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- Some people repeatedly win the Wisconsin Lottery. Do they play fair? https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2018/03/some-people-repeatedly-win-the-wisconsin-lottery-do-they-play-fair/ 51 comments
- Wisconsin GOP official bucks Trump and draws backlash: ‘There is no fraud in this election’ https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2020/11/wisconsin-gop-official-trump-backlash-election-fraud/ 9 comments economy
- Thousands await jobless aid, Wisconsin leaders blame each other. Wisconsin’s unemployment system buckled during the pandemic. State leaders are moving slowly to address a crisis years in the making. https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2020/11/wisconsin-covid-19-unemployment-thousands-waiting/ 3 comments economy
- ‘Rent is still due’: What you need to know about the CDC’s order to pause residential evictions. A guide for renters at risk of eviction during the coronavirus pandemic https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2020/09/cdc-residential-eviction-moratorium-wisconsin/ 27 comments economy
- Postal delays, errors in Wisconsin and other swing states loom over election https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2020/08/postal-service-delays-errors-threaten-election/ 11 comments politics
- ‘I cried for days’: Wisconsin blocks pandemic payments for federal disability aid recipients. A 2013 Wisconsin law prevents laid-off workers on federal disability from getting state unemployment. Now the state is denying them federal pandemic aid, too. https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2020/06/wisconsin-blocks-pandemic-payments-for-federal-disability-aid-recipients/ 4 comments economy
- ‘Everyone has to have it’: Broadband gap leaves rural Wisconsin behind during coronavirus crisis. Wisconsin’s dearth of high-speed internet in rural areas makes virtual schooling, remote health care and working from home even more difficult https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2020/03/broadband-gap-rural-wisconsin-coronavirus/ 11 comments technology
- Cuts in Wisconsin hospitals push nurses to the limit. Hospital executives are turning to algorithms to slash labor costs. Nurses say they are feeling the pinch, putting patients at risk https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2020/03/hospital-cuts-push-nurses-to-the-limit/ 12 comments economy
- Nowhere to go: Why Wisconsin’s homeless youth go uncounted and underserved. Lawmakers and advocates want to eliminate barriers that keep homeless young people from getting help https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2020/02/why-wisconsins-homeless-youth-go-uncounted-and-underserved/ 3 comments economy
- How a little pot can lead to big consequences for tens of thousands of Wisconsin residents. The hundreds of collateral consequences of low-level marijuana convictions include barriers to jobs, housing and financial aid https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2019/10/how-a-little-pot-can-lead-to-big-consequences-for-tens-of-thousands-of-wisconsin-residents/ 30 comments economy
- ‘I’m still discriminated against’: Wisconsin lawmakers propose easing burdens on marijuana offenders. Proposals could help those with past arrests or convictions seek jobs and other opportunities; experts say the existing expungement law is hard to navigate https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2019/10/im-still-discriminated-against-wisconsin-lawmakers-propose-easing-burdens-on-marijuana-offenders/ 3 comments law
- While millions are spent to fight the opioid epidemic, a meth crisis quietly grows in Wisconsin. Methamphetamine cases in Wisconsin have ballooned by 450 percent. Service providers and health officials say more money is needed to combat it. https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2019/10/while-millions-are-spent-to-fight-the-opioid-epidemic-a-meth-crisis-quietly-grows-in-wisconsin/ 29 comments economy
- Owners near Foxconn say they were misled. Now their homes are gone. Homeowners near the Foxconn facility say they sold their homes for road widenings that were either abandoned, embellished — or never planned https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2019/09/owners-near-foxconn-say-they-were-misled-now-their-homes-are-gone/ 40 comments economy
- Advice to immigrants: ‘Do not mess with marijuana’ even where it is legal. A Wisconsin man gets deported after a marijuana conviction, leaving his American family behind https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2019/08/advice-to-immigrants-do-not-mess-with-marijuana-even-where-it-is-legal/ 5 comments law
- Wisconsin’s high supervision rate can cause — rather than prevent — longer incarceration, studies show. Supervision time in Wisconsin is third-longest in the U.S., meaning more chances for revocations and increased prison populations https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2019/06/wisconsins-high-supervision-rate-can-cause-rather-than-prevent-longer-incarceration-studies-show/ 8 comments law
- ‘Haze’ abounds as Michigan struggles to regulate recreational cannabis. Writing rules has proven to be challenging; many communities that voted ‘yes’ to legalizing recreational marijuana now say ‘no’ to retail sales https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2019/06/haze-abounds-as-michigan-struggles-to-regulate-recreational-cannabis/ 3 comments law
