Wisconsin Watch

Black and African-American college graduates owe around $25,000 more in student loan debt on average than their white counterparts.

Four years after a facility disclosed water contamination in the surrounding community, residents and locals deal with the impact of PFAS.

About 13% of Wisconsin residents live in multigenerational homes, many of them families of color. These residents face a higher risk of infection and death.

In Milwaukee, Black residents accounted for about two-thirds of curfew tickets. Kenosha and Wauwatosa defend curfew arrests in federal court.

The state Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments in a case that could determine whether the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources failed to adequately protect water from manure pollution when awarding a permit to a giant dairy farm in northeastern Wisconsin — or whether the agency lacks the authority to issue such restrictions.

Wisconsin’s racial, ethnic and other minority groups face major barriers to COVID-19 vaccination — just as those groups suffer a disproportionate share of COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths.

Democrats spent millions trying to hold and win back seats in the state Legislature in 2020. They barely made a dent. Blame gerrymandering?

Some regional nonprofits administering Gov. Tony Evers’ $322 million emergency rental assistance program may be unintentionally discouraging non-U.S. citizens from applying — even though immigration status holds no bearing on eligibility for the federally financed program.

Paul Mathis, a Rib Mountain resident, is a ‘long-hauler,’ a person who had a mild case of COVID-19, appeared to recover, but the effects of the disease linger

WPR and Wisconsin Watch have followed a group of Wisconsinites through this life-changing time. One year in, they reflected on how the pandemic has reshaped their lives, and how they envision the future.