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Tom Kertscher

Tom Kertscher joined Wisconsin Watch as a full-time reporter in October 2024. He started as a fact-checker in January 2023. Kertscher is a former long-time newspaper reporter, including at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He is a contributing writer for Milwaukee Magazine and sports freelancer for The Associated Press.

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Wisconsin communities face scrutiny over data center secrecy
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Politics
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March 18, 2026

The town of Beloit is the fifth Wisconsin community with an NDA for a possible data center.