Lives on Hold
‘I got nothing left’: Wisconsin’s jobless pushed to brink as ideas swirl for mending torn safety net
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Upgrading outdated technology could help. So could making claims more user-friendly and overcoming partisan paralysis.
Coronavirus Coverage
Wisconsin’s No. 1 mink farming industry now seen as a COVID-19 risk
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State officials knew little about the secretive industry until the pandemic struck; now they are scrambling to keep mink farmers and their animals safe
Coronavirus Coverage
So you’ve been diagnosed with COVID-19. What next?
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Wisconsin experts share tips for limiting spread and boosting your immune system — aiming to prevent hospitalization.
Depression in Dairyland
Wisconsin farmers: Fixing farm finances will improve mental health
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Some farmer advocates are pushing for supply management systems that could raise milk prices and reduce volatility
Depression in Dairyland
‘The happiness and joy has been sucked out of me’: Wisconsin dairy farmers face mental health crisis
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Many Wisconsin milk producers are overwhelmed, dogged by financial worries, a crushing workload, labor shortages and bad weather
Lesson Plans: Rural Schools Grapple With COVID-19
As semester ends in Wisconsin, COVID-19 fears shrink — while concerns of academic slide grow
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Schools are not the superspreader sites that many feared, but research indicates U.S. students fell behind in math during the pandemic
Costly Care
‘I just kind of panicked’: Patients confused as hospitals file liens to recoup costs of treating injured uninsured
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Hospitals file liens against uninsured patients to get a cut of compensation in personal injury lawsuits.
Costly Care
A Wisconsin hospital promised to stop suing most patients during the pandemic. Then it filed 200 lawsuits.
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Consumer advocates see an ‘electronic debtor’s prison’ when hospitals and collection agencies take patients to court.
Narrow Margin
Wisconsin GOP lawmakers call for tighter voting rules; Dems call election hearing a ‘sham’
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Republicans called for changes to election law and made broad allegations of fraud and misconduct but offered little proof.
Justice & Safety
Aggressive policing escalates violence at protests, research shows. A former Madison police chief touts a better way.
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David Couper, Madison’s police chief from 1972 to 1993, says law enforcement should ditch the riot gear and tear gas to keep the peace.
Coronavirus Coverage
Illness, stress fill a COVID-19 unit as Wisconsin leaders stalemate
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Health care workers scrambled to treat patients on a day when 92 Wisconsin lives were reported lost. Outside of the hospital, politicians postured.
Lives on Hold
Thousands await jobless aid as Wisconsin leaders blame each other for failure
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Wisconsin’s unemployment system buckled during the pandemic. State leaders are moving slowly to address a crisis years in the making.