Outbreak Wisconsin
Charles Sheppard, Who Helped Hundreds Of Homeless Vets In Milwaukee, Dies Of COVID-19 At 61
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Charles had been homeless, and believed in the power of one vet helping another.
Outbreak Wisconsin
‘Every single one of them changed lives’: 6 nuns at Greenfield Convent die of COVID-19
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These six sisters lived their lives as educators and care providers. They all died from complications of COVID-19.
Narrow Margin
Wisconsin GOP leaders made it harder to vote, especially for Black residents
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Changes in the past decade — and now a pandemic — have added hurdles to voting. Says one advocate: ‘We used to be like the gold standard of voting.’
Narrow Margin
Wisconsin election infrastructure is mostly secure — but inaccurate counts are hard to catch and correct
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Despite recent significant upgrades, questions remain about the effectiveness of Wisconsin’s post-election audits and the security of some voting machines.
Your Right to Know
Your Right to Know: Hearings should have ample notice
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During the hectic legislative session in February, one thing got lost: the public’s ability to participate fully in the process. That’s because the public wasn’t given adequate notice of some public hearings.
The Cannabis Question
Wisconsinites use cannabis as a medicine, but research and the law are not yet on their side
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Marijuana’s illegality nationally makes it difficult to study, and its prohibition in Wisconsin makes it hard to obtain for people who rely on it for treatment.
The Cannabis Question
List of federally approved marijuana medications in the U.S. is short
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has OK’d just four medicines containing cannabis-related products; other countries have approved more.
Your Right to Know
Your Right to Know: Protect your right to open government
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Wisconsin’s tradition of government transparency rests on the state’s open records and open meetings laws. Unfortunately, those laws are woefully underenforced.
Your Right to Know
Your Right to Know: Abrahamson let the sunshine in
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As Justice Shirley Abrahamson ends her tenure on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, after 43 years and more than 1,300 authored opinions, she leaves a rich legacy of legal scholarship, importantly including her support for government transparency.
The Cannabis Question
In Wisconsin, users of cannabis and CBD are as close as Main Street
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Users of marijuana and its derivatives are everywhere — from children with serious illness to dogs, and in cities and a small town hair salon.
The Cannabis Question
‘Haze’ abounds as Michigan struggles to regulate recreational cannabis
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Writing rules has proven to be challenging; many communities that voted ‘yes’ to legalizing recreational marijuana now say ‘no’ to retail sales.
The Cannabis Question
Pitfalls and promises: States with legalized marijuana see mixed picture
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Even in states such as Colorado where cannabis has been legal for many years, not everyone is on board; New Jersey, New York fail to reach consensus on legalization.