GOP lawmakers skip vote on Wisconsin clean water and instead go to D.C. for fundraiser / by ⁦Mary Spicuzza⁩ jsonline.com/story/news/pol…

The Supreme Court, amid an unprecedented crisis of legitimacy pertaining to unreported gifts to justices, debated Monday whether a contractor making a $13,000 gratuity to a politician is like taking a teacher to the Cheesecake Factory.
/ by Rolling Stone apple.news/AIoJGUhbqQmSbB…

A new Marquette University presidential poll in battleground Wisconsin finds a very close race -- but independents lean substantially to Trump with 59% for Trump and 41% for Biden. And Kennedy takes more votes from Republicans than from Democrats. marquette.edu/news-center/20….

Wisconsin GOP will be led by former Trump staffer Andrew Iverson - who urged party operatives to 'fan the flame' of election denialism after 2020 loss. / by AP washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

Why EPA Efforts to Clean Up Kentucky Town Haven’t Worked: Once a community becomes a hot spot for cancer-causing pollutants, it’s nearly impossible to clean it up for good. In fact, ProPublica found, such a success story is virtually unheard of. propublica.org/article/calver…

Wisconsin We Energies residential electric customers would pay about $17 to $18 more a month by 2026 under a rate increase proposal filed Friday with state regulators. That's about a 15% increase from the current average bill of $122. jsonline.com/story/money/bu… via Journal Sentinel

The elected prosecutor in Elkhart, Indiana, is accused of misconduct, alleging she presented contradictory versions of the truth against two men in connection with a shooting that occurred some 20 years ago. / via ⁦Ken Armstrong⁩ propublica.org/article/elkhar…

Wisconsin Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, considered a liberal, says she will not seek re-election at the end of her term on the state Supreme Court in July 2025.

Trump targets Wisconsin elections chief Meagan Wolfe, GOP Speaker Robin Vos and his own former chief of staff Reince Priebus in an interview focused on election falsehoods jsonline.com/story/news/pol… via Journal Sentinel

Interested in applying to ProPublica's Local Reporting Network? We'll be holding a webinar at 3 pm ET on April 10 to talk about this opportunity and answer your questions. Register here: propublica.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

.ProPublica is hiring another visuals editor! I can’t say enough amazing things about our visuals team. Join us! boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/job…

New Utah Law Prioritizes Child Safety in Custody Courts. The legislation follows ⁦reporting by ⁦ProPublica⁩ ⁦Hannah Dreyfus⁩ on Utah courts’ handling of custody cases involving allegations of violence. propublica.org/article/new-ut…

Worth noting: Hank Aaron got his baseball start in Wisconsin. He played the first 12 years of his career with the Milwaukee Braves, before the team relocated in 1966. He returned to spend his last season with the Milwaukee Brewers. baseballhall.org/discover-more/…

A major job discrimination study has found that AutoNation — a used car retailer headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida— favored white applicants over Black applicants 43 percent more often. / story via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2024/04/08/ups…

Another blockbuster investigation from the Miami Herald: Florida lawyer writes rules to win condo auctions for $100. Judges let him do it, hurting disadvantage people. By ⁦Brittany Wallman⁩ and ⁦Ben Wieder⁩ miamiherald.com/news/business/… miamiherald.com/news/business/…

Congrats to ⁦⁦Sergio Bustos⁩ and team for their reporting on the Guardianship Program of Miami Dade County’s sales of incapacitated people’s homes to a politically connected company, which then resold the properties for profit. wlrn.org/wlrn/2024-04-0…

Enjoyed hearing reporter ⁦Mary Spicuzza⁩ give a riveting talk tonight about her investigation into a 1970s car bombing in Milwaukee. The victim in the suspected mob hit: her cousin Augie. Worth reading! jsonline.com/story/news/inv… via Journal Sentinel

Trump falsely claims that appeals court said ‘you won’ the civil fraud case he lost. He delivered an especially unequivocal version at a Tuesday campaign rally in Wisconsin, the day after he posted a $175 million bond. apple.news/AsZc6Ol6BQB-Hp…

IA Senate GOP just passed SF2412 giving immunity to pesticide manufacturers if sued for causing cancer. The bill was written by Bayer, maker of Roundup (linked to lymphoma). IA would be the 1st to give immunity to pesticide makers. IA has the nation’s 2nd highest cancer rate.

Broward clerk of courts fires employee who is running against her in next election sun-sentinel.com/2024/04/03/bro…