train for new health careers, on the clock. Now, as other states struggle to find enough health workers, the company ...

For six months now, Wisconsin Watch has made a concerted effort to report on data centers. We’re publishing major stories at WisconsinWatch.org and, each Monday, we provide data center news nuggets in ...

Monday afternoon brought the Milwaukee community together to honor late baseball icon Henry “Hank” Aaron. The day’s festivities included a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new mural featuring Aaron and a ...

No. The figure refers to forgone sales tax revenue, but it’s unclear if the sales tax revenue would have materialized without the incentive.

A Madison police officer shot and killed a man after that man produced a knife, Madison Police Chief John Patterson said. The same officer who fired the shots was injured by the man’s knife, according ...

Police Chief John Patterson says the man produced a knife while officers were trying to arrest him. Mailing address: Wisconsin Watch P.O. Box 7065 Madison, WI 53707 608-218-4376 ...

The Pulaski Community School District’s summer school offerings provide academic help to students who need it, but they also cater to students’ interests, including horsemanship, cooking and ...

Wisconsin officials warn that scammers are using fake worker’s compensation hearings to trick injured workers, most of them Spanish-speaking, into paying bogus fees.

The pandemic grace period has ended, along with the most generous repayment plan. Now, borrowers across the state are struggling to repay, and those who attended Wisconsin’s for-profit colleges ...

As early voting starts next week in the Aug. 11 primary to determine who will be on the November ballot, Democrats hope to flip two U.S. House seats in Wisconsin. Republicans took control of the House ...

No. The Republican-majority Legislature passed the budget with the sales tax break, and the Democratic governor signed it in 2023.