Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
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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.
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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.
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Tribes Seek Future Beyond Casinos
Apr 10th, 2022 by Mario Koran
Shutdown during pandemic leads to reassessment, state’s tribes consider other businesses, investments.
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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.
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MATC Broadens Access to College in Milwaukee
Dec 18th, 2021 by Mario Koran
Education can unlock opportunities blocked by racial, economic inequality.
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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.
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Lake Michigan Endangers Shorelines
Nov 1st, 2021 by Mario Koran
Rising from record low to record high in seven years. ‘The water always wins.’
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Will Pandemic Benefits’ End Ease Worker Shortage?
Sep 6th, 2021 by Nusaiba Mizan
Research iffy on whether extended unemployment benefits created disincentive to work.
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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.