One in eight school-aged kids living in Wisconsin comes from a family where food is hard to come by, while many more are living on the edge: their families can afford food, but that means cutting into their clothing budget or college savings.
Gov. Tony Evers has a solution: Provide free breakfast and lunch for every K-12 student in Wisconsin.
Don’t sleep on the dollar store! With food prices up 10% from last spring, Wisconsin shoppers are getting creative about where they go for groceries... and it's paying off, IF you know what to buy.
Wisconsin's middle class is shrinking. While 61% of Americans were considered "middle class" in 1971, the latest data from 2021 shows that number is down to 50%.
While no county is immune to the impacts of climate change, some are certainly more "climate-safe" than others. And in the Midwest, a region well-versed in weather extremes, Wisconsin is a notable bright spot.