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Wisconsin Watch @wisconsinwatch.org · 30/09/2025
Experts estimate that more than 100,000 Wisconsin residents live in manufactured homes, the more accurate name for what many call mobile homes or trailers — structures that make up the country’s largest portion of unsubsidized low-income housing.
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‘They are squeezing everybody in this park to death’: Owners of manufactured homes get little protection as private equity moves in
Wisconsin regulators rarely inspect parks and allow many to go unlicensed — all while frustrations simmer with unresponsive landlords.
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Wisconsin Watch @wisconsinwatch.org · 11/08/2025
"Public opinion is the camp’s biggest obstacle, said Chloe Blish, the camp’s mental wellness director. Prison and camp staff described hearing and reading concerns over the perception that the program is a safety risk — and that it rewards incarcerated parents."
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‘I did drop a tear’: Camp Reunite helps kids connect with their incarcerated parents
A unique camp offers welcoming space for Wisconsin prisoners to spend time with their children, but stigma and other barriers limit its reach.
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
This story and tool by @addiecostello.bsky.social shows Wisconsinites how their local govts are spending millions in opioid settlement payouts. Her reporting prompted some to file required reports they hadn't yet submitted. Others corrected errors she flagged. wisconsinwatch.org/2025/07/how-...
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How are Wisconsin’s local governments spending millions in opioid settlement payouts?
Three years into disbursements, strategies vary — and so does transparency. Some governments submitted required reports only after a reporter asked. Others have yet to spend anything.
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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
People living with mental illness find work, care and community at a clubhouse built for them in Madison. But Medicaid cuts would threaten funding, and Wisconsin invests little in a health care model that’s thriving in Michigan. wisconsinwatch.org/2025/04/wisc... via @addiecostello.bsky.social
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Madison's Yahara House serves people living with mental illness
But funding for the clubhouse is scarce, and Wisconsin invests little in a health care model that’s thriving in Michigan.
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George Stanley @georgestanley.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Counties across Wisconsin are selling nursing homes to private companies or closing them. County homes tend to offer better care and take patients private nursing homes won't. The public needs to know. @wisconsinwatch.bsky.social @addiecostello.bsky.social wisconsinwatch.org/2024/12/wisc...
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‘We own it. It’s our place.’ Worsened care feared as counties privatize their nursing homes
County nursing homes tend to offer better care, but 22 Wisconsin counties have sold or closed them over three decades.
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