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What National Employment Trends Show About Foxconn Job Prospects In Wisconsin

UW-Madison

Questions surround the types of jobs Foxconn requires: What levels of educational attainment or skills are needed? What are typical wages for these types of occupations? Are these jobs susceptible to replacement through automation or computerization?

Series: Challenges To Wisconsin's Rural Schools

Series: UW Applied Population Lab: Wisconsin's Demographics

Shifts In Student Numbers Help Drive School Referendums Across Wisconsin

Sarah Kemp

UW Applied Population Lab

School referendums around Wisconsin have been steadily increasing in the 2010s, particularly years when a general election is held.

Bolstering Isle Royale Wolf Population Raises Questions About Ecological Balance

Mark Neuzil

University of St. Thomas

Eric Freedman

Michigan State University

Isle Royale's main draws are wilderness and wildlife, including beaver, otters, moose, martens and – for the moment – a very few wolves.

Series: Wisconsin's Diverse Waves Of Immigration

Latino Immigrant Workers At Midwestern Asian Restaurants Find Themselves Isolated, Underpaid

Belle Lin

Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

Alexandra Arriaga

Chicago Sun-Times

In 2015, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan sued three employment agencies in Chicago's Chinatown, and two Illinois restaurants that had used their services, for allegedly exploiting Latino immigrant workers in several states, including Wisconsin.

Series: The Yahara Watershed

Series: Extreme Precipitation And Wisconsin's Climate

Series: Climate Science And Wisconsin

What Could Happen The Next Time Madison Gets Hit By Extreme Rainfall

Daniel Wright

UW-Madison

While efforts after August 2018 storms focused on cleaning up and limiting flooding, Madison will need to address its vulnerability to extreme rainfall if it wants to prepare for the future.

When The Wisconsin River Flowed East

Eric C. Carson

Wisconsin Geological & Natural History Survey

People tend to see a river as an immutable part of the landscape. If we look a little deeper, however, we see evidence of rivers responding to changes in land and water uses, even changes in climate.

Investigating The Enigma Of Lingering Mercury In The U.P.

Eric Freedman

Great Lakes Echo

Mercury levels remain high in the lakes, rivers and fish of the western part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula despite a substantial decline in airborne mercury emissions over the past 30 years.

Series: Chronic Wasting Disease In Wisconsin's Deer

New Rules Highlight How Little Wisconsin Knows About Its CWD Problem

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Wisconsin environmental regulators announced in August 2018 that they will take new steps to track and try to curb the spread of chronic wasting disease among the state's deer population.

Series: Growing Rural Wisconsin's Economy

The Ongoing Pursuit Of Better Broadband Access In Rural Wisconsin

Julie Grace

WisContext

Limited access to reliable, high-speed internet services is an issue facing rural Wisconsin that generates a lot of attention and calls for action, yet may seem to be moving at a crawl.

Series: The Dairy State Economy

'Last Generation' Farmers Face Tough Choice Between Selling Or Renting

Julie Grace

WisContext

For land-owning farmers facing tough economic circumstances, the decision to forgo another year's crop or to liquidate their livestock is not an easy one.