The Brennan Center for Justice says Black voters were particularly disenfranchised when the city cut polling places during the pandemic.
Author Archives: Dee J. Hall / Wisconsin Watch
Dee J. Hall, a co-founder of Wisconsin Watch, joined the staff as managing editor in June 2015. She is responsible for daily news operations. She worked at the Wisconsin State Journal for 24 years as an editor and reporter focusing on projects and investigations.
A 1982 graduate of Indiana University’s journalism school, Hall served reporting internships at the weekly Lake County Star in Crown Point, Ind., The Gary (Ind.) Post-Tribune, The Louisville (Ky.) Times and The St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times. Prior to returning to her hometown of Madison in 1990, she was a reporter for eight years at The Arizona Republic newspaper in Phoenix, where she covered city government, schools and the environment. During her 35-year journalism career, Hall has won more than three dozen local, state and national awards for her work, including the 2001 State Journal investigation that uncovered a $4 million-a-year secret campaign machine operated by Wisconsin’s top legislative leaders.
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Government, Narrow Margin
Watch out for absentee ballot mailings — because they may not help you vote
Wisconsin election officials are cautioning voters in the 7th Congressional District to think twice before relying on pre-filled forms sent to their homes to request absentee ballots.
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Government, Health & Welfare, Narrow Margin
Wisconsin’s pandemic election: Long waits, face masks as voters go to polls
Wisconsin’s election during the coronavirus pandemic was marked by lines of voters stretching for blocks on Tuesday in Milwaukee and frustration that some residents — many wearing face masks or respirators — were forced to choose between risking their health and relinquishing their right to vote.
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Government, Health & Welfare, Narrow Margin
‘People are going to get sick from this’: Fear, uncertainty cloud Wisconsin’s pandemic election
Veteran poll inspector Brook Soltvedt says Madison has done everything it can to keep voters safe, but in-person voting is bound to make some people sick.
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Government, Health & Welfare, Narrow Margin
Madison poll worker says ‘no’ to staffing election during the pandemic
Lynn Danielson, a retired Cap Times editorial page editor, says the pandemic forced her to make the hard decision not to work at her local polling place on Tuesday.
Posted inFlawed Forensics, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety
University of Wisconsin child abuse doctor leaves a trail of accusations of bullying from colleagues, parents
A couple says Dr. Barbara Knox wrongly suspected child abuse. A forensic pathologist testifies Knox pressured him to report an injury he did not see.
Posted inThe Cannabis Question
Behind the story: What Wisconsin Watch learned in its 2019 marijuana investigation
Legalization in Wisconsin still faces many hurdles, including opposition from top GOP leaders. But our series, The Cannabis Question, provided crucial fodder for this public debate. News outlets across the country picked up these stories 433 times, reaching an estimated audience of 5.3 million people.
Posted inNews about Wisconsin Watch
Help the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism train tomorrow’s reporters — today!
Training the next generation of investigative journalists is core to our mission at the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism.
We work closely with students in classroom settings, internships, fellowships and freelance assignments to produce stories of importance to residents of Wisconsin.
Posted inCatholic Clergy Abuse, Justice & Safety
Behind the story: Why we examined Catholic Church clergy sexual abuse in Wisconsin
Our stories sought to illuminate the legacy of trauma left behind by clergy sexual abuse in Wisconsin. We reported on recommendations to better root out the abuse, and ways the church can mitigate the damage it has caused.
Posted inHealth & Welfare, Justice & Safety, Opinion
Behind the story: Why we delayed publication of our labor trafficking report
While journalists’ first inclination is to bring you the news as soon as we learn it, we decided to delay release of the story and to conceal Roberto’s identity to minimize harm.
Posted inOpinion
Your Right to Know: Bill would block scrutiny of lottery winners
When University of Wisconsin-Madison student journalist Peter Coutu investigated frequent lottery winners in Wisconsin in 2018, he uncovered a pattern: The owners and clerks of stores that sell lottery tickets seemed to have more luck than normal.
Posted inNews & Announcements
The secret of WCIJ’s success: We work with students, other news media
With just four full-time, permanent staff and the help of our talented interns and assistants, the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism produces news that reaches millions of people each year. But we don’t do it alone.