Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

• Why Don Natzke Couldn’t Vote

  Aug 9th, 2020 by Enjoyiana Nururdin

  Visually impaired Shorewood resident stymied by state legal barriers as Wisconsin held April election.

• Can Police Be Defunded?

  Jul 26th, 2020 by Allison Dikanovic

  Milwaukee spends 125 times more on cops than violence prevention. Chief Morales fights call to change funding priorities.

• How Rejected Ballots Will Affect Upcoming Election

  Jul 24th, 2020 by Tom Scheck, Geoff Hing and Dee J. Hall

  This spring, there were more than 23,000 ballots thrown out.

• State Using Half of Testing Capacity

  Jul 17th, 2020 by Bram Sable-Smith

  DHS officials call for residents to more readily get tested for COVID-19.

• Conspiracy Theories Dog COVID-19 Contact Tracers

  Jul 14th, 2020 by Howard Hardee

  Misinformation about actions to protect health are exhausting local officials in the state.

• State Unemployment Insurance System Failing Many

  Jul 3rd, 2020 by Bram Sable-Smith

  The pandemic has exposed the weaknesses of the current system, and left many without help.

• Minority Workers Get Less Unemployment Aid?

  Jul 1st, 2020 by Bram Sable-Smith

  National studies shows Black, Latino workers typically get less aid. Wisconsin has no data by race.

• Pandemic Adds Barriers for College Voters

  Jun 20th, 2020 by Kayla Huynh

  Wisconsin one of the hardest places to vote for college students living away from home.

• State Wants Pandemic Aid for Residents on Disability Insurance

  Jun 19th, 2020 by Bram Sable-Smith

  State officials are seeking permission from the federal government.

• Voter Purge Push Threatens 129,000 Names

  Jun 14th, 2020 by Michael Parsky, Kynala Phillips and Dana Munro

  State Supreme Court will consider approach critics decry as voter suppression.

• Eviction Ban Lifted, Here’s What Renters Should Know

  May 29th, 2020 by Allison Dikanovic

  Moratorium on evictions was suspended Tuesday, many landlords rushed to start evictions.

• Pandemic Exposes Caregiver Shortage

  May 22nd, 2020 by Bram Sable-Smith

  Care for elderly and disabled was already hard to find, the pandemic made it worse.