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A Wisconsin Watch and WPR analysis shows Judge Vincent Biskupic is the top user of this ‘de facto’ probation, which raises questions of judicial authority — and fairness.
Tag: NEW News Lab
The NEW News Lab is a local news collaboration in Northeast Wisconsin made up of six news outlets: FoxValley365, The Post-Crescent, Green Bay Press-Gazette, The Press Times, Wisconsin Public Radio and Wisconsin Watch, that is advancing in-depth local reporting on topics such as racism as a public health crisis, lack of affordable housing, funding of local schools, and coverage of local judicial systems.
The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s Journalism Department is an educational partner. Microsoft is providing financial support to the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation and Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region to fund the initiative.
Posted inJustice & Safety, Justice Deferred
Behind the story: How we reported on a judge’s unusual sentencing practices
The analysis required help from a court data firm and intense scrutiny of 142 cases.
Posted inJustice & Safety, Justice Deferred
Justice Deferred: Glossary of legal terms
This piece was produced for the NEW News Lab, a local news collaboration in Northeast Wisconsin. Microsoft is providing financial support to the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation and Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region to fund the initiative. Civil judgment — A civil ruling against a person requiring satisfaction of financial obligations. In criminal cases, sometimes issued […]
Posted inEconomy
In Door County, luxury, tourism leave little room for affordable workforce housing
In a community funded by tourism and affluence, much of Door County’s year-round and seasonal workforce is struggling to live comfortably.
Posted inEconomy
Here’s why it’s so hard to buy an affordable home in northeast Wisconsin
Owning a house is a lifelong dream for many. But that dream is increasingly out of reach in the Fox Cities as prices rise and the housing stock remains small.
Posted inEnvironment, Failure at the Faucet, Health & Welfare
Cow manure predicted to cause most sickness from contaminated wells in Kewaunee County
A new study predicts the incidence of gastrointestinal illness in private drinking wells, identifying manure as the main cause of contamination.
Posted inEconomy, Education
Wisconsin school districts keep begging voters for more money. Is the state funding formula broken?
Proposals to update the state’s nearly 30-year-old revenue scheme stall out in the Legislature as voters increasingly are asked to OK new spending.
Posted inEconomy, Health & Welfare
Northeast Wisconsin’s critical shortage of affordable housing has deep roots and no easy fixes. Here’s why.
There’s a dearth of more than 119,000 rental housing units in Wisconsin. Northeast Wisconsin is no exception to that shortage.
Posted inEconomy, Health & Welfare
How a lack of affordable housing crimps lives, economy in northeast Wisconsin
Amber Edwards has always worked full time, yet she found herself without a home due to a lack of affordable housing options in the Green Bay area.
Posted inHealth & Welfare
How Milwaukee County set the stage for tackling racism as a public health crisis
More than 170 jurisdictions nationwide have declared racism a public health crisis, following Milwaukee County’s lead. Brown County is among the latest.
Posted inNews about Wisconsin Watch
Wisconsin Watch, WPR, join NEW News Lab collaboration to boost coverage of the Fox Valley
Wisconsin Watch and Wisconsin Public Radio have joined the NEW News Lab (Northeast Wisconsin News Lab), a new collaborative that provides technology support, capacity building and additional funding to boost local journalism and newsrooms.