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Series: Wisconsin's Rural-Urban Continuum

Series: Growing Rural Wisconsin's Economy

5 Crucial Differences Between Job Growth In Rural And Urban Wisconsin

Tessa Conroy

UW-Madison

When it comes to jobs in Wisconsin, there are unique differences between the urban communities of Milwaukee and Madison, with their legacy-industry manufacturing and government-education tandem, respectively, compared to agriculture-, manufacturing- and tourism-intensive rural counties.

Series: The Opioid Epidemic In Wisconsin

The Volatile Mix Of Drugs At Work In The Opioid Crisis

Hayley Sperling

WisContext

The opioid crisis has encroached on arguably all levels of society across the United States, the federal government officially deemed it a public health emergency. An estimated 91 people die every day from an opioid overdose.

Series: Wisconsin's Bats And White-Nose Syndrome

As White-Nose Syndrome Decimates Bat Populations, Researchers Look For Cure

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Chuck Quirmbach

Wisconsin Public Radio

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It's been 10 years since a bat-killing fungus was first discovered in the northeastern United States. The white fungus and the disease it causes — white-nose syndrome — is now found in 31 states, including Wisconsin.

Series: Wisconsin's 21st-Century Workforce

When A City Loses Its Best Jobs

Hayley Sperling

WisContext

When economic recession struck in 2008, big banks weren't the only industry dealt a blow. Manufacturers suffered major setbacks, too, particularly automakers. Their struggles sent a ripple effect across the United States, but were felt in one Wisconsin city in particular.

Series: Wisconsin's Diverse Waves Of Immigration

Series: UW Applied Population Lab: Wisconsin's Demographics

The Changing Faces Of Wisconsin's Foreign-Born Residents

Malia Jones

UW Applied Population Lab

Immigration is an engine of change that has shaped Wisconsin throughout its history, reflecting the broader story of newcomers building new communities around the United States.

Series: The Opioid Epidemic In Wisconsin

Why Wisconsin Counties Want Drug Companies To Pay For The Opioid Crisis

Scott Gordon

WisContext

The opioid crisis is a grave and growing burden on local governments, in one way or another.

Series: Extreme Precipitation And Wisconsin's Climate

Series: Climate Science And Wisconsin

The '100-Year Flood' Concept Is Showing Its Age

Scott Gordon

WisContext

The concept of flood recurrence intervals is a classic example of a communication gap that can form between scientists and the public.

Series: Health Insurance And The ACA

Series: UW Applied Population Lab: Wisconsin's Demographics

Health Insurance Coverage In Wisconsin Jumps Again In 2016

Malia Jones

UW Applied Population Lab

In 2016, there were an estimated 255,000 more Wisconsin residents with health insurance compared to in 2013.

Series: Health Insurance And The ACA

ACA Defunding Moves Put Health Care Cost Controls In Doubt

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Amid several frustrated attempts to get Congress repeal the Affordable Care Act, the Trump administration is taking multiple steps to simply inhibit the law's annual implementation.

Series: Foxconn In Wisconsin

Foxconn's Complex Path From And Back To Lake Michigan

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Building the infrastructure to serve Foxconn's proposed factory with water will be a major engineering and construction project in its own right.