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Marquette Law School poll considers changes for 2022 election cycle

Jul. 26, 2021

Marquette University Law School pollster Charles Franklin has a challenge as Wisconsin prepares for another election cycle. While the failures of 2016 forced the polling industry to make changes to better account for voters who turned out for Donald Trump, those tweaks still didn’t catch the surge in turnout among Trump supporters in 2020, leading to another round of questions about why polling failed once again to accurately gauge the electorate.

Franklin says he's looking into making additional tweaks to the Marquette University Law School poll’s methodology. The first MU Law School Poll of Wisconsin voters in 2021 will be released Aug. 11.

Results available for poll on Wisconsin state cheese

Jul. 22, 2021

Polco users and readers visiting WNA member websites from July 7 to 20 were asked whether colby should be named the official state cheese of Wisconsin. Out of 485 respondents, 43% said they believed it should, while 38% said there should be no official state cheese in Wisconsin.

Poll questions are available through a WNA partnership with Polco aimed at helping newspapers better engage readers and access enhanced data and insights.

Wisconsin legislative races already taking shape for 2022

Jul. 21, 2021

Democratic lawmakers in Wisconsin who narrowly won their seats are gearing up for 2022 campaigns as they face Republican opposition and the uncertainties of redistricting.

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Businesses hard-pressed for workers as COVID-19 pandemic worsens labor shortage

Jul. 21, 2021

Across Wisconsin, employers say finding workers is their number one headache. The struggle existed before the COVID-19 pandemic, but the problem has intensified as the U.S. economy roars back to life.

Degree of difficulty: Challenges for UW-Milwaukee in a turbulent time

Jul. 21, 2021

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee lags in key revenues compared to peer urban research universities, as a decade of enrollment decline has exacerbated the effects of an eight-year tuition freeze and state funding that has not kept pace with inflation.

Recalling ‘analog summer’ memories from years gone by

Jul. 20, 2021

The idea behind analog summer is we’re turning back the clock to simpler times — when our lives were not dominated as much by digital devices but by human interaction and natural experiences that don’t come from liquid-crystal displays.

Raising Wisconsin’s minimum wage would significantly cut poverty. So why is it still $7.25?

Jul. 20, 2021

Thousands of residents in Wisconsin — many of them people of color — would see a higher standard of living if politicians raised the long-stalled minimum wage.

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‘Why do you keep harassing me?’: An Outagamie County judge controls defendants after sentencing

Jul. 19, 2021

A Wisconsin Watch and WPR analysis shows Judge Vincent Biskupic is the top user of this ‘de facto’ probation, which raises questions of judicial authority — and fairness

Rejoining workforce isn’t easy for some who lost jobs to COVID-19

Jul. 15, 2021

Wisconsin’s jobless are mismatched on openings and skills or struggle with child care or transportation. Others are still waiting on unemployment aid.

Long waits for federal rental assistance leave Milwaukee-area residents fearing eviction

Jul. 14, 2021

Some renters facing eviction say they waited months to find out whether they qualified for thousands of dollars in emergency help to pay past-due rent. Some are still waiting.