A coalition of Mississippi River mayors is celebrating the Senate approval of a lower river basin plan. At their annual meeting in St. Louis, members of the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative (MRCTI) discussed policy priorities and strategized ways to benefit the region.
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Posted inHealth & Welfare, Special alert
U.S. Supreme Court eliminates constitutional right to abortion. What does that mean for Wisconsin?
The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that Americans no longer hold the constitutional right to abortion. The 6-3 ruling overturns Roe v. Wade and allows states to ban the procedure. What does that mean for Wisconsin? The answer is complicated.
Posted inEconomy, Lives on Hold
‘I got nothing left’: Wisconsin’s jobless pushed to brink as ideas swirl for mending torn safety net
Upgrading outdated technology could help. So could making claims more user-friendly and overcoming partisan paralysis.
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Cruel and Unusual?, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety
‘He shouldn’t have had to die’: COVID-19 infects half of Wisconsin inmates, five times the overall state rate
Prisoners lack space and some say rules to curb COVID-19 are unevenly enforced
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Economy, Environment, Health & Welfare
Wisconsin’s No. 1 mink farming industry now seen as a COVID-19 risk
State officials knew little about the secretive industry until the pandemic struck; now they are scrambling to keep mink farmers and their animals safe
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Health & Welfare
So you’ve been diagnosed with COVID-19. What next?
Wisconsin experts share tips for limiting spread and boosting your immune system — aiming to prevent hospitalization.
Posted inEconomy, Health & Welfare
Wisconsin farmers: Fixing farm finances will improve mental health
Some farmer advocates are pushing for supply management systems that could raise milk prices and reduce volatility
Posted inEconomy, Health & Welfare
‘The happiness and joy has been sucked out of me’: Wisconsin dairy farmers face mental health crisis
Many Wisconsin milk producers are overwhelmed, dogged by financial worries, a crushing workload, labor shortages and bad weather
Posted inEducation
As semester ends in Wisconsin, COVID-19 fears shrink — while concerns of academic slide grow
Schools are not the superspreader sites that many feared, but research indicates U.S. students fell behind in math during the pandemic
Posted inCostly Care, Health & Welfare
‘I just kind of panicked’: Patients confused as hospitals file liens to recoup costs of treating injured uninsured
Hospitals file liens against uninsured patients to get a cut of compensation in personal injury lawsuits.
Posted inCostly Care, Health & Welfare
A Wisconsin hospital promised to stop suing most patients during the pandemic. Then it filed 200 lawsuits.
Consumer advocates see an ‘electronic debtor’s prison’ when hospitals and collection agencies take patients to court.
Posted inGovernment, Narrow Margin
Wisconsin GOP lawmakers call for tighter voting rules; Dems call election hearing a ‘sham’
Republicans called for changes to election law and made broad allegations of fraud and misconduct but offered little proof.