I like the lede in this fact brief from Tom Kertscher:

For a claim by former President Donald Trump to be even marginally correct, every homicide and fatal drug overdose in the U.S. would have to be due to illegal border activity.

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NEW: Wisconsin school board members listed “Christian values” as desired characteristics in a posting for superintendent at a PUBLIC school.
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Justice Ann Walsh Bradley on retirement:

'I know I can do the job and do it well. I know I can win re-election, should I run. But, it's just time to pass the torch, bringing fresh perspectives to the court.'

Potentially major shakeup coming to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Wisconsin will replace FoodShare aid when outages spoil food, but filing requests isn’t easy. Addie Costello reports.

Bureaucratic hurdles & little awareness mean few FoodShare/SNAP recipients are reimbursed following power outages & other misfortunes. wisconsinwatch.org/2024/04/wiscon…

Here's Addie Costello with yet another report on how our safety net programs could be improved.

Wisconsin will replace FoodShare aid when outages spoil food, but filing requests isn’t easy wisconsinwatch.org/2024/04/wiscon…

Important read from Alexander Shur on how Milwaukee has improved its election procedures since 2020: wisconsinwatch.org/2024/04/milwau…

So what?

If the case succeeds, it will make it more difficult for groups to make technical challenges to voting rules and procedures — challenges that could have broad implications ahead of the presidential election in November. 5/5

Filing: democracydocket.com/wp-content/upl…

NEWS: Elias Law Group is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to take a case that could upend legal challenges to Wisconsin election laws. The case seeks to prevent voters from challenging election procedures unless the policies explicitly affect them. 1/5

As election season continues, nonprofit Gigafact Project is ensuring that newsrooms are equipped to combat #misinformation . Matthew DeFour Wisconsin Watch said it’s essential to have a 'shared reality (to) make informed decisions.' With Chandran Sankaran bit.ly/49nSUfw

📚 Results of Wisconsin school district referendums, per an accounting from Matthew DeFour and me for Wisconsin Watch:

Of the 93 referendum questions on ballots across the state Tuesday:

- Passed = 57
- Failed = 36

61% passage rate; up from 55% in April 2023.

Today is my first official day at Votebeat, where I'll be reporting about all things election administration in the great state of Wisconsin.

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NEW: SCOWIS dismisses case filed by Amazon. Lawsuit stemmed from Labor & Industry Review Commission ruling that some Amazon gig workers are employees and Amazon should pay unemployment taxes for those workers. Potentially big ruling for gig workers in WI. wicourts.gov/supreme/scopin…

A lot of great data flows in and out of reporter mailboxes without ever generating a story. We started DataWatch to digest more of it for readers.

Check out 10 of our recent data graphics from the Forward newsletter wisconsinwatch.org/2024/03/wiscon…

I’m incredibly thrilled to share I’ll be joining Wisconsin Watch as a statehouse intern this summer, reporting on everything from legislative maps to the RNC while fact checking claims this election year. I’m forever grateful to Jack Kelly and Matthew DeFour for their guidance.

So disappointing.

WI Senate unlikely to pass election fixes. “If they don’t like the ballot dump they should have passed the bill,” says Kathy Bernier, Republican state director of civic education group Keep Our Republic. “It’s a no win situation for logical people.” wisconsinwatch.org/2024/03/wiscon…

Next week will be my last at the Wisconsin State Journal, a newsroom that taught me more than I can document in a tweet, or even a long thread. I hope my reporting helped readers seeking to understand the issues of the day or month