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Wisconsin Agriculture Faces Uncertainty Heading Into 2026
Last week, the Trump administration announced it would be providing $12 billion in bridge payments to American farmers.
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Feds Call Out Wisconsin, 38 Other States For Diverting Benefits Owed To Foster Kids
In Wisconsin, the office of Gov. Tony Evers pointed to a provision Evers included in his proposed 2025-27 state budget to end the practice.
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DHS Reiterates Recommendations That Newborns Get Vaccinated For Hepatitis B
Wisconsin's health department is reaffirming longstanding recommendations that all newborns get a vaccination for hepatitis B.
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National Democrats Target US Senate GOP Incumbents On Health Care Votes
“REPUBLICAN ARE DOUBLING HEALTH CARE COSTS,” one mockup of the ad provided to States Newsroom reads. “
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Report On Strained Federal Data Agencies Hits Home In Wisconsin
As federal funding and systems dwindle, states are left to decide how and whether to make up the difference.
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Mandela Barnes Aims To Raise $50 Million In Governor's Race
Calls the Democratic primary a ‘battle of ideas.’
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Wisconsin Grapples With Prospect Of Losing Federal Housing Funds
HUD cuts could endanger housing for families, veterans and children.
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Medicare's New AI Experiment Sparks Alarm Among Doctors, Lawmakers
A Medicare pilot program allows private companies to use AI to review older Americans’ requests for certain medical care.
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Corn's Clean-Energy Promise Is Clashing With Its Climate Footprint
For decades, corn has reigned over American agriculture. It sprawls across 90 million acres — about the size of Montana.
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Wisconsin Lawmakers Have Ideas To Improve Math Education; Teachers, Experts Are Skeptical
At a hearing on a Republican bill to improve math education, Wisconsin lawmakers were suddenly faced with a pop quiz.
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Anti-Abortion Groups, Lawmakers Push Feds For More Permanent ‘Defunding' Of Planned Parenthood
Several Republican-led states, including Ohio and Indiana, have also recently tried to cut Planned Parenthood off of state Medicaid funding.
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Farmworkers Sue Over Trump's Low Wages For Foreign Guest Workers
The cuts “will severely impact farmworkers — some of the most vulnerable members of our society and many of whom already live in poverty."
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Waukesha Sheriff Flock System Data Raises Questions
The Wisconsin Examiner’s Criminal Justice Reporting Project shines a light on incarceration, law enforcement and criminal justice issues.
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Special Education Reimbursement Payments To Schools Fall Far Below Estimate
Advocates called attention to the reimbursement rate in statements this week, saying the funding system needs an overhaul.
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Trump Administration Urged By US House Dems To Act On Health Insurance Claim Denials
“Improper claim denials impose substantial health and financial hardships on individuals, leading to delays in necessary treatments."
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Senate Passes Bills To Eliminate 400-Year Veto And Redefine Abortion
A bipartisan group of senators also approved a bill to bar health care for undocumented immigrants.
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Shortage Of Rural Doctors Won't End Anytime Soon, Report Says
In 2023, 40% of rural counties had at least one primary care clinician participating in the program — compared to 60% of non-rural counties.
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Controversial Unemployment Insurance Bill Gets Its First Hearing In The Legislature
A business lobbyist Thursday sought to salvage a new unemployment insurance bill that has sparked opposition from some Democrats.
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Following Lead Of Federal GOP, Wisconsin Lawmakers Take Up Credit Card Political Contributions Bill
“Let’s acknowledge that we need to know that unlawful sources and foreign entities are not infiltrating our campaigns and elections.”
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Wisconsin Lawmakers Propose Bills To Encourage School District Consolidation
Schools in Wisconsin have seen a drop of about 53,000 students over a decade, from the 2013-14 to the 2022-23 school years.
