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The Cannabis Question

Wisconsin’s new hemp industry blooms; will marijuana be far behind?

By Ellie Colbert (Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism) | May 12, 2019

Some growers, boosted by the recent legalization of hemp, say the rapidly expanding industry could pave the way for medical or recreational marijuana.

Environment

Proposal for 24 wind turbines whips up controversy in rural Wisconsin

By Sarah Whites-Koditschek (Wisconsin Public Radio/Wisconsin Watch) | April 14, 2019

Proponents of renewable energy say the project will invigorate their Green County town and help the environment; others fear property values and health will decline.

Chronic Wasting Disease

CWD spreads on deer and elk farms as Wisconsin’s control efforts stumble

By Rich Kremer (Wisconsin Public Radio) | November 25, 2018

Rapidly growing numbers of cases of chronic wasting disease are appearing on deer and elk farms and hunting ranches in Wisconsin at the same time the state has pulled back on rules and procedures designed to limit the spread of the fatal brain disease among its captive and wild deer.

Immigration

As Trump disparages immigrants, Midwest dairy farmers build bridges to Mexico

By Madeline Heim (Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism) | October 16, 2018

The Puentes/Bridges program is a small nonprofit that organizes annual trips to Mexico to bridge the cultural gap between farmers and immigrant dairy workers — and the families they left behind.

Immigration

Asian restaurants and Chicago employment agencies accused of exploiting Latino workers in Midwest

By Belle Lin (Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism) and Alexandra Arriaga (Chicago Sun-Times) | October 7, 2018

The story, produced in collaboration with the Chicago Sun-Times, explores the practices of Chicago labor agencies that provide Latino workers to Asian restaurants across the Midwest, including in Wisconsin, under what the Illinois attorney general charges are illegal and exploitative conditions.

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

By Dee J. Hall (Wisconsin Watch) | 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

Lucky Winners

Some people repeatedly win the Wisconsin Lottery. Do they play fair?

By Peter Coutu/Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism | March 18, 2018

State lottery officials decline to reveal how they make sure frequent winners are not scamming the system; one expert sees some suspicious patterns in Wisconsin.

Immigration

How undocumented immigrants became the backbone of dairies — and how to keep the milk flowing in America’s Dairyland

By Dee J. Hall (Wisconsin Watch) and Riley Vetterkind (Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism) | October 6, 2017

Farmers, experts say reliance on immigrant workers, many of them in the U.S. illegally, will continue unless dairies — and Congress — make significant changes.

Economy

No sanctuary, fewer farmhands: Coping with the Trump agenda in America’s Dairyland

By Andrew Becker and Patrick Michels / Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting | August 9, 2017

In Milwaukee County, the debate over ‘sanctuary cities’ continues, while in rural Wisconsin, informal networks form to help immigrants avoid deportation

State of Change: Water, Food And The Future Of Wisconsin

America’s Dairyland and Trump in the rearview mirror as workers return to Mexico

By Alexandra Hall (Wisconsin Public Radio/Wisconsin Watch) | June 18, 2017

The Hernandez family and other dairy workers are heading back to Mexico amid hostile rhetoric and rising immigration arrests in the Midwest and nationwide.

State of Change: Water, Food And The Future Of Wisconsin

Under Trump, Wisconsin dairies struggle to keep immigrant workers

By Alexandra Hall (Wisconsin Public Radio/Wisconsin Watch) | March 19, 2017

Dairy farmers raise wages to attract and keep Mexican and Central American employees. Workers cite hostility and heightened enforcement.

Economy

No relief from Wisconsin’s 565 percent payday loan interest under new rules

By Bridgit Bowden (WPR) | June 10, 2016

Payday lenders in Wisconsin charge an average of 565 percent interest for short-term loans. New proposed federal rules to protect consumers will not change that.

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