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Which Wisconsin Exports Are Canada's Tariffs Hitting The Hardest?

WisContext

As the Trump administration ignites trade wars around the globe, Canada is fanning the flames, and has clearly done its homework on Wisconsin.

Series: Known Unknowns

Series: Health In Rural Wisconsin

Diagnosing The Gaps In Wisconsin's Obesity Map

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Even the most thorough batch of data will have its gaps and shortcomings, and it's part of public health researchers' job to try to better understand the big picture in spite of that limitation

Why And When Wisconsin Flies Flags At Half-Staff

Michelle Johnson

Wisconsin Public Radio

How often do flags fly at half-staff in Wisconsin? More than they used to.

Series: Food Security And Assistance In Wisconsin

Effects Of Wisconsin's Food Stamp Work Mandate Remain Opaque As Rules And Costs Expand

Dee J. Hall

Wisconsin Watch

Beginning in 2019, programs like Just Bakery will increasingly be in demand as parents of children ages 6 and above in Wisconsin will be added to the list of able-bodied recipients ages 18 through 49 required to train for a job or work to earn FoodShare benefits.

Series: Gerrymandering, Wisconsin And The Courts

Series: UW Applied Population Lab: Wisconsin's Demographics

What's Next For The Math At The Heart Of Wisconsin's Redistricting Lawsuit

Malia Jones

UW Applied Population Lab

When the Supreme Court of the United States returned a closely-followed case on redistricting in Wisconsin to a lower court, the majority's decision suggested that they did not completely accept a specific metric of gerrymandering known as the efficiency gap.

Series: The Flu And Wisconsin's Public Health

Wisconsin Health Officials: Flu Season Was Significant, Strange

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Shamane Mills

Wisconsin Public Radio

Health officials say flu season never really ends; it just gets better or worse. But it did end — at least briefly — in Wisconsin.

Series: Foxconn In Wisconsin

Gravity Of Precedent Fuels Challenge To Foxconn's Lake Michigan Bid

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Wisconsin's decision to let Foxconn draw water from Lake Michigan may set a precedent for water use that resonates across the Great Lakes region and beyond.

Series: The Dairy State Economy

A Shifting Safety Net For Dairy Farmers Facing Uncertain Milk Prices

Julie Grace

WisContext

As the U.S. dairy industry continues to struggle in the face of ongoing low prices, federal policies intended to support farmers are attracting more attention.

Series: Gerrymandering, Wisconsin And The Courts

Series: UW Applied Population Lab: Wisconsin's Demographics

Packing, Cracking And The Art Of Gerrymandering Around Milwaukee

Malia Jones

UW Applied Population Lab

At a glance, Wisconsin's legislative district maps in place since 2011 do not reveal districts with the bizarre shapes and outlines that are classic markers of gerrymandering schemes. But a closer examination of the state's Assembly districts reveals a more sophisticated approach to this electoral stratagem.

Series: Tick-Borne Diseases In Wisconsin

The Confounding Geography Of Lyme Disease In The U.S.

Scott Gordon

WisContext

The Upper Midwest and the northeastern regions of the United States are increasingly a carpet of Lyme disease cases each summer and autumn. But the southeastern part of the country — a vast expanse of hot and humid territory and certainly hospitable to the ticks that carry Lyme-causing bacteria — gets off relatively easy.