How Alzheimer’s and dementia patients teach Wisconsin’s next generation of health care workers
Through the New Friends program, students get experience connecting with people living with cognitive changes, and mentors get social connection during a particularly lonely time.
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Elections
In Wisconsin, voters cast early in-person ballots as distrust in the mail grows
Voters from around the Milwaukee metro area told Votebeat that in-person absentee voting is a simple way to avoid a mail system that they say has become risky.
Here’s how to get a free photo ID before the Nov. 3 election
Wisconsin offers free state IDs for voting, but obtaining one can present challenges.
Wisconsin officials call for prompt ballot return after court rules against proposed backup plan
A judge on Oct. 6 ruled against an effort to allow voters whose mail ballots may arrive late to cast a provisional ballot on Election Day.
Fact Briefs – bite-sized fact checks of trending claims
Is Tony Evers blocking scholarships for Wisconsin students by refusing to join a tax credit program?
Yes. The federal program provides up to $1,700 in tax credits to donors to scholarship-granting organizations that distribute funds to families for educational expenses, including private school.
Did Wisconsin governor candidate Tom Tiffany vote for iPads for prison inmates?
No. Tablets were introduced in prisons under Republican Gov. Scott Walker, but the Legislature didn’t vote for them.
Videos from Wisconsin Watch
Opinion
Guest opinion: End Wisconsin’s ban on fusion voting to expand political choice
Anoop Prakash and Tom Florsheim Jr. argue that Wisconsin’s century-old ban on fusion voting protects the two-party duopoly, limits voter choice and weakens political competition. Allowing the practice would make elected officials more accountable.
Guest opinion: Wisconsin should measure whether service programs meet basic needs
Counting people served and dollars spent isn’t enough. Wisconsin should track whether public programs actually provide safe, timely and affordable access to life’s essentials, Reed Lokken argues.
Guest opinion: Wisconsin should stop erasing ‘street time’ after prison
In erasing years of “street time” following a revocation, Wisconsin turns extended supervision into a revolving door that discounts progress made after prison, Andrew Drasen argues.
