INSIDE WISCONSIN

By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – The scenario was eerily similar: A human respiratory disease of zoonotic origin, meaning it could be traced to animals, broke out in southern China and spread to 17 countries, eventually killing nearly 800 people. It was called the...

By Tom Still EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Wisconsin’s economic geography can be roughly divided into places that enjoy a strong measure of prosperity and those communities searching for ways to reverse decades of declining fortunes. Even that split between “haves” and...

By Tom Still APPLETON, Wis. – There are many reasons why people in Wisconsin and elsewhere can be skeptics when it comes to the global economy. Whether it’s the coronavirus outbreak, seemingly endless debates over tariffs and trade pacts, or worries over jobs being...

By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – Don’t talk to John Austin about the Midwest “Rust Belt.” He’ll tell you how that depressing image is fading in very real ways. Then again, Austin is quick to add, it’s just as fanciful to believe the Midwest of yester-year will ever come...

By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – On one side are regulators hoping to foster easier exchange of health data, some patient advocates and some researchers and healthcare app developers. One the other side are major health records firms such as Verona-based Epic, the...

By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – After decades of willingly sharing their personal information online, sometimes with people, companies and groups they don’t even know, most Americans think it’s time to regain a measure of control. Aside from the fact it would be...