Department of Corrections, reform advocates pursue different …
Oct 23, 2024 · The Wisconsin Examiner’s Criminal Justice Reporting Project shines a light on incarceration, law enforcement and criminal justice issues with support from the Public Welfare Foundation
Cities, states say they’ll need more help to replace millions of lead ...
Nov 20, 2024 · A new federal rule will require water utilities across the country to pull millions of lead drinking water pipes out of the ground and replace them, at a cost of billions of dollars. States, cities and water utilities agree that the lead pipes need to go to ensure safe water for residents. But they say […]
Affordable Care Act enrollment off to strong start as advocates …
Nov 25, 2024 · Deputy Editor Erik Gunn reports and writes on work and the economy, health policy and related subjects, for the Wisconsin Examiner. He spent 24 years as a freelance writer for Milwaukee Magazine, Isthmus, The Progressive, BNA Inc., and other publications, winning awards for investigative reporting, feature writing, beat …
Rural voters and their discontents • Wisconsin Examiner
Nov 21, 2024 · Deputy Editor Erik Gunn reports and writes on work and the economy, health policy and related subjects, for the Wisconsin Examiner. He spent 24 years as a freelance writer for Milwaukee Magazine, Isthmus, The Progressive, BNA Inc., and other publications, winning awards for investigative reporting, feature writing, beat …
Wisconsin Senate candidate Eric Hovde’s sour grapes shrivel on …
Nov 21, 2024 · Poor Eric Hovde. His protestations that the election was rigged against him have fallen on deaf ears. Hovde’s grudging concession to Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, who beat him by 29,000 votes to hang onto her seat in the U.S. Senate, came as Republicans across the country rejoiced at winning control of the White House and both chambers of …
Wisconsin residents pay less in state and local taxes, new report …
Nov 22, 2024 · Deputy Editor Erik Gunn reports and writes on work and the economy, health policy and related subjects, for the Wisconsin Examiner. He spent 24 years as a freelance writer for Milwaukee Magazine, Isthmus, The Progressive, BNA Inc., and other publications, winning awards for investigative reporting, feature writing, beat …
Crime is down, FBI says, but politicians still choose statistics to fit ...
Oct 8, 2024 · Violent crime and property crime in the United States dropped in 2023, continuing a downward trend following higher rates of crime during the pandemic, according to the FBI’s latest national crime report.. Murders and intentional manslaughter, known as non-negligent manslaughter, fell by 11.6% from 2022.
Environmental group criticizes We Energies utility rate hikes
Nov 13, 2024 · Environmental groups are decrying increases in We Energies utility rates for customers in Wisconsin, and reliance on fossil fuels.
Milwaukee activists prepare for new reality under Trump
Nov 13, 2024 · “Our strategy is year-round civic organizing,” Amanda Avalos, executive director of Leaders Igniting Transformation (LIT) told Wisconsin Examiner, following the Nov. 5 election won by President-elect Donald Trump.
Wisconsin Supreme Court justices question enforcing 1849 law as …
Nov 11, 2024 · Several of the Wisconsin Supreme Court liberal justices appeared opposed to the enforcement of a 174-year old law when it comes to abortion during oral arguments Monday in a high-profile case meant to clarify law in the state.