State

Thu
06
Apr

Why some Wisconsin residents with mental disabilities lose voting rights — and how they can restore them

Thousands of Wisconsinites have been “adjudicated incompetent” to vote under state laws designed to protect mentally incapacitated people from having someone else fill out their ballot.

Thu
06
Apr

Fiscal Facts: More Wisconsin schools turn to short-term ‘emergency’ teaching licenses

In just the past decade, the number of emergency teaching licenses in Wisconsin has nearly tripled, suggesting schools are facing increasing challenges from staff shortages and high turnover in areas such as special education.

Thu
06
Apr

Mega donors fuel record-shattering $45M Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Days before the Wisconsin Supreme Court election a major union representing transit workers wrote an $18,000 check to Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Janet Protasiewicz’s campaign.

Thu
06
Apr

Fiscal Facts: Wisconsin conservation funding down, even as more participate in outdoor activities

Wisconsin is a longstanding national leader in enjoying and protecting its abundant natural resources. But meanwhile, state tax funding for conservation, public lands, and the environment has been in a generation-long decline, even as participation in outdoor activities soared during the COVID-19 pandemic and has since stayed elevated.

Thu
30
Mar

Want to raise chickens? Beware of avian flu

Chicks are arriving at home and farm retailers because it’s that time of year. What’s more, there’s growing interest in raising chickens due to rising prices and concerns about sourcing.

Thu
30
Mar

Ten steps to avoid scams

There are thousands of new scams every year and sometimes it's challenging to keep up with all of them.

However, if you can just, remember these 10 tips. More than likely, you will be able to avoid most scams while protecting yourself and your family.

Thu
30
Mar

Protect yourself against identity theft during spring travel

The last thing anyone wants to deal with while on a vacation is identity theft. Identity theft is often a crime of opportunity, and vacationers who are not looking out for it can become targets for fraudsters.

Thu
30
Mar

In rural Wisconsin, former employees lift curtain on troubled crypto mine

Two recently unemployed Chinese nationals weigh their options in a cramped Park Falls, Wisconsin, motel room, not far from where they worked in a former paper mill now being used to mine cryptocurrency.

Thu
30
Mar

Back Home with Chris Hardie: A super game day memory

The sun was shining, the birds were singing and the rocking chair on the porch beckoned me.

It was barely above freezing, but I succumbed to the temptation, sipping my morning coffee and enjoyed the brief interlude of spring. 

Thu
30
Mar

Can formerly incarcerated people legally vote in Wisconsin? It depends.

Nearly 4.6 million people in the U.S. were barred from voting due to a felony conviction in 2022. That includes more than 65,000 people in Wisconsin, according to the Sentencing Project, an advocacy and research group.

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