Articles by Scott Gordon

Series: The Opioid Epidemic In Wisconsin

Milwaukee Emphasizes Public-Health Approach As Opioid Deaths Swell

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Video: 
Frederica Freyberg
PBS Wisconsin
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 - 10:25am
The opioid crisis is hitting rural and suburban areas hard, but that doesn't mean people in Wisconsin's largest city have been spared.
Series: Tick-Borne Diseases In Wisconsin

How Wisconsin Offers Fecund Ground For Anaplasmosis

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 - 12:15pm
The tiny deer tick is an incredibly effective vector for disease. It's made Wisconsin one of North America's hotspots for Lyme disease, and is spreading several other pathogens dangerous to people.

The View On Toll Roads, From A Janesville Rest Stop

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Video: 
Frederica Freyberg
PBS Wisconsin
Monday, June 19, 2017 - 11:00am
As visitors from both neighboring states drive through Wisconsin every day, Gov. Scott Walker and Republican leadership in the state legislature remain in the middle of a budget impasse.

The Penokees Are A Geologic Gem

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Video: 
University Place
PBS Wisconsin
Thursday, June 15, 2017 - 8:45am
In a state where the landscape tends towards low-lying swamps, flat fields and rolling hills, northern Wisconsin's Penokee Range of mountains are a dramatic outlier.

The Long View Of Wisconsin Jobs Since The Great Recession

Scott Gordon
WisContext
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Zac Schultz
PBS Wisconsin
Tuesday, June 13, 2017 - 2:00pm
As Wisconsin and the rest of the U.S. recover from the 2008-9 economic crash, there's been no shortage of debate about how to measure the gains for people in the workforce.
Series: Growing Rural Wisconsin's Economy

The Costs Of Taking Broadband The Extra Mile In Wisconsin

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Video: 
Andy Soth
PBS Wisconsin
Zac Schultz
PBS Wisconsin
Monday, June 12, 2017 - 10:53am
As Wisconsin struggles to grow private-sector jobs, there is potential to expand telecommuting work outside urbanized areas of the state by improving broadband connections.
Series: Wisconsin's 21st-Century Workforce

Wisconsin Ranks 33rd In Private Sector Jobs In 2016

Shawn Johnson
Wisconsin Public Radio
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Scott Gordon
WisContext
Wednesday, June 7, 2017 - 1:30pm
Wisconsin's private sector job growth ranked 33rd in the country in 2016, according to detailed numbers released Wednesday by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data provides the most thorough picture yet of job creation since Gov. Scott Walker took office in 2011.
Series: Elizabethkingia In Wisconsin

Genetic Lessons Of Wisconsin's Elizabethkingia Outbreak

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Tuesday, June 6, 2017 - 9:00am
The 2015-16 Elizabethkingia outbreak spanned at least 12 Wisconsin counties, and its hard to find a common thread among all of the victims. But genetic analysis shows that they were all exposed to the same novel strain.

Forestry Mill Tax Has Deep Roots In Wisconsin's Logging History

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Video: 
Frederica Freyberg
PBS Wisconsin
Wednesday, May 31, 2017 - 2:50pm
The potential cutting of a state-level property tax would change the way Wisconsin pays to maintain forests.