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WI voters should reject GOP’s effort to ‘privatize public education,’ Rep. Hong says
Rep. Francesca Hong says “that the attack on public education is truly an attack on democracy, and it’s a way to distract us from the fact that they truly do not want to have access to opportunity, to critical thinking and nutritious food available to all students.”
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Many Wisconsin voucher schools are hostile to their LGBTQ students—and don’t seem to care
Religious schools that get taxpayer funds officially can’t discriminate when it comes to admissions, but that doesn’t mean they can’t make life miserable for young people finding their way.
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A Trump judge just blocked the ban of noncompete clauses
The FTC voted to ban noncompete agreements in April—those pesky clauses that employers often force their workers to sign which effectively bar them from starting their own business or finding a new job in the same field within a certain area or timeframe after leaving their current job.
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Wisconsin seniors would pay more for prescription drugs under Project 2025
Project 2025 calls for repealing the Inflation Reduction Act, which would cause millions of American seniors to pay more for their prescription drugs.
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Courts deal WI GOP setbacks on voting rights, worker rights, environment conservation
A Dane County judge says parts of Act 10 are unconstitutional. The Wisconsin Supreme Court restores ballot drop boxes, rules against Republicans’ blocking funding of certain programs, and agrees to make a final decision on an 1849 abortion law.
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Kamala Harris’ fight for reproductive freedom takes center stage in 2024
In the two years since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Vice President Kamala Harris has become a strong, passionate voice for reproductive rights.
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Conservative leaders want to make it harder to get divorced
No-fault divorce laws have contributed to lower national rates of intimate partner violence, particularly against women. Some conservative leaders want to reinstate barriers to divorce by requiring “proof” of abuse or infidelity.
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Allegations of sexual assault, animal cruelty emerge in new RFK Jr. report
New reporting from Vanity Fair reveals troubling details about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s past, including allegations of sexual misconduct and further insight into his history of anti-vaccine rhetoric.
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Baldwin hails major win for Wisconsin in new biohealth tech hub, with 30,000 jobs estimated
Created by the CHIPS and Science Act, each hub specializes in improving US research and manufacturing—including Wisconsin-led advancements in personalized medicine.
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How this Wisconsin mom is helping a family grow through surrogacy
“If I were in a state where—if something went wrong, or I had an ectopic pregnancy or a missed miscarriage, and there was nothing I could do about it but wait until it’s bad enough that my life was in jeopardy—I would not even consider being in the position I’m in now,” she said of…
