Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

• COVID-19 Infects Half of State Inmates

  Feb 14th, 2021 by Vanessa Swales

  Five times the overall state rate; 10,786 prison inmates, 2,153 staff infected.

• State’s Partisan Divide the Worst Ever?

  Jan 24th, 2021 by Nora Eckert and Anya van Wagtendonk

  ‘The worst it's ever been,’ says one legislator. Are voters echoing politicians or vice versa?

• When Someone in Household Has COVID-19

  Jan 18th, 2021 by Bram Sable-Smith

  How to avoid getting it. Expert tips for limiting spread and boosting your immune system.

• Disability Community Demands Better Voting Access

  Jan 14th, 2021 by Nora Eckert

  Current system and election laws make accessibility difficult to guarantee.

• State’s Non-Voters Could Change Results

  Dec 29th, 2020 by Nora Eckert

  But disillusionment with politicians, barriers to voting depress turnout.

• Hospitals Wait In Line for Injury Lawsuits

  Dec 25th, 2020 by Bram Sable-Smith

  They are increasingly filing liens against uninsured patients in case they sue someone for damages.

• Hospital Files 200 Lawsuits Against Patients

  Dec 24th, 2020 by Bram Sable-Smith

  Many hospitals in state promised to slow down debt collection during pandemic. They haven’t.

• The Election Official Behind Milwaukee’s Recount

  Dec 18th, 2020 by Nora Eckert

  How Claire Woodall-Vogg got through an unprecedented election.

• Meet the COVID-19 Naysayers

  Dec 11th, 2020 by Howard Hardee

  They downplay danger, oppose masks and resist a vaccine.

• Aggressive Police Escalate Violence at Protests?

  Dec 10th, 2020 by Clara Neupert

  Research shows this, experts say. Former Madison police chief calls on cops to ditch riot gear and tear gas.

• Legislature Refuses to Change Absentee Vote Counting Law

  Dec 5th, 2020 by Nora Eckert

  This past election shows why election officials want to count absentee votes early.

• Rising Cases, Stress at One Hospital

  Nov 22nd, 2020 by Bram Sable-Smith

  As legislator leaders fail to take action, health care workers see no end in sight.