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Labor shortage or labor reckoning? Wisconsin stakeholders weigh in on job force changes

December 15, 2021 - 1:30pm

People exited the workforce in record numbers during the pandemic. Many are not in a rush to return to jobs with long hours and low pay. Labor experts say this is forcing employers to adapt to a new hiring landscape.

Wisconsin attorney general won't enforce any abortion ban

December 14, 2021 - 2:35pm

Wisconsin’s Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul says he would not investigate or prosecute anyone for having an abortion should the state’s currently unenforceable abortion ban go into effect.

Wisconsin native pens essay in new book about being transgender in the military

December 14, 2021 - 5:50am

Col. Sheri Swokowski, the highest ranking openly transgender veteran in the United States and a Wisconsin native, is one of the writers included in a new book of essays about the transgender military experience.

Report: 3K households in Milwaukee are without plumbing, mostly affecting Black and low-income residents

December 13, 2021 - 1:35pm

A report finds Milwaukee ranks third-worst in the nation for households without access to running water.

Applications for $100M from state for broadband expansion are open

December 11, 2021 - 7:05am

To close out the year Gov. Tony Evers predicted would be the "Year of Broadband Access," the state’s Public Service Commission opened applications for up to $100 million in grants it wants to award in summer 2022.

50 percent of Wisconsin's working women are considering leaving their jobs, according to new report

December 9, 2021 - 1:30pm

Wisconsin working women are more dissatisfied than the national average, according to a new report.

Bipartisan bill would extend postpartum Medicaid coverage in Wisconsin to a year after giving birth

December 9, 2021 - 6:55am

A new law would extend postpartum Medicaid coverage in Wisconsin to a full year after birth. Advocates say this could help address the state's maternal health disparities.

Growing unsheltered population forces a reckoning with Wisconsin’s housing crisis

December 7, 2021 - 6:15am

The pandemic forced Wisconsin to confront weaknesses in the homelessness system, but also provided a glimpse of what is possible with adequate resources. Now the state is at a crossroads.

Wisconsin's fall wolf hunt is on hold. Several lawsuits could affect whether it moves forward.

December 6, 2021 - 6:10am

Here's the status of various legal challenges to Wisconsin’s wolf hunt and the wolf’s status.

Weekend Roundup: Black infant mortality rates continue to get worse in Milwaukee

December 4, 2021 - 10:00am

A rundown of relevant and interesting reads from across the state, shared every Saturday.

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Labor shortage or labor reckoning? Wisconsin stakeholders weigh in on job force changes

Wisconsin attorney general won't enforce any abortion ban

Wisconsin native pens essay in new book about being transgender in the military

Report: 3K households in Milwaukee are without plumbing, mostly affecting Black and low-income residents

Applications for $100M from state for broadband expansion are open

50 percent of Wisconsin's working women are considering leaving their jobs, according to new report

Bipartisan bill would extend postpartum Medicaid coverage in Wisconsin to a year after giving birth

Growing unsheltered population forces a reckoning with Wisconsin’s housing crisis

Wisconsin's fall wolf hunt is on hold. Several lawsuits could affect whether it moves forward.

Weekend Roundup: Black infant mortality rates continue to get worse in Milwaukee

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