Policy

The Timeline Of Voter ID Rules In Wisconsin

Wisconsin Public Radio

The evolution of Wisconsin's voter ID law from 2011 until today is vastly complicated: a series of court challenges, appeals, decisions implemented and decisions halted or postponed.

Series: Wisconsin's Rural-Urban Continuum

The Path Towards Peak Population In Rural Wisconsin

Scott Gordon

WisContext

They're older and aging faster, and persistently whiter than Wisconsin as a whole. More people are moving out than in. In some, deaths are already eclipsing births.

Wisconsin Has An Unclear Route To Toll Roads

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Generating revenue from toll roads is a complex process. It would likely take some time for tolls to affect the state's current budgetary approach to transportation funding, which consists of borrowing money and delaying projects.

Wisconsin's 'Comparatively Unimpressive' Jobs Recovery

Scott Gordon

WisContext

More jobs does not always mean greater opportunities for people of different genders, races, or geographic areas. And a broad economic recovery does not necessarily offer a steady outlook for job-seekers.

Series: The Opioid Epidemic In Wisconsin

Why Addiction Keeps People On A 'Road Of Pain'

Scott Gordon

WisContext

The landscape of addiction is changing, and so is the way Wisconsinites approach policies addressing substance abuse.

Series: Challenges To Wisconsin's Rural Schools

Wisconsin Loosens Teacher Licensing Requirements, But Training Pipeline Still Shrinking

Scott Gordon

WisContext

School districts across Wisconsin started the 2016-17 school year with unfilled vacancies for teaching jobs.

Series: The Yahara Watershed

Series: Phosphorus In Wisconsin's Land And Water

Four Visions Of Change For The Yahara Watershed

Kristian Knutsen

WisContext

The year 2070 may sound like an impossibly distant date from the vantage point of 2016, but it's as near into the future as John Glenn's first orbit of the Earth is in the past.

Safety, Learning, Love And 'Pokémon Go'

Anne Clarkson

UW-Extension

With such a fast rise to fame, understanding the long-term effects of Pokémon Go on kids is impossible. However, what is known about other technologies can help predict how to make the use of new media, like Pokémon Go and other social platforms, a safe and positive experience for kids and parents.

Series: Wisconsin's 21st-Century Workforce

Gaps In The 'Skills Gap' Debate Over Wisconsin Jobs

Scott Gordon

WisContext

In an economic debate that can devolve into a pitched battle over philosophers and welders, several University of Wisconsin-based researchers believe businesses, policymakers, and educators could strike a balance.

Series: Disparities And Equity In Wisconsin

Understanding Disparities In Wisconsin Infant Mortality Rates

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Wisconsin's infant mortality rate has held steady over the past few years, in line with and sometimes below the national average. In fact, the rate of infants dying in the state between 2013-15 is slightly lower than it was a decade earlier.