Wisconsin farmers are increasingly hiring workers through the H-2A visa program — even as slow-moving bureaucracy and costs cause headaches. Looming rules changes bring uncertainty.

No. Communism is an authoritarian system for controlling production and distributing wealth. Socialism can function in a democratic system as a restraint on capitalism.

As October comes to an end, the threat of missing FoodShare and WIC benefits looms for people across Wisconsin and across the nation.

An attorney takes on a Brown County woman’s drug cases shortly after Wisconsin Watch reports on her long wait.

Pulaski News is a fixture of the community, a tool to prepare students for the workforce and the last official source keeping residents informed about hyperlocal happenings.

The state ranked 46th in its share of public colleges considered affordable. As Wisconsin lawmakers spend less on higher ...

Republicans want lower property taxes and less regulation. Democrats emphasize funding affordable housing development programs and renter rights. Both want to incentivize developers to build ...

The bill would exempt early inductions, cesarean sections and miscarriage removals from falling under “abortion” care. Medical professionals view it as a political move to legislate reproductive ...

The Wisconsin Elections Commission on Friday appealed a Waukesha County judge’s order requiring election officials to verify the citizenship of all registered voters and people seeking to register.

A $20 million boost from the Legislature is expanding oral health training programs, aiming to ease a dental worker shortage.

Mistakes happen. We’ve developed fact-checking protocols here at Wisconsin Watch. But when an error slips by us, the best thing we can do to keep our readers’ trust is own up to it. Our policy is ...

In 2023, a judge cut Derek Williams’ prison sentence in half, making him eligible for parole. Williams now faces an uncertain parole process.