Articles by Marisa Wojcik

Human activities and intense precipitation drive nutrients into water sources that help support the growth of cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae. Paul Dearlove of the Clean Lakes Alliance discusses some of its dangers and how to mitigate exposure.
What are the prospects for legal challenges to various aspects of the state of Wisconsin's deal with Foxconn?
What does the average renter pay for housing compared with what they earn?
Franco Ferreyra overstayed his entry into the United States when his 90 days were up under the visa waiver program. That was in 2001. Now he awaits deportation in an ICE detention facility in Dodge County.
Certain Wisconsin's FoodShare recipients must participated in work and training programs to qualify for assistance. Dee Hall of the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism discusses changes to the states requirements.
Immigrant families are being separated at the U.S.-Mexico border, but Mario Garcia Sierra of Voces de la Fronter, says that the this practice is occurring in Wisconsin as pressure from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has increased.
What does the landscape for teacher recruitment and retention look like in Wisconsin years after the enactment of Act 10?
Wisconsin is at the center of Gill v. Whitford , a lawsuit related to legislative redistricting heard by United States Supreme Court in October 2017. Malia Jones of the University of Wisconsin Applied Population Laboratory discusses how partisan gerrymandering works.
The interactive Wisconsin Health Atlas reveals obesity rates around the state, and how different the needs of two ZIP codes within the same county can be.
A Wisconsin appeals court upheld a ruling approving the Badger-Coulee transmission line that spans the state from La Crosse to Madison. UW-Madison engineering professor Chris DeMarco discusses how transmission lines work and the state's energy needs.