Wisconsin’s gerrymandering case has garnered national attention. But a little-explored aspect of the suit — the pervasive presence of “Swiss cheese” districts — could have huge ramifications for the outcome.
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Posted inGovernment
We don’t talk about Leonard: The man behind the right’s Supreme Court supermajority
The inside story of how Leonard Leo built a machine that remade the American legal system — and what he plans to do next.
Posted inGovernment
Bullied by her own party, a Wisconsin election official’s GOP roots mean nothing in volatile new climate
Republican elections commissioner Marge Bostelmann refuses to support false claims that Trump won the state in the 2020 presidential election.
Posted inJustice & Safety
Following the death of an 8-year-old on a Wisconsin dairy farm, officials look to bridge law enforcement language gap
After ProPublica found that a police investigation into a child’s death was mishandled due to language barriers, officials hope to improve how police interact with non-English speakers. Meanwhile, the boy’s family has settled a suit against the farm.
Posted inJustice & Safety
A black teen who had tried to shoplift died from asphyxia. Why was no one ever charged?
Customers at a Wisconsin corner store subdued 16-year-old Corey Stingley, who died after allegedly being placed in a chokehold. A decade later, the youth’s father still fights for justice and awaits the findings from an unusual new inquiry.
Posted inJustice & Safety
Death on a Dairy Farm: What really happened to 8-year-old Jefferson Rodríguez
When an 8-year-old Nicaraguan boy was run over on a Wisconsin dairy farm, authorities blamed his father and closed the case. Meanwhile, the community of immigrant workers knows a completely different story.
Posted inHealth & Welfare, Justice & Safety
He beat her repeatedly. Family court tried to give him joint custody of their children.
Wisconsin is considered a leader in the movement to treat fathers as equal caregivers when parents separate. Shared parenting is usually better for children — but the model fails for many women forced to co-parent with their abusers.
Posted inDocumenting Hate
Controversial Proud Boys embrace ‘Western values,’ reject feminism and political correctness
The men’s group recently started a chapter in Wisconsin; founder Gavin McInnes says nationwide membership is 5,000
Posted inDocumenting Hate, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety
Have you experienced hate or bias? Tell us your story
The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism is joining ProPublica to collect data and stories on hate and discrimination incidents in our community. Share your story with us here.
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WCIJ joins ProPublica’s Documenting Hate project to investigate hate and bias incidents in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism is partnering with ProPublica and its Documenting Hate project to collect reports of bias incidents and hate crimes in our state.
Posted inMoney & Politics Column
State health sector gets drug dollars
Drug companies have paid more than $24 million to Wisconsin health professionals since 2009, according to data compiled by ProPublica.
Posted inA Frail System, Government, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety
Data: Nursing home inspections
Federal inspection records of Wisconsin nursing homes, September 2009 through November 2012, focusing on only those deficiencies deemed to put residents in “immediate jeopardy.” Data were compiled by ProPublica.