Special Report

Wisconsin Election 2022

The staff of Pavement Pieces covers the 2022 election in Kenosha and Racine Wisconsin.

Tony Evers is the Democratic candidate for Wisconsin governor. His campaign promises to work to address rising costs and improve public education. Photo by Lauren Peacock

Special Report: Wisconsin Election 2022

Hmong American voting in the 2022 election

Approximately 50,000 Hmong people, members of an ethnic group from Southeast Asia, immigrated to the United States four decades ago. […]

Leying Tang • February 13, 2023

Special Report: Wisconsin Election 2022

Hopelessness in Wisconsin — where both parties have failed

On the Sunday afternoon leading up to last week’s midterm election, the streets in downtown Racine, Wisconsin were close to […]

Ana Altchek • November 22, 2022

Special Report: Wisconsin Election 2022

Black Leaders Organizing for Communities encourages people of color to get out and vote

In Wisconsin, health care, social ecurity, women’s reproductive rights and public education are on the ballot.    That’s why leaders […]

Lauren Peacock • November 15, 2022

Special Report: Wisconsin Election 2022

Climate change: a poster child of American division

Wisconsin’s senator Ron Johnson, 66, quoted former president Ronald Reagan at a speech he made in Waukesha, Wisconsin earlier this […]

Victoria Kempter • November 14, 2022

Special Report: Wisconsin Election 2022

Wisconsin’s Hmong Americans in the 2022 election: how community issues and familiarity affect their vote

In the 1970s, Cherkao Vang and Mayhoua Moua arrived in the United States. Now they are American citizens and have […]

Leying Tang • November 13, 2022

Special Report: Wisconsin Election 2022

Closing the gap: Democratic shortcomings in the 2022 election

As the votes come in for the 2022 election, results show that Republicans didn’t have the red wave that they […]

Sabrina Salovitz • November 11, 2022

Special Report: Wisconsin Election 2022

This is how Hmong Americans decided their votes in 2022

You wouldn’t notice anything out of the ordinary when you walk into the community on the north side of Milwaukee, […]

Helena Cheng • November 10, 2022

Special Report: Wisconsin Election 2022

The Campaign Trail

Tatiana Ramirez • November 9, 2022

Special Report: Wisconsin Election 2022

The Farmer, Santa Claus Impersonator, And Far-Right Conspiracy Theorist That Wants To Be Wisconsin’s Next Congressman

Farmer and construction worker Chuck Barman hits conspiracy theory bingo.    He believes that UFOs are real, 9/11 and the […]

Ryan Schwach • November 8, 2022

Special Report: Wisconsin Election 2022

Eyes on the Ballot: Racine and Kenosha residents react to voter fraud claims

Last September, a group of conservative activists walked into the Racine County Courthouse wearing bright yellow shirts that read “FREE […]

Noah Powelson • November 8, 2022