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Dee J. Hall

Hall, a co-founder of the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, joined the staff as managing editor in June 2015. She worked at the Wisconsin State Journal for 24 years as an editor and reporter focusing on projects and investigations. Previously she was a reporter for eight years at The Arizona Republic in Phoenix, where she covered city government, schools and the environment. During her 35-year journalism career, Hall has won more than three dozen local, state and national awards for her work, and is a member of Investigative Reporters and Editors. She is based in Madison, Wisconsin. She can be reached at dhall@wisconsinwatch.org

NewsMatch

The secret of WCIJ’s success: We work with students, other news media

By Dee J. Hall | December 18, 2018

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. Our success depends on collaborations with other news organizations and academic institutions. These partnerships allow us to produce an impressive body of in-depth reports exploring issues crucial to Wisconsin and beyond. Support Investigative Reporting in Wisconsin
In just the past two years, WCIJ has partnered with more than a dozen news outlets and student journalists to produce investigative stories.

We’re hiring! Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism seeks 2019 interns

By Dee J. Hall | December 17, 2018

The award-winning Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism is seeking applicants for paid internships that will begin in March and June 2019. The Center is hiring one full-time investigative reporting intern, one part-time public engagement and marketing intern, and one full-time public engagement and marketing intern.

NewsMatch

Help us reveal problems and explore solutions to Wisconsin’s biggest issues

By Dee J. Hall | December 12, 2018

In our 10 years of operation, the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism has brought you news that you will not find anywhere else.

Broken Whistle

Critics call Wisconsin’s Medicaid fraud crackdown ‘bullying’

By Helu Wang and Dee J. Hall / Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism | December 9, 2018

The state claims tens of millions in fraud in the Medicaid program, but some home care and family planning providers say their expenses are legitimate.

Your Right to Know

Your Right to Know: Wisconsin lawmakers embrace secrecy, fast-tracking

By Dee J. Hall | December 5, 2018

Many people in Wisconsin feel state government is moving in the wrong direction, away from the citizenry and toward the interests of politicians and their financial backers.

NewsMatch

Help us help democracy; support investigative journalism in Wisconsin!

By Dee J. Hall | November 6, 2018

Democracy relies on an informed electorate. At the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, we help achieve that by providing nonpartisan, fact-checked stories that help you make important decisions on Election Day and beyond. Support journalism that protects the vulnerable, exposes wrongdoing and explores solutions.

Undemocratic: Secrecy and Power vs. The People

Last-minute surprises and secretive moves hide Wisconsin lawmakers’ actions from public view

By CV Vitolo-Haddad and Dee J. Hall/Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism | October 28, 2018

Anonymous budget amendments and ‘Body Snatcher’ bills give power to special interests and change the scope of legislation with no chance for public input.

Your Right to Know

Your Right to Know: In survey Dems back more openness, GOP mostly mum

By Dee J. Hall | October 18, 2018

In advance of the Nov. 6 elections, the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council surveyed candidates for state Assembly and Senate to gauge support for initiatives to require more openness by public officials, including the Legislature. We sent surveys to 204 candidates: 106 Democrats, 84 Republicans and 14 third-party contenders. We received 75 responses from 60 Democrats, eight Republicans and seven third-party candidates, for a 37 percent response rate. Most of the Democrats who responded offered conditional support for many of the ideas.

Undemocratic: Secrecy and Power vs. The People

Voter fraud — what voter fraud? Studies contradict photo ID rationale

By Cameron Smith and Dee J. Hall/Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism | September 30, 2018

Voter impersonation — the reason voter ID laws were passed in the first place — has largely been debunked as a pervasive problem in U.S. elections, according to a summary of investigations and studies compiled by the Brennan Center for Justice.

Government

Wisconsin takes steps to avoid voter data breach that happened in Illinois

By Grigor Atanesian (Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism) and Dee J. Hall | September 16, 2018

Wisconsin officials say they have taken multiple steps to guard against attacks on the election system. But the August rollout of vote tallying through the WisVote system shows more work needs to be done.

Opinion

Why we analyzed the speed of bills in the Wisconsin Legislature and what we learned

By Dee J. Hall | August 19, 2018

This column is a companion to our story revealing that the length of time bills were deliberated dropped significantly soon after Gov. Scott Walker and Republican legislators took control in 2011. In this piece Center managing editor Dee J. Hall explains the origins and methodology of the analysis.

Wisconsin to force parents to work for FoodShare, despite doubts about effectiveness

By Dee J. Hall | July 1, 2018

Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican-run Legislature expand work mandate to parents of school-age children and increase requirement to 30 hours a week