Politics
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Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, being turned away from ERs despite federal law
Even as the Biden administration publicly warned hospitals to treat pregnant patients in emergencies, facilities continue to violate the federal law. The issue became a focus for the administration following reports of women being improperly treated in emergency rooms after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion more than two…
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Wisconsin’s nursing shortage eased by Biden-Harris training funding initiatives
Thanks to the Biden-Harris administration, Wisconsin nursing programs receive a big funding boost, increasing instructor and student numbers to address the nursing shortage.
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VP Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote that lowered childcare costs for thousands of families in Wisconsin
VP Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote that lowered childcare costs for thousands of families in Wisconsin Earlier this year, Vice President Kamala Harris announced new federal actions that will can save Wisconsin families hundreds of dollars on childcare costs per month. More than 110,000 families in Wisconsin can now benefit from expanded child…
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6 times Kamala Harris wore clothing with a hidden meaning
Kamala Harris has mastered turning women’s fashion into a subtle power play. Here are six ways she’s done it, plus tips for how you can do it, too.
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6 times Kamala Harris wore clothing with a hidden meaning
Kamala Harris has mastered turning women’s fashion into a subtle power play. Here are six ways she’s done it, plus tips for how you can do it, too.
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Major drugmakers capped cost of asthma inhalers at $35 per month after investigation from Democrats
AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, and GlaxoSmithKline all agreed to cap the price of asthma inhalers earlier this year following an investigation by a Democratic-led Senate Committee.
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A chief architect of Project 2025 is ready to shock Washington if Donald Trump wins a second term
A chief architect of Project 2025 — the controversial conservative blueprint to remake the federal government — Vought is likely to be appointed to a high-ranking post in a second Trump administration. And he’s been drafting a so-far secret “180-Day Transition Playbook” to speed the plan’s implementation to avoid a repeat of the chaotic start…
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What Wisconsin needs to know about Tim Walz, our next-door neighbor and Kamala Harris’ running mate
As governor of Minnesota, Walz has made school lunches free for all students, created a paid family and medical leave program, increased public school funding, legalized recreational marijuana, made abortion a fundamental right under state law, and protected fans buying tickets online to see Taylor Swift.
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Project 2025 would take kids’ school lunch off the table in some Wisconsin schools
Today, families with tight food budgets in rural and low income districts can count on their kids getting two nutritious meals at school for free, thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration. Donald Trump’s Project 2025 calls for an end to that program, leaving millions of kids without food.
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Opinion: The hidden toll of medical debt on housing and employment in Wisconsin
Medical debt’s unfair toll on housing and employment, and the need for reform.
