A similar story played out in jails and prisons across Wisconsin and the country, triggering experiments in public health and criminal justice. The pandemic’s arrival brought new urgency to an overcrowding problem.
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.
Wisconsin’s jobless are mismatched on openings and skills or struggle with child care or transportation. Others are still waiting on unemployment aid.
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.
Applicants complain of confusing bureaucracy and long waits as FEMA handles thousands of applications for COVID-related funeral relief aid.
The No. 1 factor for acute gastrointestinal illness in Kewaunee County’s private drinking water wells is cow manure, according to a federal study released Wednesday. The findings raise questions about the effectiveness of existing regulations aimed at protecting residents from tainted drinking water.
Hospitals’ use of court actions to collect patient debt dropped sharply during the pandemic. But some of the nation’s largest health care systems kept suing — and most were nonprofits.
Historical redlining, racial covenants and modern-day barriers including lower incomes keep most residents of color in Wisconsin from homeownership.
People of color in Wisconsin have higher incarceration rates than whites, which means many jobs and opportunities remain out of reach for them.
Archeologists have unearthed human remains of Native Americans who lived up to 2,500 years ago during excavations of the Sheboygan County site along Lake Michigan where Kohler Co. wants to build an 18-hole golf course.
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