The Evers administration is proposing to increase Medicaid reimbursement to hospitals and other health care providers in the 2023-25 budget — but only if Wisconsin accepts the federally subsidized expansion of Medicaid that Republican lawmakers have repeatedly rejected over the last decade.
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From Formula to Medications and Child Care, Parents Are Being Crushed under a Wave of Shortages
Last summer, when her daughter was still drinking formula, Brittani Roberts often drove from store to store trying to find enough to feed her.
The Tech Race to Destroy PFAS Is On. It Could Mean Big Business.
How do you destroy pollution so stubborn, it’s nicknamed “forever chemicals”?
Amid Program Constraints, ‘Climate-Smart’ Farming Gets Extra Aid
Farmers looking to enhance their range of climate-friendly practices are getting a boost with new federal funding. Wisconsin producers face a tight window to take advantage of the aid.
2022 Annual Wisconsin Unemployment Down Nearly One Percent Since 2021
Here in Wisconsin, the state unemployment rate dropped from 3.8 percent in 2021 to 2.9 percent in 2022. The number of people in the civilian labor force increased by 28,000.
Kelly’s Extreme Views Go Beyond His Abortion Stance
As the challenge of Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion law nears the Wisconsin State Supreme Court’s desk, abortion access has rightfully remained at the forefront of the state’s Supreme Court race. However, the importance of this election goes far beyond abortion access.
Enslaved Workers Are Making Your Breakfast: Wisconsin Confronts Labor Trafficking | Opinion
On Friday, a coalition of advocates for migrant workers and state officials announced a $5.1 million grant to fight labor trafficking in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Should Restore Driver’s Licenses for Immigrant Workers | Opinion
No one could possibly favor putting thousands of unlicensed and uninsured drivers on the road. Yet the Wisconsin Legislature did just that back in 2007 when it passed a law taking away driver’s licenses from people who don’t have valid Social Security numbers.
Student Activists Respond to Suggestion That Police Return to Milwaukee Schools
Deploying more police officers to Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) is again on the table. Nearly three years ago, student activists worked to sever the school district’s ties to the police department.
Evers Declared Energy Emergency to Help Power Restoration After Winter Storm
Gov. Tony Evers declared an energy emergency on Wednesday in preparation for power outages caused by downed trees and accumulating ice on power lines from the winter storm that swept through Wisconsin.