State Legislature
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Here’s what you need to know about medical debt in Wisconsin
Health care advocates argue that hospitals could be doing a lot more to help patients who can’t afford care. The legislature has also played a role in denying affordable health care coverage to 90,000 people across the state.
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Voucher schools are getting more funding than ever. What does that mean for Wisconsin public schools?
More than $700 million of taxpayer funds are being diverted from public schools to fund private school tuition—even for wealthy families.
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Assembly Leader Neubauer says the defense and restoration of democracy is on the ballot in 2024
One of the Legislature’s top Democrats rips into Trump for continuing to spew the Big Lie about winning Wisconsin in 2020. He did not.
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Rural Wisconsinites don’t want referendums funding their school districts, but the Legislature leaves them no choice
There are 91 school referendums on ballots across the state for the April 2 spring election in Wisconsin. They’ve become a fixture as the Legislature has refused to provide public school funding that keeps up with inflation—for 16 consecutive years.
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WI Republicans block ‘Right to Contraception Act’
A new study found that women between the ages of 18-44 in Wisconsin reported lower quality of care and less access to birth control in 2022, after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
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Here’s what did and didn’t get done in the Wisconsin Legislature
Republican leadership has sent lawmakers home for the rest of 2024 despite a lengthy legislative to-do list.
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Celebrate Wisconsinbly: A guide to the state’s weird alcohol laws
Like it or not, drinking has become a big part of Badger State culture. And for that reason, we have a handful of hyper-specific, rather unusual alcohol laws on the books.
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Republicans belatedly approve Gov. Evers’ proposed new maps. Dems say it’s a trap.
After 12 years of gerrymandering Assembly and Senate districts, GOP lawmakers say they’re ready to embrace Evers’ proposal instead of whatever the state Supreme Court could impose.
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Opinion: The importance of honoring Black History Month amid continued GOP attacks on BIPOC communities
In 2024, part of that work will mean standing up to politicians who are trying to censor Black history curriculum in Wisconsin schools, ban books, make it harder for voters of color to have their voices heard, and attack DEI and other programs meant to give BIPOC communities equal opportunities to thrive in our state.
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Editorial: To honor Black History Month, focus on the people and events that matter—not the political sideshows
Pretending systemic racism no longer exists—a hallmark of Republican orthodoxy—makes a proper commemoration of Black History Month next to impossible in our state capitol.
