Hispanic voters are poised to flex their political muscles, but a longstanding gap remains between Latinos who can vote and those who will.
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Voter ID states, including Wisconsin, have no voter impersonation problem
A News21 investigation shows no voter impersonation fraud; Gov. Scott Walker says even the threat is enough to justify voter ID law.
Lead in drinking water: By the numbers
A look at some of the facts and figures behind lead in our drinking water
Wisconsin must do more to protect residents from lead in drinking water, DNR and Milwaukee leaders agree
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett acknowledges adding anti-corrosive chemicals, the main strategy to prevent lead in drinking water, is a “Band-Aid” approach.
College students face unique, growing challenges getting to ballot box
Some laws passed over the previous four years, including in Wisconsin, have created barriers for college students hoping to vote in the Nov. 8 election.
Voters in Wisconsin, other states navigate maze of new voting rules
Lawmakers in 20 states, including Wisconsin, have passed 37 new voting requirements to require IDs and restrict early balloting since 2012; court challenges leave rules in some states unsettled.
Background checks, dealer licensing requirements in Wisconsin explained
Federal law requires licensed dealers to subject buyers of handguns, shotguns and rifles to a background check before a sale is made.
Instructor: Background checks OK but do not keep weapons from criminals
Instructor: ‘Laws are for people that follow laws. Why should we make people who already follow laws follow more laws?’
Strong public support, pleas from grieving family fail to move Wisconsin on gun background checks
18 states require checks in private sales; the NRA counters that such measures ‘cost law-abiding gun owners time, money, and freedom’
Water woes emerge as major issue in Wisconsin elections
Residents concerned about contaminated wells and disappearing lakes are making water a major campaign issue for some Wisconsin candidates this fall.
Early environment can change your brain
Studies show poverty damages the brains of very poor children. Early interventions and raising the standard of living of poor families could help close Wisconsin’s worst-in-the-nation achievement gap.
Human waste pollutes some Wisconsin drinking water
Failing septic systems, leaking public sewer pipes and landspreading of septic waste can introduce dangerous pathogens into both rural and urban water systems. Experts say Wisconsin needs tougher laws to protect Wisconsin drinking water from contamination by sewage and septic waste.