Narrow Margin
Study: Poll closings, COVID-19 fears, kept many Milwaukee voters away
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The Brennan Center for Justice says Black voters were particularly disenfranchised when the city cut polling places during the pandemic.
Narrow Margin
Wisconsin set to hold more elections during coronavirus pandemic, as clerks scramble to ensure safety
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Many states have postponed elections or moved to all-mail in voting. Wisconsin’s 1,850 municipal clerks must figure out how to hold safe in-person balloting.
Narrow Margin
Watch out for absentee ballot mailings — because they may not help you vote
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Wisconsin election officials are cautioning voters in the 7th Congressional District to think twice before relying on pre-filled forms sent to their homes to request absentee ballots.
Coronavirus Coverage
‘People are going to get sick from this’: Fear, uncertainty cloud Wisconsin’s pandemic election
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Veteran poll inspector Brook Soltvedt says Madison has done everything it can to keep voters safe, but in-person voting is bound to make some people sick.
Coronavirus Coverage
Madison poll worker says ‘no’ to staffing election during the pandemic
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Lynn Danielson, a retired Cap Times editorial page editor, says the pandemic forced her to make the hard decision not to work at her local polling place on Tuesday.
Flawed Forensics
University of Wisconsin child abuse doctor leaves a trail of accusations of bullying from colleagues, parents
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A couple says Dr. Barbara Knox wrongly suspected child abuse. A forensic pathologist testifies Knox pressured him to report an injury he did not see.
The Cannabis Question
Behind the story: What Wisconsin Watch learned in its 2019 marijuana investigation
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Legalization in Wisconsin still faces many hurdles, including opposition from top GOP leaders. But our series, The Cannabis Question, provided crucial fodder for this public debate. News outlets across the country picked up these stories 433 times, reaching an estimated audience of 5.3 million people.
NewsMatch
Help the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism train tomorrow’s reporters — today!
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Training the next generation of investigative journalists is core to our mission at the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism.
We work closely with students in classroom settings, internships, fellowships and freelance assignments to produce stories of importance to residents of Wisconsin.
Catholic Clergy Abuse
Behind the story: Why we examined Catholic Church clergy sexual abuse in Wisconsin
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Our stories sought to illuminate the legacy of trauma left behind by clergy sexual abuse in Wisconsin. We reported on recommendations to better root out the abuse, and ways the church can mitigate the damage it has caused.
Immigration
Behind the story: Why we delayed publication of our labor trafficking report
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While journalists’ first inclination is to bring you the news as soon as we learn it, we decided to delay release of the story and to conceal Roberto’s identity to minimize harm.
Your Right to Know
Your Right to Know: Bill would block scrutiny of lottery winners
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When University of Wisconsin-Madison student journalist Peter Coutu investigated frequent lottery winners in Wisconsin in 2018, he uncovered a pattern: The owners and clerks of stores that sell lottery tickets seemed to have more luck than normal.
NewsMatch
The secret of WCIJ’s success: We work with students, other news media
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With just four full-time, permanent staff and the help of our talented interns and assistants, the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism produces news that reaches millions of people each year. But we don’t do it alone.