State

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23
Mar

'Election integrity' proposals do not address most common voting infraction in Wisconsin


Black people are disproportionately charged with election-related crimes. The disparity is even more pronounced than in the wider criminal justice system. (Amena Saleh/Wisconsin Watch)

Election fraud is exceptionally rare: Over the past decade in Wisconsin, it has been prosecuted fewer than 200 times, or about once for every 163,000 ballots cast.

Thu
23
Mar

Farmers advised to check runoff forecast before spreading manure

Now that spring is on the horizon, farmers will be looking to start manure spreading operations.

However, depending on soil temperature and weather conditions, it may not be the best time to spread.

Thu
23
Mar

A Supreme Court race for record books

The spring election isn't over until April 4. But already spending in this year's state Supreme Court has demolished the state and national judicial spending records.

The most expensive state Supreme Court race in the United States had been an Illinois contest in 2004, when $15 million was spent.

Thu
16
Mar

Law of the Month: Choose designated driver for holiday, sporting celebrations

Wisconsin State Patrol asks all drivers to prioritize safety behind the wheel when celebrating seasonal traditions this month. With March Madness and St. Patrick’s Day approaching, it’s a time for festivities for many in Wisconsin, but those who plan to drink must also plan for a safe ride home.

Thu
16
Mar

Teenagers sought for ag youth council


Henry Larson of Reedsburg shows a beef steer at the 2021 Sauk County Fair. Larson has been part of the state’s Youth Agriculture Council, which is accepting applications for the next session. (Reedsburg Independent file photo)

Applications are being accepted now for Wisconsin’s Agriculture Youth Council.

High school students who will be seniors for 2023-2024 are eligible to apply.

Thu
16
Mar

‘You’re treated like a criminal’: Wisconsin eyes fixes for emergency mental health system


Chrissy Barnard is a peer support specialist with the National Alliance on Mental Illness Wisconsin. Before her recovery, she was hospitalized for mental health-related issues more than 30 times in Wisconsin and Minnesota. “The whole system needs to change, because it’s so traumatizing. You’re treated like a criminal from the get-go, she says of Wisconsin’s disparate county-by-county system for delivering crisis care. “For someone who has no history of violence, or a criminal record or anything, it’s totally humiliating.” (Submitted photo)

When Chrissy Barnard faced a mental health crisis and most needed care, law enforcement  handcuffed her, placed her in the back of a patrol car and drove her five hours to Wisconsin’s only state-run mental health facility for the general public.

Thu
16
Mar

Fiscal Facts: More young adult lives lost in WI, even as death rates drop for older adults

More Wisconsinites are dying in the prime of life, from causes that chiefly include COVID-19 or drug overdoses. At the same time, there is another encouraging mortality trend: Wisconsinites in older age groups are dying at lower rates.

Thu
09
Mar

Fiscal Facts: A look at chronic absenteeism

As COVID-19 upended the lives of students around the state, schools across Wisconsin saw a troubling increase in chronic absences.

Thu
09
Mar

Fiscal Facts: Changing Midwest marijuana landscape impacts Wisconsin

Since late 2019, sales of recreational marijuana have begun in two of Wisconsin’s neighboring states, while a third appears poised to legalize the substance soon.

Thu
09
Mar

Former senior center director charged with tax fraud

Dane County Circuit Court has issued charges against a Palmyra woman.

Amanda M. Meade, 41, was charged with six felony counts of filing a false or fraudulent state income tax return for 2016 through 2021.

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