- Stuck in detention: For immigrants without lawyers, justice is hard to find. Having a lawyer is an important factor in getting released. A Dane County, Wis., program helps immigrants get out of jail and challenge efforts to deport them https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2019/05/stuck-in-detention-for-immigrants-without-lawyers-justice-is-hard-to-find/ 55 comments law
- Poor stay in jail while rich go free: Rethinking cash bail in Wisconsin. Across the country, poor defendants can spend days, weeks — even years — behind bars awaiting trial, an approach that judges increasingly find is unconstitutional https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2019/01/poor-stay-in-jail-while-rich-go-free-rethinking-cash-bail-in-wisconsin/ 12 comments economy
- Last-minute surprises and secretive moves hide Wisconsin lawmakers’ actions from public view. Anonymous budget amendments and ‘Body Snatcher’ bills give power to special interests and change the scope of legislation with no chance for public input https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2018/10/last-minute-surprises-and-secretive-moves-hide-wisconsin-lawmakers-actions-from-public-view/ 3 comments economy
- As Trump disparages immigrants, Midwest dairy farmers build bridges to Mexico. ‘One of the things I hear so often from the current president is, ‘They’re not sending us their best.' I’ve been to those villages where our guys are from — and they sent us their best,’ says farm owner John Rosenow https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2018/10/as-trump-disparages-immigrants-midwest-dairy-farmers-build-bridges-to-mexico/ 45 comments economy
- After Gov. Scott Walker took office, bills moved faster through the Wisconsin Legislature. An analysis by the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism shows the proportion of fast-tracked bills shot up to 26 percent in the first session of Walker’s term https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2018/08/after-gov-scott-walker-took-office-bills-moved-faster-through-the-wisconsin-legislature/ 6 comments law
- Poultry processing workers face injuries in Wisconsin, nationwide. Workers suffer amputations, cope with extreme temperatures, in jobs more prone to injury or illness than logging, coal mining or gas and oil extraction https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2018/07/poultry-processing-workers-face-injuries-in-wisconsin-nationwide/ 3 comments economy
- Don’t shut down access to court records https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2018/06/your-right-to-know-dont-shut-down-access-to-court-records/ 4 comments law
- Wisconsin man, casualty of flawed hair forensics, latest to be exonerated. Charges against Richard Beranek were dropped after DNA proved hair and semen from rape were not his; junk hair analysis cause of numerous wrongful convictions https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2018/05/wisconsin-man-casualty-of-flawed-hair-forensics-latest-to-be-exonerated/ 9 comments law
- Some people repeatedly win the Wisconsin Lottery. Do they play fair? State lottery officials decline to reveal how they make sure frequent winners are not scamming the system; one expert sees some suspicious patterns in Wisconsin https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2018/03/some-people-repeatedly-win-the-wisconsin-lottery-do-they-play-fair/ 12 comments economy
- Long-time judge: Some ‘independent’ doctors routinely rule against injured workers https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2018/01/long-time-judge-some-independent-doctors-routinely-rule-against-injured-workers/ 7 comments law
- Your Right to Know: Walker must answer questions on emails http://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2014/03/03/your-right-to-know-walker-must-answer-questions-on-emails/ 7 comments politics
- When lies lead to wrongful convictions. Wisconsin lacks standards for policing incentivized testimony http://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2013/11/24/when-lies-lead-to-wrongful-convictions 7 comments law
- Wisconsin Supreme Court justices tend to favor attorney donors http://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2013/10/20/wisconsin-supreme-court-justices-tend-to-favor-attorney-donors/ 4 comments politics
- Wisconsin Supreme Court justices tend to favor attorney donors. Justices have the option of recusing themselves from cases involving donor attorneys but have rarely stepped aside, remaining involved in nearly 98 percent of such cases. http://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2013/10/20/wisconsin-supreme-court-justices-tend-to-favor-attorney-donors/ 11 comments law
- New Wisconsin state law conceals records of abuse, neglect in nursing homes http://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2013/02/17/law-conceals-records-of-abuse-neglect-in-nursing-homes/ 3 comments politics
- WI Supreme Court Justice Prosser allegedly grabbed fellow justice by the neck http://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2011/06/25/prosser-allegedly-grabbed-fellow-justice-by-the-neck/ 87 comments politics