Economy Archives - Page 2 of 23 - Wisconsin Watch

Community, Economy

Nearly two years after SDC shutdown, former workers and contractors still seek payment

by Meredith Melland / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service and Devin Blake / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service February 24, 2026February 23, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A small plane flies over a barbed wire fence

Economy, Government, Justice & Safety

Air Wisconsin turns to ICE (static version)

by Paul Kiefer / Wisconsin Watch February 20, 2026February 20, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A small plane flies over a barbed wire fence

Economy, Government, Justice & Safety

Air Wisconsin turns to ICE

by Paul Kiefer / Wisconsin Watch February 20, 2026April 3, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Marked police vehicles are parked in a line in a parking lot along a residential street as a person walks to the left.

Economy, Government

Who you gonna call? Wisconsin 911 dispatchers discuss fixes to national, statewide shortage

by Natalie Yahr / Wisconsin Watch and Miranda Dunlap / Wisconsin Watch February 19, 2026February 19, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Economy, Forward

DataWatch: Wisconsin hasn’t raised its minimum wage for 17 years. What does that mean for workers and the economy?

by Hongyu Liu / Wisconsin Watch February 2, 2026February 1, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Black-and-white cows stand in individual stalls behind metal rails, with numbered ear tags visible as they face outward.

Economy, Government

CAFOs want in on proposal meant to help Wisconsin’s small dairy farms

by John McCracken / Investigate Midwest January 24, 2026January 23, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A man in jeans, a long-sleeved shirt and a vest stands in a barn between rows of cows and is turned to the side.

Skilled but uncertain: Immigrant workers and employers navigate hiring hurdles under Trump

by Paul Kiefer / Wisconsin Watch January 19, 2026January 28, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Two green harvesting machines move across a large tan field, leaving parallel rows and dust clouds, with patchwork farmland and trees on the horizon.

Economy, Environment

China is investing billions in Latin America, potentially sidelining US farmers for decades to come

by Mónica Cordero / Investigate Midwest January 1, 2026January 15, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A person wearing a hooded sweatshirt with "STEIGER" on the front stands on grass in front of several large corrugated metal grain bins with "WESTEEL" on them.

Economy, Environment

Soybeans have been a top US ag export for decades. What happens when the top buyer stops buying?

by Cassandra Stephenson / Tennessee Lookout, Gabrielle Nelson / Buffalo’s Fire and Mónica Cordero / Investigate Midwest December 24, 2025December 16, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Snow-covered tracks and buildings are visible through two train windows, with vehicles parked along a fence outside.

Economy, Government

New vision for passenger rail in southeastern Wisconsin could open job, business markets

by Heather Asiyanbi / Racine County Eye December 10, 2025December 9, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

People carry cut evergreen tree pieces near a truck platform, surrounded by tall pine trees.

Economy, Forward, Government

Farmers are feeling the squeeze from Trump’s mass deportations. Congress isn’t close to a fix.

by Manuela Silva / NOTUS and Jade Lozada / NOTUS November 20, 2025November 20, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Colorful boxes labeled "D9 Smashers" and "Dozo Gummies" sit on a glass shelf, with visible text including "500 mg per gummy," "5 pack," and "10,000 mg per pouch"

‘It would force us to close our doors’: Law to end shutdown could disrupt Wisconsin’s THC, hemp industries

by Anya van Wagtendonk / WPR November 12, 2025November 13, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch