People with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes make up over a quarter of those waiting for an organ transplant in Wisconsin. People needing a kidney account for nearly 80% of those on the transplant list.
Author Archives: Khushboo Rathore / Wisconsin Watch
Khushboo Rathore graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, in May with a dual degree in journalism and information science. Her main focus is data journalism, with a specialization in gathering inaccessible data and creating visualizations and websites to show information. She has worked on projects with the Associated Press, Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, Local News Network and The Frederick News-Post. Her journalism interests include education equity, public policy and public figure accountability.
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DataWatch: Wisconsin residents of legal drinking age consumed 35+ gallons of alcohol a person in 2022
Data from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism provides a deep look at what Wisconsin residents are drinking and how much.
Posted inForward, Government
Forward: Our picks for favorite politics stories of the year
As the year winds down, we gave each state team reporter the assignment of picking a favorite story written by another member of the team. Here were their picks.
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DataWatch: Fight against fluoride is expanding on the local and national stage
Data from the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Environmental Protection Agency shows that, in 2024, about 83.6% of Wisconsin’s residents have fluoridated water.
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DataWatch: Rightward election shift was weaker in Wisconsin than other states
In Wisconsin’s 2024 U.S. Senate and presidential elections, the youngest voters shifted slightly toward Republicans while other age groups shifted Democratic in the Senate race and Republican in the presidential.
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DataWatch: Overall, Wisconsin’s health is above average in the United States
Across various measures of health and wellness, Wisconsin ranked 22nd based on data from America’s Health Rankings’ 2023 annual report.
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DataWatch: The ups and downs of Wisconsin’s highway system
Wisconsin’s highways were ranked 40th of the 50 states in 2022.
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DataWatch: Drugs, alcohol make for deadlier boat accidents
In Wisconsin, boating accidents reported to the Coast Guard that involved drugs or alcohol were nearly 25% more likely to result in injury than accidents not involving drugs or alcohol.
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DataWatch: Striking the balance between affordable and livable is hard on Wisconsin child care providers
Survey data from the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families indicates that only 50% of child care slots are affordable, a far cry from the federal and state recommended 75%.
Posted inForward, Justice & Safety
DataWatch: Wisconsin incarcerates more people than its prisons were designed to hold
More than 5,000 people are living outside of the designated normal population for the prison system. Overcrowding in prisons can have serious impacts on staff and prisoners.
