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As child care costs continue to rise, Sen. Tammy Baldwin proposed shifting $14.27 billion from a Trump-backed immigration enforcement package to child care assistance. Senate Republicans rejected the amendment before approving a bill that sends tens of billions of dollars to ICE and Border Patrol.

Wisconsin Rep. Angela Stroud pushed back against legislation focused on transgender athletes, arguing lawmakers should not define support for women through restrictions on sports, locker rooms or the legal definition of sex. Speaking on the Assembly floor, Stroud said Wisconsin could better support women by equally funding women’s athletic programs, expanding resources for domestic violence…

Funding ends, doors close. 🧒🏼🎒 What’s next for Wisconsin daycares?Families face average tuition increases of $25 to $57 per week as a pandemic-era federal funding program for childcare providers—known as Child Care Counts in Wisconsin—ends, placing significant  strain on already-stretched household budgets. The state legislature extended funding to childcare providers after the federal aid  first…