Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

• City’s Minorities Depend On Catholic Hospitals

  Jan 3rd, 2020 by Parker Schorr and Rikha Sharma Rani

  But that can mean less access to reproductive care for women.

• One Doctor’s Fight to Handle Opioid Crisis

  Jan 1st, 2020 by Bram Sable-Smith

  Opioid addiction is rife in rural communities like Necedah. How should a doctor respond?

• Many Hospitals Restrict Reproductive Care

  Dec 31st, 2019 by Parker Schorr and Rikha Sharma Rani

  Catholics run one third of state hospitals, and prohibit abortions, contraception and sterilization.

• Catholic Clergy Abuse

  Clergy Sexual Abuse Cases Still Rising

  Nov 17th, 2019 by Erica Jones

  170 to date in state, but some dioceses and religious orders still won’t confront problem.

• The Cannabis Question

  More People Using Pot as Medicine

  Nov 9th, 2019 by Shayli Kipnis

  But state laws and research not yet on their side.

• The Cannabis Question

  Bill Eases Burdens On Pot Offenders

  Nov 6th, 2019 by Natalie Yahr

  Bipartisan bill would expunge records of 89,000 marijuana offenders, helping them get better jobs, wages.

• The Cannabis Question

  Pot Possession Charges Cause Big Problems

  Nov 2nd, 2019 by Natalie Yahr

  17,000 arrested in state in 2018. Negative consequences include loss of jobs, housing and financial aid.

• State’s Meth Cases Up By 450%

  Oct 18th, 2019 by Parker Schorr

  Methamphetamine crisis quietly grows in Wisconsin while all attention on opioid epidemic.

• Cruel and Unusual

  Jail Fees Can Leave Inmates in Debt

  Oct 4th, 2019 by Izabela Zaluska

  Counties' 'Pay-to-Stay' fees can leave people with thousands of dollars of debt after prison.

• The Cannabis Question

  Could Legal Marijuana Revitalize Communities?

  Sep 24th, 2019 by Parker Schorr

  State legislatures set the rules impacting who will succeed in the marijuana business.

• Company Charged With Forced Labor of Mexicans

  Sep 22nd, 2019 by Alexandra Hall and Sarah Whites-Koditschek

  Workers were allegedly victimized as forced laborers in cabbage patches in Racine area.

• New Rules Could Target Lake Freighters

  Sep 8th, 2019 by Jim Malewitz and Sarah Whites-Koditschek

  Push to make dedicated Great Lakes vessels treat ballast water to prevent spread of invasive species.