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The State Assembly has approved a plan to allow pharmacists to prescribe birth control pills and patches.
May
2025
29
Salina Heller
A former 15-year veteran of reporting local news for western Wisconsin TV and radio stations, Salina Heller also volunteers in community theater, helps organize the Chippewa Valley Air Show, and is kept busy by her daughter’s elementary school PTA meetings. She is a UW-Eau Claire alum.
May
2025
23
How One Wisconsin Farmer is Reinventing his Dairy Farm
BABY ANIMAL ALERT! 🐣🐐🐷🐑 Farmers are finding new ways to make their farms profitable. In Dunn County, one farmer transformed from a traditional dairy farmer to one who educates and opens up his farm to thousands of people each year. (The farm is open this weekend!)
Hear from John Govin on why this adaptability is better than what he could have ever imagined.
🎥/✏️: Salina Heller
May
2025
20
The Biggest Cuts To Medicaid In History
It’s all about the billionaires. 💵
Democratic Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin says Republicans are putting health care further out of reach for everyday people, “because they need to give tax handouts to their rich friends.”
In a committee, Republicans voted last week to cut off Planned Parenthood from Medicaid funds—a longtime goal of the party—plus take away Medicaid health insurance from more than 13 million people.
✏️: Salina Heller
Apr
2025
25
Wisconsin Republicans and Democrats agree on postpartum Medicaid coverage—but the Speaker doesn’t
The Wisconsin Senate passed a bill this week with overwhelming support from both sides of the aisle to expand Medicaid coverage for new moms for a full year after birth. Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is now the obstacle in getting low-income mothers some help.
Apr
2025
11
Voters “understood the assignment” in Wisconsin—but shouldn’t get complacent over reproductive health
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin continue to work toward reproductive health as public health in Wisconsin.
Mar
2025
21
Why this lakefront Wisconsin school district is swimming with funding issues
In one small western Wisconsin community, lakefront properties and vacation homes are causing funding angst for the rural year-round residents.
Mar
2025
21
Wisconsin OB-GYN student: The April 1 election will affect your doctor’s ability to take care of you
There’s already a shortage of OB-GYNs in Wisconsin. The repeal of Roe v. Wade in 2022 made the deficiency worse, forcing many doctors to flee the state in order to practice. Now, increasing numbers of OB-GYN students are trying to leave Wisconsin, too.
Mar
2025
3
Rallies planned across Wisconsin this week to oppose far-right Supreme Court candidate
The freedom to make decisions about reproductive health care is on the ballot in Wisconsin on April 1, in the state Supreme Court race. Doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals are inviting other Wisconsin residents to rally with them across the state this week to protect reproductive freedom.
Feb
2025
26
Wisconsin voters will decide if abortion is legal on April 1—here’s why
Wisconsin voters will head to the polls on April 1 to fill an open seat on the state’s Supreme Court. Whoever wins will be the make-or-break vote on a statewide 1849 abortion ban.
Feb
2025
18
Wisconsin farmers left holding the bill after Trump freezes contracts
Wisconsin farmers are among a growing number of Americans facing debt after the Trump administration’s freeze on federal contracts. It’s a ‘kick in the shorts’ to the farming community, according to one local farmer.
