Policy

In Midst Of Salmonella Outbreak, Turkey-Handling Habits Remain Lax

Kaiser Health News

As Americans prepare to cook and consume nearly 50 million turkeys on Thanksgiving Day, an ongoing outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to the poultry means food safety at home is more critical than ever.

How Secretive Moves By Wisconsin Lawmakers In The Eleventh Hour Conceal Big Policy Shifts

CV Vitolo-Haddad

Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

Dee J. Hall

Wisconsin Watch

Since 2010, when voters swept Republicans into power, Wisconsin legislators have increasingly used such secretive maneuvers to keep the public in the dark about major spending and policy changes, interviews and records show.

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.

Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

Examining The Emergency Medical Playbook For Treating Excited Delirium

Hayley Sperling

WisContext

When it comes to addressing cases identified as excited delirium in the field, there are many commonalities in training across law enforcement, emergency response and medical organizations in Wisconsin.

Series: The Dairy State Economy

Series: Wisconsin's Diverse Waves Of Immigration

Non-Profit Looks To Build Connections Between Midwestern Dairy Farms And Immigrant Workers

Madeline Heim

Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

Roberto Tecpile often puts in 70 hours a week at the Rosenholm dairy farm in Cochrane — a village in Buffalo County where winter days are short and can be bitterly cold.

Series: Wisconsin's Diverse Waves Of Immigration

A Mid-Century Turning Point For Migrant Farmworkers In Wisconsin

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Seasonal workers who traveled from Mexico, and Texas-born people of Mexican descent, known as Tejanos, became a crucial part of Wisconsin's agricultural workforce during and after World War II.

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: Voter ID In Wisconsin

Voter Impersonation Is Not A Widespread Problem

Cameron Smith

Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

Dee J. Hall

Wisconsin Watch

Voter impersonation — the reason voter ID laws were passed in the first place — has largely been debunked as a pervasive problem in U.S. elections.

Series: Voter ID In Wisconsin

Wisconsin's Voter ID Law Has Created Confusion And Hurdles

Cameron Smith

Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

Over the past 15 years, voting has become increasingly difficult for some Wisconsinites.

Series: Renewable Energy In Wisconsin

How Two Wisconsin Cities Want To Transform Their Energy Use

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Two of Wisconsin's major cities, Madison and Eau Claire, have resolved to go carbon-neutral, by reducing their levels of energy usage and converting entirely to renewable sources.