Fewer kids in our state will have access to free school meals as President Donald Trump rolls out the federal cuts to SNAP that he included in his “Big Beautiful Bill.”
Mandela Barnes calls Tiffany's rural record “ridiculous” as farmers face skyrocketing healthcare costs, a punishing trade war, unchecked corporate power, and attacks on migrant farm workers.
Candidate for governor Rep. Francesca Hong wants a pause on data center construction, citing bipartisan calls for more information about the impact on water and electric rates.
Wisconsin top stories of 2025. A governor decides not to run. A judge is prosecuted by the president. Schools’ pleas are ignored, pushing property taxes higher. Farmers and families get rolled by Trump’s Washington.
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.
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.
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.
Some Republicans expressed interest in saving the Knowles Nelson Stewardship program, but other GOP lawmakers want the conservation effort defunded. A Democratic legislator is making a public plea to a Republican colleague to schedule a committee hearing on a...
After a tense months-long standoff over tariffs, China has agreed to resume U.S. soybean imports in exchange for the U.S. easing up its tariff policy. As part of the Oct. 30 agreement, China committed to buying 12 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans in the last...
While rural communities in Wisconsin have made strides in recent years, their progress is in jeopardy due to federal cuts and funding freezes.
