Changes in FoodShare and Medicaid requirements have caused benefits to be cut off for many and created difficulties for beneficiaries to get their applications reviewed or renewed.
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How alcoholism derailed former Wisconsin running back Montee Ball’s football career
The former Badger offers a cautionary tale to University of Wisconsin-Madison students about the dangers of booze.
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Wisconsin’s ‘death grip with alcohol’ is killing more residents
Excessive alcohol use is taking a heavy toll in a state that celebrates its drinking culture.
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A year with 988: What worked? What challenges lie ahead?
The Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s 988 hotline marked its one-year milestone this month.
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FDA Head Robert Califf battles misinformation — sometimes with fuzzy facts
Occasionally, Robert Califf and the FDA have added to the cacophony of misinformation. Sometimes their misinformation is about misinformation.
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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.
In Outagamie County, there are over 1,200 children younger than 2 on regulated child care waitlists.
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Proposed PFAS rule would cost companies estimated $1B; lacks limits and cleanup requirement
A proposed federal rule calls for forcing companies to disclose whether their products contain toxic “forever” chemicals, the government’s first attempt at cataloging the pervasiveness of PFAS across the United States.
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Complaints surge at short-staffed Wisconsin senior living facilities. Residents go without medication and basic care
The staffing shortage has turned into a crisis around northeast Wisconsin, leading to dangerous conditions at some nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
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Wisconsin judge: lawsuit to repeal abortion ban can continue
A judge refused Friday to toss out a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s 174-year-old abortion ban, keeping the case inching toward the state Supreme Court in a state where debate over abortion rights has taken center stage.
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Republican lawmakers reject proposal to help Wisconsin communities access federal grant programs
Gov. Tony Evers signs a budget that excludes his plan to help staff-strapped local governments track and apply for federal infrastructure dollars.
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As UP’s population shrinks, Wisconsin rural counties grow. Here’s why.
“We’ve got history,” said Ontonagon resident, former teacher and local historian Bruce Johanson. “What we don’t have is people.”
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Report: Wisconsin near top in Midwest rural population growth
A new Wisconsin Policy Forum report finds Wisconsin’s population growth in rural areas is more robust than most of the Midwest.