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LATEST NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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Mount Horeb shooting: ‘People in every community need to be mindful of the warning signs’
May 03, 2024
Most mass school shootings happen in rural and suburban schools, data show.
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What type of Democrat can win in rural Wisconsin?
April 22, 2024
With three distinct approaches to campaigning on the ballot, the Democratic primary for a congressional seat — and how the winner fares against the Republican incumbent — could signal to other campaigns how to approach western Wisconsin in future contests.
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Poopspotting: How AI and satellites can detect illegal manure spreading in Wisconsin
March 07, 2024
Researchers explore use of aerial imagery and artificial intelligence to monitor a farming practice that threatens water.
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Pandemic brings telehealth boom to rural Wisconsin, but barriers linger
October 10, 2023
Physician shortages and broadband gaps hinder access to care. Some gains could be lost if certain pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities expire.
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Wisconsin’s Black infants have some of the country’s highest mortality rates. These solutions could help.
September 18, 2023
Addressing societal factors — including stress caused by poverty and racism and lack of access to health care — could improve pregnancy outcomes, research shows.
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Moms for Liberty is growing in Wisconsin as critics call them extremists
August 23, 2023
The parental rights organization has built membership from groups that formed during the pandemic and is looking to shape policy and elections.
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Can’t find child care for your infant in Wisconsin? You’re not alone. Industry experts break down why it’s so difficult.
July 25, 2023
Among the list of challenges, providers often charge parents less than the actual cost of care in an attempt to keep prices manageable. And that’s with child care workers being notoriously underpaid compared to those with similar credentials in other fields.
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Wisconsin towns brace for next fight on local control over large farms
July 06, 2023
A proposed pig CAFO spurred five northwest Wisconsin towns to regulate big farms. After one rescinded its ordinance, others wonder if they’ll face lawsuits.
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Wisconsin governor’s 400-year veto angers opponents in state with long history of creative cuts
July 06, 2023
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ partial veto that attempts to lock in a school funding increase for 400 years drew outrage and surprise from his political opponents.
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At rules hearing, U.S. EPA hears human toll of unaddressed coal ash pollution
June 30, 2023
“My husband and I had plans when I retired to travel; now he’s in the graveyard,” said the widow of a cleanup worker at the infamous 2008 Kingston, Tennessee, coal ash spill.
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Wildfire smoke is new hazard in upper Midwest
June 10, 2023
Canadian wildfire smoke brought air quality alerts to Wisconsin. Such episodes will grow more common as the earth warms, climate experts say.
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Rising cost of living in northeast Wisconsin has many working families treading water
June 07, 2023
A dearth of affordable housing and the cost and availability of child care remain barriers to opportunity for many working families in the northeast region.
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One in 5 could have dyslexia, but Wisconsin students, parents feel school support falls short
May 19, 2023
The state may mandate early screening, but district by district, the overall approach to literacy can look different.
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No emergency needed: Community paramedics in Wisconsin, elsewhere visit patients at home
May 12, 2023
Such programs are expanding across the country, including in rural areas, as health care providers, insurers, and state governments recognize the potential benefits to patients, ambulance services, and hospitals.
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Voting has gotten harder in Wisconsin. Organizers have found ways to help
May 05, 2023
Two different research initiatives have documented the ways it’s now more difficult to vote in Wisconsin, from disparities in access to added barriers.
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