News
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State health leaders condemn change in hepatitis B vaccine recommendation
Wisconsin health leaders worry changes to a federal recommendation to vaccinate newborns against hepatitis B will create unnecessary confusion for families and providers.
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Evers vetoes bill to block Medicaid funds from undocumented residents
Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a host of Republican bills Friday, including legislation barring undocumented immigrants from getting federal health care funding.
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‘Living’ Christmas trees? Some people are choosing evergreens they can replant after the holidays.
Some tree farms in the central U.S. are selling more potted Christmas trees as people seek out an eco-friendly option or look to get more than one use out of their evergreens.
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Experts share tips for staying safe on the ice
For Wisconsin residents who love winter, the arrival of cold and snow has been an early Christmas gift. But if you are heading out to one of Wisconsin’s more than 15,000 lakes to ice fish, snowmobile or skate, experts have some advice to stay safe.
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Americans drank more milk in 2024, reversing a decade-long decline
The latest federal data shows sales of milk beverages turned around in 2024, increasing by 358 million pounds or just under 1 percentage point from the previous year.
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Afghans in Wisconsin face uncertainty amid Trump administration crackdown
A shift in the Trump administration’s stance toward Afghan refugees has shaken members of Wisconsin’s Afghan community, following months of renewed uncertainty about their status in the United States.
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Janet Protasiewicz won’t recuse from Michael Gableman disciplinary case
Gableman argued Protasiewicz shouldn’t participate because, as a Supreme Court candidate in 2022, she issued a press release calling his investigation “disgraceful.”
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Latest state aid making clean water projects possible for smaller Wisconsin communities
The state’s Safe Drinking Water Loan Program is allowing smaller Wisconsin villages to fund needed water projects they otherwise couldn’t afford.
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UW-Madison creating a new college for artificial intelligence
The College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence was approved on Thursday by the Board of Regents.
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Report: More than one-third of Wisconsin’s youngest students need reading intervention
About 36 percent of Wisconsin’s youngest students are below the 25th percentile for reading, according to the Department of Public Instruction’s first literacy screening.










