Health & Welfare
When Catholic hospitals merge, reproductive services can change
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In some cases, changes in hospital ownership broadened access to reproductive services in Wisconsin, in others, it restricted it.
The Cannabis Question
Wisconsinites use cannabis as a medicine, but research and the law are not yet on their side
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Marijuana’s illegality nationally makes it difficult to study, and its prohibition in Wisconsin makes it hard to obtain for people who rely on it for treatment.
Government
‘Blight’ declaration for Foxconn one of the largest ever seen, experts say
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In June 2018, the village of Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, declared four square miles as blighted, giving the village board one more tool to force landowners to sell their property to make way for the Foxconn plant and associated development.
Government
More homes in the crosshairs as Foxconn-related road projects proceed
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One homeowner describes the ‘nightmare’ of discovering that her newly purchased home may be in the path of a road widening underway near Foxconn.
The Cannabis Question
Blacks arrested for pot possession at four times the rate of whites in Wisconsin
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Gov. Tony Evers’ decriminalization proposal focuses on decreasing racial disparities in arrests; experts point to policing practices as the main issue.
Environment
Solar flare-up: Utility blocks Iowa firm from harnessing the sun in Milwaukee
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A solar company is challenging public utilities’ monopoly on providing electricity from solar in Wisconsin; state regulators have declined to intervene in the feud.
Cruel and Unusual?
Wisconsin’s high supervision rate can cause — rather than prevent — longer incarceration, studies show
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Supervision time in Wisconsin is third-longest in the U.S., meaning more chances for revocations and increased prison populations.
The Cannabis Question
In Wisconsin, users of cannabis and CBD are as close as Main Street
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Users of marijuana and its derivatives are everywhere — from children with serious illness to dogs, and in cities and a small town hair salon.
The Cannabis Question
‘Haze’ abounds as Michigan struggles to regulate recreational cannabis
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Writing rules has proven to be challenging; many communities that voted ‘yes’ to legalizing recreational marijuana now say ‘no’ to retail sales.
The Cannabis Question
Pitfalls and promises: States with legalized marijuana see mixed picture
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Even in states such as Colorado where cannabis has been legal for many years, not everyone is on board; New Jersey, New York fail to reach consensus on legalization.
Environment
Climate change causes ‘roller coaster’ mercury levels in Wisconsin fish
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Researchers find that climate change-caused variations in Wisconsin lake levels have begun reversing recent gains in controlling environmental mercury.
Immigration
Dane County is home to pilot program that provides lawyers for immigrants
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Dane County, Wisconsin, has been selected as one of 13 sites across the country to test a new model: a public-defender-style system aimed at providing a lawyer to every detained, indigent immigrant.