Matthew DeFour

State Bureau Chief for Wisconsin Watch. It's no wonder truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.

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Wisconsin Watch's @KertscherNews and
@CharlieBerens talk data centers and create some Old Fashioned comedy gold:
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As Wisconsin weighs who should pay, another possible billion-dollar data center emerges https://t.co/HLwGNqUCFK

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No, Mr. President. Wisconsin’s voter roll figures aren’t a sign of ‘fraud waiting to happen’ https://t.co/8lBt6jH9Tz

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Is there a data center under development in your community that you don't know about? Let @WisconsinWatch know! And check out @KertscherNews story blowing the lid on secrecy deals made for four of the billion-dollar centers under development in Wisconsin. https://t.co/Vj3Ki8aP3Y

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At least four Wisconsin communities signed secrecy deals for billion-dollar data centers. They're being developed in secret despite dramatically affecting the economy, land use, energy costs, taxes, the environment and more, @WisconsinWatch https://t.co/GmClSWZY9h

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Wisconsin Supreme Court elections have drawn an ‘obscene’ amount of spending. Here’s why and what can be done about it. https://t.co/r4wK1leXYe

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Just another friendly reminder to CLICK ON THE SOURCE!
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Here's a cool thing that happened. Thanks to @LastWeekTonight for the love (of investigative journalism)!

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Great work from @addie_costello shedding light on an overlooked problem in Wisconsin!

‘They are squeezing everybody in this park to death’: Owners of manufactured homes get little protection as private equity moves in https://t.co/HiqlhLWZfq

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Here's the original story from @WisconsinWatch in January 2024. At the time the case had been open at DOJ for more than a year. The special prosecutor was appointed in March 2024. https://t.co/BnagPKeu09

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BREAKING: Wisconsin judge will resign, won’t face criminal charges for jailing cement contractor https://t.co/1ZMRlZXC4z

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How's this for a quick turnaround? The LFB published its update on the state's finances today and we were ready to include the info in this fact brief from @noegoldhaber.

Is Wisconsin facing a structural deficit in the 2027-29 state budget? https://t.co/ohi2POV0mp

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Video: life, death and resilience at Wonderfarm https://t.co/6L0Wo7MZia

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In poker this would be known as a "tell."

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley raised no money for reelection through end of June (via @journalsentinel)
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Powerful storytelling from Trisha Young and @WisconsinWatch:

‘Harder to rebuild than it is to destroy’: AmeriCorps regroups in Wisconsin after judge restores funding that Trump cut https://t.co/TWXGoKkNAW

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@KertscherNews uncovered new details about Michael Gableman, including the recent $432,000 public records lawsuit settlement and a previously unreported incident at the 2016 Republican National Convention, which Gableman attended while a sitting justice.

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via @nytimes

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@WisconsinWatch The court is where the power to effect change in the lives of real people is now concentrated. If those entrusted with power act against the will of the people, the voters will remind them next time at the ballot box.

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Here's my take on the #WisconsinSupremeCourt election from today's @WisconsinWatch Wednesday Report newsletter:

Since last November’s election there has been a gloom over liberal Madison.

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At @WisconsinWatch, we will continue to scrutinize the Wisconsin Supreme Court closely, as we have since liberals took control in 2023.