Episodes

  • Wisconsin’s Medicaid postpartum protection lags most of the country

    Wisconsin’s Medicaid postpartum protection lags most of the country
    Mar 26 2024
    Wisconsin doctors say the state could help save lives by extending postpartum Medicaid coverage to a full year, as many states offer. But the Legislature again blocked an extension. By Rachel Hale of Wisconsin Watch
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    18 mins
  • In fight over voter rolls, Wisconsin’s top judges can’t agree on sensitive data

    In fight over voter rolls, Wisconsin’s top judges can’t agree on sensitive data
    Mar 11 2024
    An unusual split in two Wisconsin Court of Appeals districts highlights growing partisan division in the judiciary. By Wisconsin Watch's Jack Kelly
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    18 mins
  • 10 guards, 900 inmates: Wisconsin prisons see dire results of ignored warnings

    10 guards, 900 inmates: Wisconsin prisons see dire results of ignored warnings
    Feb 12 2024
    An extreme shortage of guards at Wisconsin’s prisons slowed basic operations to a crawl. Inmates escaped, prisons locked down and conditions deteriorated. By New York Times Local Investigations Fellow and Wisconsin Watch reporter Mario Koran and Justin Mayo of Big Local News. Originally published on Feb. 2, 2024.
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    16 mins
  • A Grand Chute police recruit alleged she was sexually assaulted. Days later she lost her job.

    A Grand Chute police recruit alleged she was sexually assaulted. Days later she lost her job.
    Nov 9 2023
    The Grand Chute police department didn’t seek an outside investigation for a case involving its own employee, yet invoked “victim rights” laws to resist disclosing details of the incident involving two other police recruits. By Wisconsin Watch's Jacob Resneck. Wisconsin Watch reporter Phoebe Petrovic contributed. This story was produced as part of the NEW (Northeast Wisconsin) News Lab.
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    25 mins
  • Sheboygan recruit accused of sex assault had potential red flag

    Sheboygan recruit accused of sex assault had potential red flag
    Nov 9 2023
    A Sheboygan police recruit involved in an alleged sexual assault had been flagged as a suspected gang member in high school, but that information was not provided to an oversight board before he was hired. By Wisconsin Watch's Jacob Resneck. This story was produced as part of the NEW (Northeast Wisconsin) News Lab.
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    6 mins
  • PayPal shielded donors who gave to Wisconsin-based health misinformation outlet

    PayPal shielded donors who gave to Wisconsin-based health misinformation outlet
    Nov 1 2023
    The charitable arm of PayPal, one of the world’s largest digital payment companies, facilitated $141,194 in anonymous donations between 2019 and 2021 to groups trafficking in COVID-19 misinformation, anti-vaccine content and hate, tax records show. By Phoebe Petrovic of Wisconsin Watch. Originally published on Oct. 27, 2023.
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    10 mins
  • Oshkosh police cite ‘Marsy’s Law’ to withhold names of officers who shot suspects

    Oshkosh police cite ‘Marsy’s Law’ to withhold names of officers who shot suspects
    Oct 4 2023
    A Wisconsin police department used Marsy’s Law to block the release of the names of police officers involved in a shooting incident. By Jacob Resneck of Wisconsin Watch. Originally published on Aug. 8, 2023.
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    22 mins
  • Wisconsin’s ‘death grip with alcohol’ is killing more residents

    Wisconsin’s ‘death grip with alcohol’ is killing more residents
    Oct 4 2023
    Excessive alcohol use is taking a heavy toll in a state that celebrates its drinking culture. By Sarah Eichstadt and Anupras Mohapatra of Wisconsin Watch. Originally published on Aug. 3, 2023.
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    16 mins