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Parents deported, children left behind: WI advocates warn of growing crisis
New research is shedding light on the issue of parent-child separation among immigrant families, which has become more pervasive in Wisconsin and across the country under heightened federal immigration enforcement. Migrant advocates called it a crisis in need of urgent attention.
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Congress gifts higher premiums to more than 300,000 Wisconsinites
Heading into the holidays, hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites will be burdened with wondering if they will be able to afford their health insurance next year, after Congress failed to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits.
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Line 5 fight continues as tribe sues U.S. Army Corps
The fight over the Line 5 pipeline continues as the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa sues the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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WI diversified, specialty farmers could be slighted in federal aid
Policy experts predict small, specialty farms will be on the losing end of the latest federal agricultural bailout meant to offset farmers’ losses from rising production costs and the market disruptions from new tariff policies.
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Rural resilience runs deep but crisis looms for WI schools
Wisconsin educators are shedding light on the unique dilemma rural school districts face as they work to meet a large portion of the state’s student needs despite significant funding and resource uncertainty.
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Facing Medicaid cuts, Wisconsin families stockpile medical supplies
In July, President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law, bringing cuts of around $1 trillion to federal Medicaid spending from 2025 through 2034. The cuts are predicted to result in a loss of the health insurance coverage affecting around 80 million lower-income Americans, including children and people with disabilities.
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WI communities committed to honoring history, contributions of immigrants
Amid mass federal anti-immigration sentiment, Wisconsin advocates and communities are committed to honoring the contributions of immigrants to the state through its historical markers program.
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WI’s Door County residents call in-person CAFO hearing a ‘win’
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources holds its first in-person public hearing in five years this week after Door County residents requested their concerns be heard about a local dairy farm’s expansion into a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation.
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WI Farmers Union calls for policy investments in rural Wisconsin
As rural communities in Wisconsin grapple with the increasing uncertainty of federal policies and the government shutdown, local farmers are asking Congress and the administration to prioritize federal policies to support rural America.
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WI teacher: Federal special-ed cuts another blow to struggling state
A Wisconsin teacher is voicing significant concerns about the recent federal special education cuts and says it’s an added blow to the state budget deficit. This month, the U.S. Department of Education began laying off more than 450 employees, many of whom oversee special-education management.
