Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

• MPS Promised Stipends For Bad Bus Service, Few Parents Received Them

  Nov 1st, 2023 by Jonmaesha Beltran

  The district did not distribute $500,000 and says problem fixed. Parents disagree.

• PayPal Shielded COVID-19 Misinformation Group Donors

  Oct 30th, 2023 by Phoebe Petrovic

  PayPal Giving Fund allowed for anonymous donations to anti-vaccine, discredited treatment groups.

• Legislative Democrats on ‘Veto Watch’ after Gov. Evers Blocks 10 Bills

  Aug 11th, 2023 by Jack Kelly and Matthew DeFour

  Republicans only need two-thirds of those present to override the governor’s veto

• Residents Concerned I-94 Widening Would Increase Flooding In Nearby Neighborhoods

  Aug 10th, 2023 by Jonah Chester

  Valley Park, Merrill Park and other low-lying neighborhoods would see increased runoff.

• Alcohol Killing More Wisconsinites, Studies Show

  Aug 8th, 2023 by Sarah Eichstadt and Anupras Mohapatra

  State’s excessive drinking culture causes alcohol-induced deaths at a rate nearly 25% higher than rest of the country.

• Milwaukee Police Chases At 20-Year High, Injuries and Deaths Have Followed

  Aug 4th, 2023 by Jonah Chester

  Milwaukee sees a surge in police pursuits in years since loosening policy to target reckless drivers.

• Court Blocks Judges’ Quick Termination of Court Alternatives Program

  Jul 31st, 2023 by Jonmaesha Beltran and Devin Blake

  But exactly why two judges pursued terminating decades-old JusticePoint partnership is unclear.

• Artificial Intelligence Being Used To Generate Election Ads

  Jul 28th, 2023 by Phoebe Petrovic

  "Synthetic media" allows coordination with super PACs, deep faces. Will it be regulated?

• Wisconsin Billionaires Bankroll Efforts To Shrink State’s Social Safety Net

  Jul 12th, 2023 by Jacob Resneck

  Quiet lobbying backed by major GOP benefactors like the Uihleins and Bradley Foundation.

• ‘They Die So Quickly’ From Fentanyl

  Jun 26th, 2023 by Max Stapleton

  50 times more potent than heroin, causing more than 1,000 overdose deaths per year in Wisconsin.

• Despite Legal Gay Marriage, Wisconsin Laws Still Centered On Husband and Wife

  Jun 16th, 2023 by Matthew DeFour

  From birth certificates to court documents, same-sex parents have concerns.

• Milwaukee Child Care Issues Force Parents To Stop Working

  Jun 15th, 2023 by Tyler Dedrick

  City's South Side is a "child care desert." McDonald's can pay better than centers.