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Outbreak Wisconsin

Charles Sheppard, Who Helped Hundreds Of Homeless Vets In Milwaukee, Dies Of COVID-19 At 61

By Megan Hart (WPR) | December 18, 2020

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

By Maureen McCollum (WPR) | December 17, 2020

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

By Claire Campbell and Laura Schultz (Wisconsin Watch) | October 21, 2020

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

By John Bassett (Wisconsin Watch) | October 10, 2020

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

By Matt Rothschild | March 2, 2020

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

By Shayli Kipnis (Wisconsin Watch) | November 9, 2019

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

By Shayli Kipnis / Wisconsin Watch | November 9, 2019

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

By Tom Kamenick | November 1, 2019

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

By Christa Westerberg | August 1, 2019

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

By Olivia Herken (Wisconsin Watch) | June 23, 2019

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

By Rachelle Wilson (Wisconsin Watch) | June 16, 2019

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

By Carter Thomson (Wisconsin Watch) | June 16, 2019

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.

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