
Jason Fechner
News Anchor at Spectrum News 1 (Milwaukee, WI)
Anchor at @SpectrumNews1WI, via @ValpoU, @MedillSchool, @WXOW, @WQAD, @WRTV & @RileyChildrens...
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spectrumnews1.com | Jason Fechner
Open in Our App Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More Warnings, tips for Wisconsinites ahead of Tax Day BY Jason Fechner Wisconsin PUBLISHED 6:00 PM ET Apr. 05, 2025 PUBLISHED 6:00 PM EDT Apr.
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spectrumnews1.com | Jason Fechner
"On a daily, weekly and monthly basis, there are a number of interactions with fiscal officers and program specialists that are really necessary to keep kids safe, healthy and happy," said Jennie Mauer, executive director of the Wisconsin Head Start Association. in 2024, Head Start helped more than 16,000 kids across Wisconsin at nearly 300 separate locations with everything from healthy meals to mental health services.
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spectrumnews1.com | Jason Fechner
MILWAUKEE — Just days after Elon Musk came to Wisconsin to give out $1,000,000 checks to two Wisconsinites in support of Judge Brad Schimel in the state's high-stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race, and less than 24 hours after Schimel's opponent, liberal-leaning Judge Susan Crawford, won the election to the state Supreme Court, political scientists and pundits were analyzing the data and connecting the dots. Crawford's win will maintain the high court's 4-3 liberal-leaning ideology.
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spectrumnews1.com | Jason Fechner
The unexpected volume prompted concern from voters and scrutiny of how city officials estimate ballot distribution. Wisconsin1 hour agoEthan Birkel is known as a leader both on and off the field. He is a senior at Hartford Union High School and plays on the varsity baseball team. Wisconsin3 hours agoConservatives won’t have a chance to gain a majority on the court until 2028 when Justice Rebecca Frank Dallet’s term expires.
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spectrumnews1.com | Jason Fechner
MILWAUKEE — With hundreds of thousands of votes cast already and hundreds of thousands more Wisconsinites set to head to the polls Tuesday, Wisconsin’s state supreme court race—a race Elon Musk referred to Sunday as a race that could determine the “future of civilization”—is in the national spotlight. “This is the first big election after the November, 2024 election,” said Professor Henrik Schatzinger, the chair of the political science department at Ripon College.
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