Sunday’s main march was held in Wisconsin, where upcoming elections could determine the state Supreme Court’s power balance and future abortion rights.
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Record bird flu outbreaks contribute to surge in egg prices
Consumers face higher grocery and restaurant bills as the egg industry recovers from a deadly avian influenza outbreak. But prices may have peaked.
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Wisconsin cigarette sales go up in smoke over 20 years
A new report shows that cigarette sales in Wisconsin plummeted over the past 20 years, fueled by higher taxes and smoking bans.
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Labor shortage, outside investors strain affordable housing efforts in Milwaukee
Out-of-state investors are buying up and renting single-family homes and duplexes. And construction businesses are shorthanded.
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‘You’re treated like a criminal’: Wisconsin eyes fixes for emergency mental health system
Wisconsin should regionalize mental health crisis services, experts say. A legislative stalemate has stalled funding.
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Abortion ban changes split Wisconsin GOP under veto threat
Wisconsin Republicans who control the Legislature are divided over whether to push for rape and incest abortion exceptions in the face of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ pledge to veto any bill that keeps the state’s 173-year-old ban in place.
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Ascension to close South Side Milwaukee’s only labor and delivery unit, prompting questions and protest
Health care giant to close St. Francis Hospital Birthing Center on Dec. 23. Staff and patients see new hurdles for expecting mothers.
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Although free and available, few young children in Milwaukee are getting COVID-19 boosters
Experts cite COVID fatigue, parental skepticism and structural barriers in explaining low rates of vaccination.
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As drug overdose deaths soar, Milwaukee County considers use of opioid settlement funds
Milwaukee County is on pace this year to surpass last year’s record-high total of 643 drug overdose deaths.
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Judge orders Wisconsin-based slaughterhouse cleaning company not to hire minors
A federal judge ordered a Wisconsin company that cleans hundreds of slaughterhouses nationwide to ensure it is complying with child labor laws after investigators identified at least 50 minors scrubbing and sanitizing dangerous equipment on overnight shifts at five different meatpacking plants in three states.
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Milwaukee County sees rise in suicides in Black communities
Groups seek to destigmatize mental illness and highlight resources.
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Prosecutors move to dismiss Wisconsin abortion ban challenge
A conservative prosecutor is asking a judge to toss out Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul’s lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s 173-year-old ban on abortions, arguing that it lacks legal merit and that there is no weight to assertions that it is unenforceable because of its age.