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Your Right to Know: Anyone can lay down the law on open records
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (384+ words) Source: Joe Timmerman / Wisconsin Watch Jul 2, 2026, 9: 49 AM CT I am not a lawyer. I am a Madison resident who is curious about how the city spends money and whether it follows its own rules. A few years ago, I started…...
State health dept. confirms US cuts for pregnancy prevention, seeks other funding
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (545+ words) Jul 2, 2026, 9: 57 AM CT More than a dozen Wisconsin organizations are affected by the Trump administration's move last week to cut grants for teen pregnancy prevention programs, Wisconsin's health department confirmed Wednesday. The programs were expecting to share in almost $1 million…...
In blow to schools, Michigan officials miss July 1 budget deadline " again
2+ hour, 48+ min ago (785+ words) Michigan officials were unable to finalize a budget agreement by the state's July 1 deadline for the second year in a row, frustrating schools seeking funding certainty. Jul 2, 2026, 9: 11 AM CT LANSING " Another year, another missed budget deadline for the Michigan Legislature…...
Medicaid renewal bureaucracy is overwhelming Minnesota counties
2+ hour, 52+ min ago (776+ words) The federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act made Medicaid administration more cumbersome by adding shorter reporting cycles, new verification requirements and potential financial penalties. Jul 2, 2026, 9: 07 AM CT The notice arrived in my mailbox even though it should not have. I…...
Wisconsin to cut Food Share, Medicaid for thousands of refugees under new federal rules
13+ hour, 15+ min ago (594+ words) Wisconsin will begin enforcing new federal eligibility rules that cut Food Share and Medicaid for an estimated 7, 200 refugees and other legally present immigrants. Jul 1, 2026, 10: 45 PM CT Wisconsin will begin enforcing new federal eligibility restrictions for Food Share and Medicaid this…...
Who is the billionaire supporting Lisa Demuth's campaign for Minnesota governor?
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (575+ words) Jul 1, 2026, 8: 54 AM CT If House Speaker Lisa Demuth becomes the Republican nominee for Minnesota governor in August, she'll have one donor in particular to thank: Richard Uihlein. Uihlein owns one of North America's largest distributors of shipping and packaging supplies,…...
ICE announces 39 Wisconsin arrests in one of state's largest immigration enforcement sweeps
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (639+ words) Federal agents carried out a rare public enforcement operation across the state while immigrant advocates reported widespread fear. Meanwhile, Milwaukee officials questioned ICE's use of city and county property. Jul 1, 2026, 8: 48 AM CT U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Tuesday that its…...
Environmental advocates appeal, arguing in favor of stricter regulations on factory farms
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (522+ words) Jul 1, 2026, 8: 44 AM CT A coalition of environmental advocacy groups is challenging a court decision striking down multiple provisions of the environmental permit regulating how factory farms in Michigan manage animal waste. Judge Richard Garcia of Ingham County's 30th Judicial Circuit Court…...
How much are you paying for child care?
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (525+ words) Source: Jonathan Aguilar / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service / Catch Light Local Help shape Wisconsin Watch reporting on the broken child care market as rates soar. Jul 1, 2026, 9: 04 AM CT More than the price of a new Toyota RAV-4 or Subaru Outback, two…...
Medicare rolls out $50 GLP-1 drugs. "Pandemonium" ahead for Michigan doctors?
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (1115+ words) Source: Kristen Norman for Bridge A new Medicare program offers some beneficiaries GLP-1 drugs at just $50 a month for weight loss, but the program is temporary, and eligibility rules could shut out many patients. Jul 1, 2026, 8: 49 AM CT Some Medicare beneficiaries…...