State Economy
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Wisconsin daycares could serve 33,000 more kids
The short answer to how Wisconsin daycares could serve 33,000 more kids? Hire more people to take care of those children. It’s a seemingly obvious answer to a problem that many family advocates in recent years have reached crisis level. Almost 60% of child care providers across the state have unused capacity—closed classrooms—because of staff…
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3 things you don’t know about Woodman’s, Wisconsin’s favorite grocery chain
Leave it to a Wisconsin company to build a never-ending cheese aisle in all of its stores! 3 things you (probably) don’t know about Woodman’s.
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Who’s helping and who’s hurting health care access in Wisconsin right now
It’s been half a year since Wisconsin’s Democratic Gov. Tony Evers approved a bill that would help people get the health care they need in western Wisconsin.
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Rural Wisconsin hospital expands obstetrics department thanks to government funding
As some surrounding birth centers are shuttering their maternity departments, a rural western Wisconsin hospital in a town of about 5,000 people is growing its women’s health and labor & delivery services.
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Tammy Baldwin: We celebrated lots of progress on Labor Day, but there’s more to be done
In an exclusive op-ed, Sen. Baldwin makes the case for labor victories won during her second term—and for what Eric Hovde and Donald Trump would do to hurt workers if given the chance.
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Opinion: Extending Trump-era tax giveaways will cost trillions and leave Wisconsin families behind. Instead, Congress should prioritize working families.
In this op-ed, Wisconsin resident Maura Jonas discusses the ramifications of Trump’s proposed tax giveaway that will cost trillions.
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This Rusk County small business owner is saving big on health care premiums – and her employees benefit, too
Record Number of Wisconsinites have lower and better health care benefits, thanks to Biden-Harris legislation
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For many Wisconsin families, Harris’s plans to address prescription drug costs could be life changing.
Penni Klein used to have to ration the insulin she needs to control her diabetes. But no longer – not since her medication bills dropped from $685 to $70 a month, thanks to an act of Congress, led by the How the Biden-Harris Administration.
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Wisconsin’s nursing shortage eased by Biden-Harris training funding initiatives
Thanks to the Biden-Harris administration, Wisconsin nursing programs receive a big funding boost, increasing instructor and student numbers to address the nursing shortage.
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VP Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote that lowered childcare costs for thousands of families in Wisconsin
VP Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote that lowered childcare costs for thousands of families in Wisconsin Earlier this year, Vice President Kamala Harris announced new federal actions that will can save Wisconsin families hundreds of dollars on childcare costs per month. More than 110,000 families in Wisconsin can now benefit from expanded child…
