Posted inEconomy, Lives on Hold ‘I got nothing left’: Wisconsin’s jobless pushed to brink as ideas swirl for mending torn safety net by Bram Sable-Smith February 18th, 2021March 1st, 2021 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org Upgrading outdated technology could help. So could making claims more user-friendly and overcoming partisan paralysis.
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Cruel and Unusual?, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety ‘He shouldn’t have had to die’: COVID-19 infects half of Wisconsin inmates, five times the overall state rate by Vanessa Swales February 13th, 2021March 5th, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Environment, Health & Welfare Wisconsin’s No. 1 mink farming industry now seen as a COVID-19 risk by Kate Golden for Wisconsin Watch January 30th, 2021March 2nd, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Health & Welfare So you’ve been diagnosed with COVID-19. What next? by Bram Sable-Smith January 18th, 2021February 24th, 2021
Posted inEconomy, Health & Welfare Wisconsin farmers: Fixing farm finances will improve mental health by Jack Kelly for Wisconsin Watch January 16th, 2021March 1st, 2021
Posted inEconomy, Health & Welfare ‘The happiness and joy has been sucked out of me’: Wisconsin dairy farmers face mental health crisis by Jack Kelly for Wisconsin Watch January 16th, 2021March 1st, 2021
Posted inEducation As semester ends in Wisconsin, COVID-19 fears shrink — while concerns of academic slide grow by Peter Cameron January 6th, 2021February 24th, 2021
Posted inCostly Care, Health & Welfare ‘I just kind of panicked’: Patients confused as hospitals file liens to recoup costs of treating injured uninsured by Bram Sable-Smith December 22nd, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inCostly Care, Health & Welfare A Wisconsin hospital promised to stop suing most patients during the pandemic. Then it filed 200 lawsuits. by Bram Sable-Smith December 21st, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inGovernment, Narrow Margin Wisconsin GOP lawmakers call for tighter voting rules; Dems call election hearing a ‘sham’ by Anya van Wagtendonk and Nora Eckert December 11th, 2020March 1st, 2021
Posted inGovernment, Justice & Safety Aggressive policing escalates violence at protests, research shows. A former Madison police chief touts a better way. by Clara Neupert December 9th, 2020March 1st, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Health & Welfare Illness, stress fill a COVID-19 unit as Wisconsin leaders stalemate by Bram Sable-Smith November 20th, 2020February 24th, 2021