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The Uncertain State Of Road Funding In Wisconsin

WisContext

For well over a year, Wisconsin has been in a holding pattern about how the state should pay for building and repairing roads.

Series: Renewable Energy In Wisconsin

Embracing Solar Energy Can Be Fun And Fraught

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Bruce Johnson has put a great deal of time and money into changing the way he uses energy — his house on the east side of Madison sports three rooftop solar-panel installations.

Madison Alder Shiva Bidar-Sielaff (left) and Police Chief Mike Koval (right) speak about police oversight on Wisconsin Public Television's "Here And Now."

Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

Madison's Police Oversight Debate Cools Down — For Now

Scott Gordon

WisContext

To watch Madison Police Chief Mike Koval and Alder Shiva Bidar-Sielaff, one might not immediately recognize the escalating tensions between the department and other portions of the city government.

Series: Chronic Wasting Disease In Wisconsin's Deer

Monitoring Is Key In Debate Over CWD Testing

Scott Gordon

WisContext

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has identified thousands of deer infected with chronic wasting disease over the last 17 years. But the total number of animals affected and the geographic breadth of the disease is at the heart of policy differences over how to address the disease.

Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

Former Madison Police Chief Discusses Reform Efforts

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Police departments around the United States have experimented with "community policing" methods since the 1980s, but distrust of law enforcement officers remains deeply embedded in many low-income and minority communities.

Series: Milwaukee Gun Violence

'Pretty Soon Runs Out' Film Captures Failures, Frustrations Of Milwaukee Urban Renewal

Scott Gordon

WisContext

"I mean business today," a Milwaukee woman identified only as Mrs. Taylor tells an official in the Department of City Development. "I've been put off long enough."

Series: The Dairy State Economy

Series: Wisconsin Ag And Global Trade

Dairy Economist Places Falling Milk Prices In Global Picture

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Recently some of Wisconsin's biggest export customers have been purchasing fewer dairy products, and there is more competition on the international market.

Series: Hate In Wisconsin

UW Student, Diversity Official Share Perspectives On #TheRealUW

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Over the last year, UW-Madison students have tenaciously sought to build a conversation about racism at the state's flagship university.

Series: Food Security And Assistance In Wisconsin

Impact Of FoodShare Wisconsin Training Program Is Unclear

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Wisconsin wasn't testing the limits of its relationship with the USDA in April 2015, which is when it began statewide implementation of a rule requiring "able-bodied adults without dependents" on SNAP to either spend at least 20 hours a week working (or volunteering or undergoing training), or otherwise lose their benefits after three months.

Pesticides Pose Challenges To Vegetable Growers As Markets Change, Insects Adapt

Karen Faster

WisContext

Wisconsin is a national leader in growing and processing specialty crops that include sweet corn, green beans, peas, potatoes and, of course, cranberries. These plants attract plenty of pests that eat and damage the crops, making their management a primary concern of farmers.