Walk through the personal care aisles of your local store and you’ll see dozens of products that promise to soften your skin, make you smell better, extend your lashes, decrease wrinkling, tame your curly hair, or even semi-permanently change the color of your lips, hair or skin.
Category Archives: Recent News
WI Voter-Outreach Group Applauds SCOTUS Redistricting Ruling
Civic engagement groups around the country, including in Wisconsin, are cheering Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding a key provision of the Voting Rights Act.
Soaring State Job Turnover, Vacancy Rates Deepen Trend That Started With Act 10
Turnover among Wisconsin state employees has soared to a record high in the last two years, leaving agencies with gaping vacancy rates that they struggle to fill.
Two Wisconsin Mothers Navigate Teen Mental Health Supports
Katherine, a Polk County resident whose name has been changed to protect the privacy of her children, and her 18-year-old son have seen several therapists at different times, navigated school supports and crossed state lines for an inpatient program in order to address his anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts.
Total Jobs Increase Nationwide
Despite the rise in unemployment rate, the nation’s total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 339,000 jobs.
Wisconsin Lawmakers Propose Different Ways to Address Maternal Health Outcomes
Wisconsin lawmakers are split on the best way to improve Wisconsin’s maternal health outcomes. Republicans circulated a new package of bills this week meant to update Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban and provide support to pregnant and postpartum mothers.
Teeing Up for a Future Chance, Democrats Rally Business Owners to Advocate for Family Leave Bill
A day after Republicans blocked their bid for an economic study on the potential impact of paid family leave, Democrats on the Legislature’s budget committee brought together four business owners to discuss their support for the proposed benefit program.
ChatGPT-Powered Wall Street: The Benefits and Perils of Using Artificial Intelligence to Trade Stocks and Other Financial Instruments
Artificial Intelligence-powered tools, such as ChatGPT, have the potential to revolutionize the efficiency, effectiveness and speed of the work humans do.
New York Times Report Finds Political Network With Wisconsin Ties Deceived Donors
Three Wisconsin men are identified in a New York Times report published Sunday as organizers of a network of political nonprofit fundraising groups that raised $89 million, ostensibly for political ends, but spending very little of that on anything except to pay the fundraisers themselves or other consultants.
Bipartisan Housing Bills Aim to Close Wisconsin’s Massive Affordable Housing Gap
To address its growing shortage of affordable housing, Wisconsin needs to build 120,000 additional rental units, Elmer Moore Jr., CEO of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA), told an Assembly committee at a public hearing Thursday.