3+ day, 10+ min ago   (151+ words) By Lauren Instenes, Center for Urban Research Teaching and Outreach At this event, Professor Christine Kexel Chabot of Marquette’s Law School will discuss recent Supreme Court blockbuster cases, their constitutional legitimacy, and what they mean for our country moving forward....

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (581+ words) As Wisconsin’s prison population hits record highs, Republican gubernatorial candidate and U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany said he is open to expanding and building prison capacity to address the rising number of people behind bars without releasing those in custody. An…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (575+ words) A note from the writers: Here, we use “survivor” rather than “victim,” except where victim is the legal term. A commutation ends or changes a convicted person’s sentence. Unlike an expungement or pardon, a commutation does not remove the person’s…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (699+ words) Once places for people to gather and shop, properties across Milwaukee now sit abandoned and in disrepair.However, two once-abandoned properties, a former bar in Merrill Park and a closed corner store in Harambee, have been transformed using the City…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1069+ words) This spring, over 100 women and girls of all ages from Milwaukee’s North and South sides gathered four times to discuss safety and violence prevention in the city. Their dialogues were used to create a report aimed at recommendations the authors…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (200+ words) Paul Kiefer joined Wisconsin Watch in September 2025 as a Roy W. Howard fellow, focusing largely on immigration and data reporting. He grew up in Washington state, first setting foot in a newsroom as a teenage producer-in-training at a Seattle public radio…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1536+ words) The Wisconsin Supreme Court begins oral arguments in September under a new 5-2 liberal majority and faces a term that could feature politically charged cases, including those challenging the state’s congressional maps and seeking to restore collective bargaining rights for many…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (866+ words) Wisconsin’s prison population hit a record high this week, a new milestone for a system that has for decades held thousands more people than it was designed for. According to figures released Friday, the state’s Department of Corrections held 23,854 people…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (330+ words) Wisconsin will have a new governor next year. A fair amount of election primary discussion revolved around “defunding the police.” Every candidate, regardless of social media posts, vowed not to defund the police. Creating a humane future for all of…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (592+ words) In 2016, Milwaukee experienced one of the most challenging moments in its recent history. The Greater Milwaukee Foundation responded by creating the Reasons for Hope MKE Fund — a prompt-response grant program designed to support community-led ideas. Ten years later, the program…...