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Gill V. Whitford Heard In US Supreme Court

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As the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in the Gill v. Whitford lawsuit over partisan gerrymandering, WPR capitol bureau chief Shawn Johnson breaks down the case and shares his insight on where the justices are leaning.

Series: The Dairy State Economy

Series: Wisconsin's Diverse Waves Of Immigration

What Impacts Does Deportation Have On Dairy Farms?

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

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How might proposed tightening of U.S. immigration policy affect farmers in Wisconsin? Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism managing editor Dee Hall discusses about how farm workers in Wisconsin who are undocumented would fare under proposed changes to deportation policy.

Wisconsin Blue Books Are No Longer Blue

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Frederica Freyberg

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Long a staple for reporters and high school civics classes, the Wisconsin Blue Book provides a roadmap for Wisconsin's state government. This year's version, however, features a redesign of the iconic blue cover.

Series: Gerrymandering, Wisconsin And The Courts

Series: UW Applied Population Lab: Wisconsin's Demographics

Partisan Voting Patterns And The Wisconsin Redistricting Supreme Court Case

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

A WisContext report about partisan voting patterns in Wisconsin was cited in an amicus brief submitted by the Republican National Committee in Gill v. Whitford , a case appearing before the U.S. Supreme Court. Malia Jones of the UW Applied Population Lab discusses this report and what was argued in the amicus brief.

Series: Gerrymandering, Wisconsin And The Courts

The Overlapping Lines In The Wisconsin Redistricting Lawsuit

Kristian Knutsen

WisContext

Where Wisconsin's voters live and which political parties they support is at the heart of a major lawsuit before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Series: Wisconsin's Diverse Waves Of Immigration

La Movida Is Wisconsin's First Spanish-Language Radio Station

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Andy Soth

PBS Wisconsin

The Spanish-language radio station serving the Madison area is owned by local broadcast giant MidWest Family Broadcasting, but operates very much like a family business.

Series: The Dairy State Economy

Series: Wisconsin's Diverse Waves Of Immigration

Why Immigrant Workers Became The Backbone Of Wisconsin's Dairy Business

Dee J. Hall

Wisconsin Watch

Riley Vetterkind

Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

Immigration as a top line issue for dairy farmers would have been unthinkable just a generation ago when Wisconsin's agricultural landscape was dominated by small and medium-sized dairy farms run by the families that owned them.

Series: Food Security And Assistance In Wisconsin

Growing Incentives For FoodShare Users At Farmers' Markets

Samantha Nash

PBS Wisconsin

Throughout the growing season, many Wisconsinites stop by farmers' markets to grab a bite to eat, chat with neighbors and, of course, purchase fresh produce and other foods. But this type of shopping can be cost prohibitive for people who have lower or fixed incomes.

Series: Foxconn In Wisconsin

How Foxconn Can Turn On The Faucet In Mount Pleasant

Scott Gordon

WisContext

As Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer Foxconn scouted out potential locations for a LCD manufacturing complex in southeastern Wisconsin — eventually selecting a site in Mount Pleasant that's 20 million square feet in size — the company was also thinking about water.

Series: Voter ID In Wisconsin

What Wisconsin's 2016 Voter ID Study Means And Doesn't Mean

Scott Gordon

WisContext

In a study commissioned by the Dane County Clerk that was released Sept. 25, 2017, University of Wisconsin-Madison political scientist Kenneth Mayer found that the state's voter ID law did keep significant numbers of people from voting in Dane and Milwaukee counties in the November 2016 election.