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Phoebe Petrovic

Phoebe Petrovic is an investigative reporter at Wisconsin Watch and a 2022-2023 Law & Justice Journalism Project fellow. As a Report for America corps member from 2019-2022, Petrovic reported, produced, and hosted “Open and Shut,” a podcast series co-published with Wisconsin Public Radio examining the power of prosecutors. Petrovic previously worked at WPR as a Lee Ester News Fellow, “Reveal” from the Center for Investigative Reporting as an editorial intern and NPR’s “Here & Now” as a temporary producer. Her work has aired nationally on all of NPR’s flagship news magazines. She holds a bachelor’s degree in American Studies from Yale University.

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Wisconsin’s name-change law raises safety risks for transgender people

A 167-year-old statute requires trans people to publish their old and new names in a newspaper, worrying families and advocates as President Donald Trump attacks transgender rights.

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Right-wing activists who push election conspiracy theories are recruiting poll workers in swing states

Experts say these poll workers could sow distrust in democracy and bolster court cases challenging the election.

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AI is starting to affect our elections. Wisconsin has yet to take action.

Wisconsin lawmakers plan to look into regulating AI, but laws may not be in place by the 2024 presidential election cycle.

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False choice: Wisconsin taxpayers support schools that can discriminate 

Private schools received $443 million in taxpayer funds this year alone, and are free to discriminate against LGBTQ+ students and students with disabilities.

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Wisconsin’s “fetal protection” law, one of the nation’s most punitive, forces women into treatment or jail

Wisconsin is one of just five states that allow civil detention for pregnant people accused of substance use.