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Health & Welfare

When Catholic hospitals merge, reproductive services can change

By Parker Schorr (Wisconsin Watch) and Rikha Sharma Rani (Fuller Project) | December 18, 2019

In some cases, changes in hospital ownership broadened access to reproductive services in Wisconsin, in others, it restricted it.

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.

Government

‘Blight’ declaration for Foxconn one of the largest ever seen, experts say

By Corrinne Hess (Wisconsin Public Radio) | September 3, 2019

In June 2018, the village of Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, declared four square miles as blighted, giving the village board one more tool to force landowners to sell their property to make way for the Foxconn plant and associated development.

Government

More homes in the crosshairs as Foxconn-related road projects proceed

By Corrinne Hess (Wisconsin Public Radio) | September 3, 2019

One homeowner describes the ‘nightmare’ of discovering that her newly purchased home may be in the path of a road widening underway near Foxconn.

The Cannabis Question

Blacks arrested for pot possession at four times the rate of whites in Wisconsin

By Izabela Zaluska (Wisconsin Watch) | July 14, 2019

Gov. Tony Evers’ decriminalization proposal focuses on decreasing racial disparities in arrests; experts point to policing practices as the main issue.

Environment

Solar flare-up: Utility blocks Iowa firm from harnessing the sun in Milwaukee

By Sarah Whites-Koditschek (Wisconsin Public Radio/Wisconsin Watch) | July 7, 2019

A solar company is challenging public utilities’ monopoly on providing electricity from solar in Wisconsin; state regulators have declined to intervene in the feud.

Cruel and Unusual?

Wisconsin’s high supervision rate can cause — rather than prevent — longer incarceration, studies show

By Izabela Zaluska (Wisconsin Watch) | June 30, 2019

Supervision time in Wisconsin is third-longest in the U.S., meaning more chances for revocations and increased prison populations.

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.

Environment

Climate change causes ‘roller coaster’ mercury levels in Wisconsin fish

By Sarah Whites-Koditschek (Wisconsin Public Radio/Wisconsin Watch) | June 9, 2019

Researchers find that climate change-caused variations in Wisconsin lake levels have begun reversing recent gains in controlling environmental mercury.

Immigration

Dane County is home to pilot program that provides lawyers for immigrants

By Natalie Yahr (Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism) | May 19, 2019

Dane County, Wisconsin, has been selected as one of 13 sites across the country to test a new model: a public-defender-style system aimed at providing a lawyer to every detained, indigent immigrant.

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