Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

• Afghan Refuges Buttress State’s Workforce

  May 13th, 2022 by Zhen Wang

  Immigrants bring skills and work ethic employers seek amid a tight labor market.

• Special Report

  Who Is Conducting Gableman’s Investigation?

  Apr 26th, 2022 by Matt Mencarini

  Private lawyer and partisan group heavily involved in taxpayer funded election probe.

• Tribes Seek Future Beyond Casinos

  Apr 10th, 2022 by Mario Koran

  Shutdown during pandemic leads to reassessment, state’s tribes consider other businesses, investments.

• Labor Shortage Transforming State Workforce

  Dec 27th, 2021 by Natalie Brophy and Jeff Bollier

  ‘Evolve or die,’ warns a business advisor. Both employers and employees will be affected.

• MATC Broadens Access to College in Milwaukee

  Dec 18th, 2021 by Mario Koran

  Education can unlock opportunities blocked by racial, economic inequality.

• The Battle for Lake Michigan’s Shoreline

  Nov 7th, 2021 by Mario Koran

  As water levels surge, Wisconsinites erecting walls. But that could hurt downstream beaches.

• Lake Michigan Endangers Shorelines

  Nov 1st, 2021 by Mario Koran

  Rising from record low to record high in seven years. ‘The water always wins.’

• Wisconsin Imprisons 1 in 36 Black Adults

  Oct 14th, 2021 by Clare Amari

  State has the highest incarceration rate of Black residents in the country.

• State Leads Nation in Calling Police on Native Students

  Sep 30th, 2021 by Corey Mitchell, Joe Yerardi and Susan Ferriss | Center for Public Integrity, Clare Amari | Wisconsin Watch, Angelica Euseary and Robert Chappell | Madison365

  Overall Wisconsin schools call police on students twice as often as other states.

• Nursing Home Workers Resist Vaccines

  Sep 13th, 2021 by Madeline Fuerstenberg

  38% in state unvaccinated though long-term care facilities have high rate of COVID-19 deaths.

• Will Pandemic Benefits’ End Ease Worker Shortage?

  Sep 6th, 2021 by Nusaiba Mizan

  Research iffy on whether extended unemployment benefits created disincentive to work.

• Nearly 200 Officers Fired Or Forced Out Are Back On The Job

  Aug 22nd, 2021 by Peter Cameron

  Hired again across the state after allegations including sexual harassment, drunken fights.