Policy

How Should Wisconsin Regulate Direct Primary Care?

WisContext

Wisconsin has not adopted state laws specifying how direct primary care should be regulated, what scope of services a direct primary care doctor should offer, how a direct primary care agreement differs from health insurance, or whether direct primary care practices can bill Medicare and Medicaid.

Series: Wisconsin's 21st-Century Workforce

The Complexities Of Fostering An Inclusive Workforce In Madison

Scott Gordon

WisContext

The state of Wisconsin's efforts to attract and retain a younger workforce are coinciding with a growing public reckoning in Madison and surrounding Dane County with the fact that many of its minority residents don't necessarily experience the city as welcoming or inclusive

What Keeps Walker And Evers From Campaigning On The Clock?

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Elected officials looking to get reelected or climb the political ladder or have a degree of leeway that most other public employees and private-sector workers don't.

Election Security Remains A Work In Progress For Wisconsin

Grigor Atanesian

Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

Dee J. Hall

Wisconsin Watch

Wisconsin officials say they have taken multiple steps in recent months to guard against the type of attack that Russian hackers unleashed on neighboring Illinois when they allegedly stole data about hundreds of thousands of Illinois voters before the 2016 election.

Wisconsin's Decentralized Election System Leaves Hackers Multiple Gaps To Exploit

Grigor Atanesian

Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

A private vendor inadvertently introduces malware into voting machines he is servicing. A hacker hijacks the cellular modem used to transmit unofficial Election Day results. An email address is compromised, giving bad actors the same access to voting software as a local elections official.

Series: The Science Of Brain Health

Allure Of High-School Gridiron Tests Concussion Safeguards

Will Kenneally

PBS Wisconsin

If a student-athlete is eager to get back on the field after a blow to the head, who is holding them back and how are they held accountable?

How Dark Money Almost Derailed A Wisconsin Lead-Poisoning Lawsuit

Pawan Naidu

Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

The politicians' effort — ultimately blocked by judges — demonstrates the power of secret contributions to reshape state law while the public is kept in the dark.

World War I Turned Milwaukee's Germans And Their Beer Into Targets

Samantha Nash

PBS Wisconsin

Wisconsin may be known as the Dairy State, but its status as a bastion of beer is just as legendary.

Series: Challenges To Wisconsin's Rural Schools

Series: Food Security And Assistance In Wisconsin

From Mason Jars To Lunch Trays In Wisconsin's Rural Schools

Julie Grace

WisContext

School-lunch programs have developed over the course of many decades, and their specific shape and intentions have not always been a matter of political consensus.

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.