WORT 89.9FM Madison · Wisconsin SNAP Leaves Many Out First created in 1939 by the Roosevelt Administration as a way of simultaneously keeping people from starving and coping with food […]
WCIJ Turns its Lens on Racial Income Inequality
A 2020 study from the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank found that blacks in Wisconsin, on average, earn 48 cents for every dollar earned by whites. The same study also […]
Postal service facing uphill battle in run-up to November election
The United States Postal Service, which has been heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, is preparing for a predicted record-breaking amount of mail-in ballots for the November election. And, in […]
Mistakes Lead to Thousands of Uncounted Ballots
On April 7, 2020, Wisconsin held one of its most chaotic elections ever. The coronavirus pandemic was peaking, state and local lockdown orders were in place. As a result, a […]
News Reporting in the Time of COVID-19
Newsrooms around the country have been struggling for a while now. Last year, furloughs rippled through the industry with layoffs at major companies like Gannett. The COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home […]
UW Child Abuse Doctor Investigated, Resigns
Barbara Knox, head of the Child Protective Unit at Madison’s American Family Children’s Hospital abruptly resigned in 2019 after being placed on administrative leave amidst allegations of intimidation and harassment […]
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