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5 of the Coolest Events Happening in Wisconsin This November
Wisconsin has so many cool events going on in November, it’s hard to resist checking them out. There’s something for everyone to do.
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Food Pantries Anticipate Record Demand This Thanksgiving. They’ll Need Record Donations to Meet It.
Nearly three years since the pandemic began, high grocery prices are now driving thousands of families to their local pantries. Many, for the first time.
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GOP Attorney General Nominee Eric Toney Has a Low Conviction Rate for Domestic Violence, Records Show
A review of a state dashboard shows the Republican challenger badly lagged state and neighboring rates for winning felony convictions due to plea deals and failure to seek retrials.
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New Test Scores Suggest Wisconsin Schools Weathered Pandemic Better Than Most
America’s state-based education systems got their first report card since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic this month, revealing Wisconsin students fared better than most of their peers in other states in both reading and math. The U.S. Department of Education’s National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) tested 4th and 8th graders earlier this year…
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Sen. Ron Johnson Voted Against a Program for Farmers Four Years Ago. Now He Wants Them to Apply
The Dairy Margin Coverage program to help farmers weather tough market forces was authorized by the 2018 Farm Bill—legislation that Sen. Ron Johnson voted against. But in a recent tweet, Johnson encouraged farmers in Wisconsin to apply for the program, without mentioning his no vote.
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6 Times Republicans Suggested—or Outright Said—they Want to Cut Social Security and Medicare
Top Republicans have made clear they plan to hold the global economy hostage to make cuts to Social Security and Medicare. Don’t believe us? Here are six separate times they’ve suggested—or outright said—they want to make cuts to Social Security and Medicare.
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15,000 Books in 30 days: How You Can Help Every Child Have a Gift to Open This Holiday Season
Dane County’s third-annual Community Book Drive will make the holidays happier for thousands of kids. But they can’t do it without you.
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These Wisconsin Towns Named Among America’s ‘Most Beautiful’
The Badger state has captured the attention of Architectural Digest, naming two of its small towns some of the most beautiful in the nation.
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New Reporting Uncovers Johnson Hypocrisy On Taxes
New reporting from WKOW-TV in Madison has revealed that the trust fund established by U.S. Senator Ron Johnson to benefit his adult children abruptly went from paying hundreds of thousands of dollars a year in state taxes to $0 beginning in 2016. You can view the full report from WKOW-TV (ABC) here. There’s a lot…
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Wisconsin Woman Struggled With Her Mental Health for a Decade. Now She Hides ‘Little Hearts’ to Help Others.
The hearts, with encouraging messages attached, are now appearing as far away as Connecticut. Learn how you can join the movement!
