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Tom Kertscher

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Freelance news, politics, sports and music reporter: Wisconsin Watch, Associated Press, Milwaukee Magazine. Ex-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Author.

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Why would car insurance rise 50% for a middle-age motorist with no claims? The pandemic, technology and reckless driving help explain what's happening. milwaukeemag.com/why-wisconsin-…

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No, the Biden-Harris administration has not imprisoned pro-life activists for praying; Yes, 90% of the illegal fentanyl seized in the US is seized at legal ports of entry. The latest from @wisconsinwatch and @gigafactproject. wisconsinwatch.org/series/fact-br… #abortion #immigration

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Great banter and guitar from Dave Alvin and the distinctive vocals of Jimmie Dale Gilmore, who told us: “I find out what I think by what I say onstage.” I also purchased from the merch table my first church fan. At Vivarium in Milwaukee, 9/12/24. #MilwaukeeMusic

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Environmentalist Dylan Bizhikiins Jennings, the first Native American appointed to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, talks about how his band Bizhiki blends powwow with modern music forms, 9/11/24 Radio Milwaukee. #MilwaukeeMusic

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.Victoria canal told us Radio Milwaukee that her forthcoming song, “15%,” is about “that unreliable narrator in your brain.” And, of course, she sang. #MilwaukeeMusic

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No, Tammy Baldwin didn’t fund a transgender clinic; No, Wisconsin US Rep Bryan Steil hasn’t stated support for pregnancy surveillance. From Wisconsin Watch and Gigafact Project wisconsinwatch.org/series/fact-br… #abortion #LGBTQ #wipolitics

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Manager Pat Murphy on his Brewers clinching: “This is a game about people…you have no idea what their best is, these guys don’t know what their best is…..Most of these guys didn’t know if they were going to make the team and if they can do that, why can’t they just keep going?”

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Brewers after clinching the division: Hoskins: "Nobody likes to be doubted...and to prove people wrong, I think, is always a little bit more satisfying." Yelich, looking ahead: "You don't have to be the best team for 6 months, you've to be the best team for 20-something games."

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How the Brewers punctuated clinching the division and delayed the Phillies making the playoffs, for ⁦AP Sports⁩. apnews.com/article/philli…

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.Nancy Pelosi to The Capital Times: "I certainly don't think...that we could go for any long period of time where they're saying, we're taking Secret Service away from Joe Biden and giving it to Donald Trump because" Biden is campaigning less than Trump. youtu.be/6cT6iilsoZA?t=…

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Fact-checking JD Vance in Wisconsin: Yes, the Biden-Harris administration temporarily halted some deportations on day one. gigafact.org/fact-briefs/di… #immigration

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From Wisconsin Watch and Gigafact Project: Yes, federal spending remains 50% higher than before COVID-19; Yes, the Biden-Harris administration temporarily halted some deportations on day one. gigafact.org/wisconsinwatch #wipolitics

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In 6 of the 7 Milwaukee Milwaukee Brewers games I've covered this season, only one score was lopsided. Two games were decided in extra innings; one game was decided in the 7th inning, one in the 8th and one in the 9th; and one decided earlier was razor-close, 1-0.

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GOP ex-Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson tells John Nichols there are too many people imprisoned "that really don't need to be there," so have retired judges "try these cases again in prison and see whether or not the sentences should be modified." youtu.be/5pywJjijDNU?t=…

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The most-read Wisconsin Watch Fact Briefs include claims we've checked about Donald J. Trump, Joe Biden and Governor Tim Walz, and issues such as the federal debt, sex changes and legal underage drinking. wisconsinwatch.org/2024/09/wiscon…