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Nelsonville’s water woes: Finding nitrate pollution in wells
Residents of a central Wisconsin village are finding dangerous levels of a common agricultural pollutant in their drinking water and are left trying to filter their supplies or find new sources.
Thursday December 1, 2022
Disparities persist in Wisconsin special education practices as budget battles loom
Children of color are almost twice as likely to be diagnosed with behavioral disabilities in Wisconsin schools than white children, as teachers navigate a complex system and seek more support from the state.
Wednesday November 30, 2022
What’s next for Derrick Van Orden in Congress after winning Wisconsin’s 3rd
Here & Now extra: The winning Republican candidate for a U.S. House seat in western and central swaths of the state is getting ready to serve in the majority while Democratic candidate Brad Pfaff thinks his party can learn from the close margin in this 2022 race.
Thursday November 17, 2022
Wisconsin’s voter turnout in 2022 hasn’t surpassed 2018, with status quo reigning
Unofficial counts show the state's turnout in 2022 was slightly lower compared to 2018, with Dane and Waukesha counties seeing modest increases and Milwaukee County seeing the largest drop at local levels.
Thursday November 10, 2022
Wisconsin’s 2022 voter registrations up from 2018, absentee ballots down from 2020
Compared to the previous midterm election, the number of people registered to vote has grown considerably, but those casting their ballots absentee or early have likewise dropped since the previous presidential election.
Thursday November 3, 2022
Van Orden holds polling, fundraising advantage over Pfaff in Wisconsin’s 3rd District
In a campaign with no debates, the Republican candidate is raising more money and running ahead in the few polls that have been conducted, while the Democratic candidate continues to emphasize the issues of the Jan. 6 insurrection and abortion.
Thursday October 20, 2022
Tony Evers, Tim Michels tout their platforms in one-off 2022 gubernatorial debate
In a rapid-fire exchange of responses, the Democratic incumbent and Republican challenger in the race for Wisconsin's top office made their cases on high-profile and more under-the-radar issues.
Saturday October 15, 2022
How Wisconsin’s voter registrations stood five weeks out from the 2022 election
The number of Wisconsinites registered to vote just over a month out from the midterms is approaching their peak levels, and geographic comparisons to 2018 and 2020 show mixed patterns.
Thursday October 6, 2022
Milwaukee socialists mark a return to prominence in Wisconsin politics
More than a century after socialists first won elections in the state and several decades since any held office in the state Legislature, unopposed 2022 candidates Ryan Clancy and Darrin Madison Jr. are poised to take seats in the Assembly.
Tuesday September 27, 2022
Pfaff, Van Orden and Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District
A Republican promoting national political issues and a Democrat focusing on local economic desires are vying in a high-profile 2022 contest for a U.S. House seat in rural, western swaths of the state.
Friday September 9, 2022
What Wisconsin’s voter registration numbers say about 2022 election turnout
The number of Wisconsinites registered to vote as of Aug. 1 is approaching the state's highest total for this figure as turnout is expected to increase for high-profile, closely contested midterms.
Thursday August 25, 2022
How nationalized politics shape the vote in Wisconisn’s 3rd Congressional District
With the retirement of U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, the race between Democrat Brad Pfaff and Republican Derrick Van Orden is among the most competitive in 2022 as voters in rural, western parts of the state have shifted from blue to red.
Thursday August 11, 2022
How to change your vote if you’ve already voted for a candidate who has dropped out
Wisconsin law allows absentee voters to 'spoil' their ballots twice if the candidate they voted for bows out of the race prior to the election.
Friday July 29, 2022
Fast Facts: Wisconsin employers want more workers
A labor shortage in the state is expected to last for years as thousands of jobs in trucking, maintenance and nursing are not being filled, even as the unemployment rate has returned to pre-pandemic levels.
Wednesday July 27, 2022
What happens when state government wants pandemic unemployment aid back?
Here & Now extra: A "complicated, procedural mess" awaited anyone applying for pandemic unemployment insurance in Wisconsin, and one mistake in filing paperwork could mean the government demanded this money be paid back.
Tuesday July 26, 2022
The pain of inflation for people trying to make ends meet
Consumer prices have jumped considerably over the past year, with the inflation rate hitting a 40-year high in the U.S. – these higher costs are particularly hitting lower-income people around Wisconsin.
Friday July 22, 2022
A history of Wisconsin’s abortion laws
"Here & Now" reporter Nathan Denzin explains how Wisconsin's abortion laws have changed from the 1849 statute prohibiting most abortions up to the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision to end constitutional protections.
Friday July 1, 2022
Protesters gather at Wisconsin Capitol after U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
Following the Dobbs v. Jackson decision by the nation's high court, Wisconsin now bans abortion except when deemed necessary to save a mother's life under an 1849 law.
Saturday June 25, 2022
Wisconsin Republicans approve diluted PFAS limits as regulators urge tougher standards
The new state regulations set "forever chemical" limits in drinking water that are much weaker than those proposed by the state health department and updated EPA guidance.
Wednesday June 15, 2022
Wisconsin DOJ confirms retired Judge John Roemer killed in targeted attack
The suspect in a June 3 shooting in Juneau County has been identified as Douglas K. Uhde, whom Judge John Roemer sentenced to six years in prison in 2005.
Sunday June 5, 2022
Wisconsin DOJ investigating targeted shooting related to judicial system
A Juneau County shooting that left one dead and another hospitalized was a targeted act that the state Attorney General noted was related to court cases.
Friday June 3, 2022
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