Politics
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Opinion: Modernizing Medicare’s approach to obesity treatment is cost-effective and improves lives
Dr. Roxane Spitzer calls on Sen. Ron Johnson and his Republican colleagues to back the bipartisan initiative to expand Medicare coverage for anti-obesity medication.
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Opinion: Medicaid has been life-changing for our family. We must protect it.
From providing critical services for their son to job opportunities, Medicaid has shaped this Wisconsin family’s life.
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Opinion: As Wisconsinites honor Women’s History Month 2025, Brad Schimel is stuck in 1849
A Better Wisconsin Together is holding the Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate, Brad Schimel, accountable for his support of banning abortion and his failure to process thousands of sexual assault kits.
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Wisconsin OB-GYN’s heartbreaking abortion story—and how IVF helped complete her family
“Terrible things happen in pregnancy. All babies aren’t healthy and all pregnancies are not healthy for the baby or the mother.”
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Gwen Frisbie-Fulton: ‘The people closest to the problem are often the ones who can find the solution’
About two years ago, tents started to show up in my neighborhood along the creek beds and in small stands of trees. Most only became visible when the leaves fell, exposing their orange rainflies and blue tarps. This increase in houselessness didn’t feel surprising to me or to my neighbors: The rent has nearly doubled…
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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.
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Republicans pass bill to micromanage county sheriffs on immigration enforcement
The Assembly passes a bill to boost President Trump’s plan of stepped-up racial profiling, despite the risks of errant arrests and silencing crime victims.
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‘Some people work their butts off and other people get rich’: Gwen Frisbie-Fulton’s view from rural America
My dad raised us to work hard and do good for our families, but he was also going to make damn sure we didn’t step on anyone else along the way.
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Wisconsin will get hit hardest from Trump’s trade war, analysis shows
The other 49 states have between 1% to 8% of their labor force working in industries getting hit by retaliatory tariffs. Nearly 10% of the Wisconsin workforce stands to be affected here.
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Opinion: Dear legislative Republicans, we’ve already paid for education. Cut the check.
Former State Representative LaKeshia Myers urges lawmakers to provide equitable funding for public schools.
