WisContext

• Counting the State’s Frogs and Toads

  Apr 23rd, 2019 by Mary Kate McCoy

  Annual survey overseen by DNR covers about 100 roadside routes across the state, measuring growth or decline.

• Why Refugees Don’t Go to College

  Apr 21st, 2019 by Matthew Wolfgram and Isabella Vang

  The system creates many hurdles, lost opportunities.

• Supreme Court Vote Was Most Partisan Ever

  Apr 6th, 2019 by Aaron Weinschenk

  Voting patterns in state almost exactly match the 2016 presidential victory for Trump.

• The Hidden Lives of Wild Animals

  Mar 31st, 2019 by Will Cushman

  DNR has thousands of trail cameras recording changes of forests, deer, wolves and bobcats.

• 53206 ZIP Code Has “Stealth Depression”

  Mar 29th, 2019 by Will Cushman

  Research finds adult male employment up since Great Recession, but still faces concentrated economic disadvantage.

• Measuring Wisconsin’s Wealth Gap

  Mar 27th, 2019 by Steven Deller, Tessa Conroy and Matthew Kures

  It's reaching historic levels and varies greatly by county.

• We’re Not In Wisconsin Anymore

  Mar 22nd, 2019 by Will Cushman

  Climate change could make us more like Kansas, climate change projections show.

• The Enduring Impact of Redlining

  Mar 5th, 2019 by Leah Foltman and Malia Jones

  Polices begun in 1930s can still be seen in metro-Milwaukee segregation.

• The Enduring Allure of Opioids

  Feb 24th, 2019 by Hayley Sperling

  Medicine's long, difficult relationship with opium-based drugs.

• State Trails Nation on Women Legislators

  Feb 15th, 2019 by Ryan Weichelt

  Wisconsin in decline since 2003, far fewer women candidates and winners than neighboring states.

• 4 Forces Causing Foxconn Uncertainty

  Feb 13th, 2019 by Will Cushman

  Even with massive state and local subsidy, wage costs will be too high.

• Huge Water Project for Foxconn Continues

  Feb 12th, 2019 by Will Cushman

  Racine water utility expected company to use 7 million gallons daily, but current needs unclear.