The videos seem to be part of a growing trend of paying influencers to post on political topics, often without disclosures.
Natalie Yahr
Wisconsin Watch
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Can Wisconsin’s health apprenticeships become a national model? UW Health thinks so
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 wants to show them how it’s done.
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Student loan defaults surge in Wisconsin, US after federal reprieve ends
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 are twice as likely to be delinquent on their loans.
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Federal financial aid for career training is here. When will Wisconsinites benefit?
State officials say it could take years for students to access Workforce Pell grants, with aid initially available only to students in a handful of carefully scrutinized programs.
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Can Wisconsin employers check your credit?
Employers in most states, including in most parts of Wisconsin, can run background checks that show your debts, available credit and payment history. Here’s what job seekers and employees should know.
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Wisconsin’s prison population is heading toward a record high. Track the trend here.
Overcrowding is particularly extreme in Wisconsin’s women’s prisons, two of which hold more than twice as many people as they were designed for. A new Wisconsin Watch tool, updated weekly, shows the population approaching the 2019 record.
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‘Second chance’ bonds show promise. Few Wisconsin businesses use them
The state offers free insurance to companies that hire people with criminal records as a protection against fraud or theft. Wisconsin Watch wanted to know: Why do so few businesses take the offer?
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Wisconsin takes millions from foster kids and their parents — even as both parties say it should stop
State Republicans and Democrats want authorities to stop collecting child support and Social Security payments intended for foster kids. Why haven’t they changed the law?
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Tax credit meant to help struggling workers mostly helps employers, Wisconsin study finds
Lawmakers want to expand the Work Opportunity Tax Credit, which for three decades has rewarded companies that hire people with barriers to employment. New research shows it doesn’t work.
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Who you gonna call? Wisconsin 911 dispatchers discuss fixes to national, statewide shortage
Panelists assembled by Wisconsin Watch recommended improving pay and working conditions, using therapy and artificial intelligence to reduce burnout, raising the profession’s profile and officially classifying dispatchers as first responders.