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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Upgrading outdated technology could help.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

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