Beyond Bail
Q & A: Risk assessments explained
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Questions and answers about pretrial risk assessments and their role in the criminal justice system.
Undemocratic: Secrecy and Power vs. The People
Last-minute surprises and secretive moves hide Wisconsin lawmakers’ actions from public view
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Anonymous budget amendments and ‘Body Snatcher’ bills give power to special interests and change the scope of legislation with no chance for public input.
Undemocratic: Secrecy and Power vs. The People
Voter ID linked to lower turnout in Wisconsin, other states; students, people of color, elderly most affected
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The Center’s Cameron Smith explores the ways in which residents are dissuaded or prevented from voting by the photo ID requirement, which has been the subject of years of litigation, some of it still pending.
Government
How hackers could attack Wisconsin’s elections and what state officials are doing about it
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Cybersecurity experts warn that private vendors, modems and removable memory devices make the state’s decentralized voting system vulnerable to attack
Undemocratic: Secrecy and Power vs. The People
Secret cash aided politicians who rewrote Wisconsin law to block claims of lead-poisoned children
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One advocate calls Wisconsin the ‘darkest of dark money states’ as millions in secret spending flows into races for governor, Legislature and state Supreme Court
Undemocratic: Secrecy and Power vs. The People
After Gov. Scott Walker took office, bills moved faster through the Wisconsin Legislature
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An analysis by the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism shows the proportion of fast-tracked bills shot up to 26 percent in the first session of Walker’s term
Government
Voting systems in Wisconsin, a key swing state, can be hacked, security experts warn
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Russians have been testing the vulnerability of elections in Wisconsin and other states for years, and voting systems in Wisconsin can be breached, according to security experts. Despite the risks, state and local officials say not to worry.
Lucky Winners
Some people repeatedly win the Wisconsin Lottery. Do they play fair?
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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.
Failure at the Faucet
Milwaukee takes action to reduce lead in water; critics say it is not enough
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The city of Milwaukee, with more than 70,000 lead service lines, has taken several steps in the past year to lower residents’ exposure to lead in drinking water, but activists say the city has not done enough.
Failure at the Faucet
‘Regulatory vacuum’ exposes Wisconsin children to lead in drinking water at schools, day care centers
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Gaps in federal drinking water standards enforced by the state leave numerous school and day care sites untested for lead in drinking water; numerous lead service lines remain.
Failure at the Faucet
Wisconsin schools, day care centers slated for lead service line removal under new DNR program
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Eighteen communities in Wisconsin, including Milwaukee, plan to replace lead lines leading to schools and day care centers. View the areas of the state where the work is planned.
Health & Welfare
Costs of widely prescribed drugs jumped up to 5,241 percent in recent years, joint investigation shows
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Recent nationwide news coverage has focused on the rising cost of EpiPens, but that medicine is just one example of lifesaving drugs with skyrocketing prices.