Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

Tainted Water: Arsenic Still Poisons Many Wells
Tainted Water

Arsenic Still Poisons Many Wells

Despite state efforts, problem persists in 51 of 72 counties, affects more than 22,000 homes.

Cruel and Unusual: Waupun Ignores Solitary Confinement Rules?
Cruel and Unusual

Waupun Ignores Solitary Confinement Rules?

State Corrections new policy reduces length by 75% but prison still has long confinements.

Children Left Behind: Wisconsin Going Backwards on Achievement Gap
Children Left Behind

Wisconsin Going Backwards on Achievement Gap

Critics say changes in state education programs could worsen black-white learning gap.

Children Left Behind: State Has Worst Black-White Learning Gap
Children Left Behind

State Has Worst Black-White Learning Gap

Despite decades of efforts to close gap, little improvement has occurred.

Walker Aides Ordered To Avoid State Phones, Email?

Walker Aides Ordered To Avoid State Phones, Email?

Two cabinet members say Huebsch instructed them to use private channels for state business.

The Soaring Cost of Gun Violence

The Soaring Cost of Gun Violence

Estimated annual cost in Wisconsin is $2.9 billion, or $508 per person.

Tainted Water: Army Facility Still Pollutes
Tainted Water

Army Facility Still Pollutes

Badger Army Ammunition Plant left stew of chemicals that pollute groundwater.

Tainted Water: Consumers Bear Costs of Polluted Water
Tainted Water

Consumers Bear Costs of Polluted Water

Nitrate pollution requires local taxpayer solutions or buying bottled water.

Tainted Water: Nitrate Pollutes State’s Drinking Water
Tainted Water

Nitrate Pollutes State’s Drinking Water

Chemical is at unsafe levels in estimated 94,000 Wisconsin households.

Tainted Water: Many Communities Have Unsafe Drinking Water
Tainted Water

Many Communities Have Unsafe Drinking Water

An estimated 800,000 state residents consume contaminated well water.

Tales of the WEDC

Tales of the WEDC

Some deals by controversial jobs agency worked, others failed badly

Should Retail Companies Get Subsidies?

Should Retail Companies Get Subsidies?

Many retail employees make so little they qualify for government assistance