Welcome to Wisconsin Watch’s Year in Review series. In this series, we’re looking back on Wisconsin Watch’s reporting and impact in 2023. Throughout the week, you’ll be hearing directly from reporters and editors and get exclusive behind-the-scenes looks at our biggest investigations of the year, along with some sneak peeks at what we have planned […]
Author Archives: Jim Malewitz / Wisconsin Watch
Jim Malewitz joined Wisconsin Watch in 2019 as investigations editor. His role includes editing, managing fellows and interns, facilitating cross-newsroom collaborations and investigative reporting. Jim has worked almost exclusively in nonprofit, public affairs journalism. He most recently reported on the environment for Bridge Magazine in his home state of Michigan, following four years as an energy and investigative reporter for the Texas Tribune. Jim previously covered energy and the environment for Stateline, a nonprofit news service in Washington, D.C. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, POLITICO Magazine and newspapers across the country. Jim majored in political science at Grinnell College in Iowa and holds a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Iowa. There, he was a founding staff member of the nonprofit Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism, where he serves on the board of directors.
Posted inNews about Wisconsin Watch
News414: We’re upgrading our texting service. Here’s what to know.
How Milwaukee residents can sign up for two-way texting with Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service and Wisconsin Watch.
Posted inHealth & Welfare, Special alert
U.S. Supreme Court eliminates constitutional right to abortion. What does that mean for Wisconsin?
The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that Americans no longer hold the constitutional right to abortion. The 6-3 ruling overturns Roe v. Wade and allows states to ban the procedure. What does that mean for Wisconsin? The answer is complicated.
Posted inEconomy, Government, News about Wisconsin Watch
Calls for more transparency, entrepreneurship as Ho-Chunk Nation envisions an economy beyond gaming
The Ho-Chunk Nation has a bright economic future, ripe with prospects to diversify its economy beyond gaming. That’s if the tribal government more clearly communicates with citizens and opens space for entrepreneurs and private companies to invest in tribal communities, Ho-Chunk officials and citizens said during a Wisconsin Watch event held on May 12.Â
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Delivering news when it matters most
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Posted inGovernment
‘This is a charade’: GOP senator, voting experts urge Wisconsin Republicans to halt election attacks
Sen. Kathleen Bernier says ongoing partisan efforts to sow doubts about the 2020 election could damage the Republican Party and democracy.
Posted inEnvironment
Ancient human remains unearthed at proposed Kohler golf course site in Wisconsin
Archeologists have unearthed human remains of Native Americans during excavations of the site along Lake Michigan where Kohler Co. wants to build an 18-hole golf course. The rapidly eroding Lake Michigan shoreline is also raising questions about the future of the project.
Posted inJustice & Safety
In wake of Wisconsin’s racial justice protests, curfew tickets raise equity and speech questions
In Milwaukee, Black residents accounted for about two-thirds of curfew citations. Kenosha and Wauwatosa defend curfew arrests in federal court.
Posted inEnvironment, Failure at the Faucet
Wisconsin Supreme Court weighs state power to protect water from farm pollutants
The outcome of a nearly decade-long dispute in Kewaunee County could shape regulatory power across state government.
Posted inNews about Wisconsin Watch
Journalism is more than the story: a letter from Investigations Editor Jim Malewitz
Your donation today impacts our ability to focus on nonpartisan, nonprofit investigative journalism, as well as members of the communities we serve through our reporting. Our work is more than a story. Lives, communities and even our democracy are on the line.
Posted inJustice & Safety
‘I just killed somebody’: Vigilantes inject danger into police brutality protests in Kenosha, nationwide
A 17-year-old answering a call to arms to protect property faces murder charges after allegedly shooting two men to death during a protest over a police shooting
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Health & Welfare
Wisconsin’s pandemic past offers clues to its coronavirus future
During the 1918 flu epidemic, Wisconsin limited deaths with statewide stay-at-home measures, though some cities reopened early — with deadly results. Will history repeat with the coronavirus pandemic?