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Matthew DeFour, Wisconsin Watch

Matthew DeFour started in September 2022 as Wisconsin Watch’s first statehouse bureau chief. Previously at the Wisconsin State Journal he covered state and local government for 16 years, including four years as state politics editor. He has a BSJ and MSJ from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. He was honored by his peers as the 2020 Wisconsin Watchdog of the Year.

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Photo shows an empty Wisconsin Supreme Court seat with the name placard "J. Protasiewicz" in front.
Impeach Justice Janet Protasiewicz? Here’s what’s missing from debate
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September 14, 2023

Republicans have proposed a 'compromise' to impeachment. But impeachment was never the correct legal redress for a recusal dispute. Address is—but it requires a supermajority.

Photo of Jamie Gaffke, a woman with shoulder-length dark hair, glasses and a green shirt, on the left and her wife Ruth Vater, who has dark hair in a bob cut and a white, patterend shirt, stands on the right. The two are standing under lettering on a building that reads "Rock County Courthouse."
Wisconsin law still refers to “husband and wife,” putting same-sex couples in a tenuous position
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June 19, 2023

If same-sex marriage is overturned, LGBTQ+ families' rights are at risk.

Image of Dan Knodl R-Germantown, who won the 8th state Senate District.
Republicans can’t simply remove a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice
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April 11, 2023

A new supermajority in the state Senate has fanned speculation about impeaching Janet Protasiewicz—which would be a norm-breaking departure.