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SCOTUS skeptical that state abortion bans conflict with federal health care law; Iowa advocates for immigrants push back on Texas-style deportation bill; new hearings, same arguments on both sides for ND pipeline project; clean-air activists to hold "die-in" Friday at LA City Hall.

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"Squad" member Summer Lee wins her primary with a pro-peace platform, Biden signs huge foreign aid bills including support for Ukraine and Israel, and the Arizona House repeals an abortion ban as California moves to welcome Arizona doctors.

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The urban-rural death divide is widening for working-age Americans, many home internet connections established for rural students during COVID have been broken, and a new federal rule aims to put the "public" back in public lands.

WI: Welfare Reform

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says
State Senator Questions Assumptions about Wisconsin Support Programs

MADISON, Wis. — Democratic state senator Kathleen Vinehout of Alma says the package of proposals under Special Assembly Bill 6 makes false …

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PHOTO: About 420,000 Wisconsinites on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will be directly affected by future Farm Bill negotiations in Congress.
Farm Bill Negotiations Directly Affect 420,000 in WI

MADISON, Wis. - The nearly 420,000 Wisconsinites who receive nutrition assistance or food stamps have found themselves at the center of the debate …

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A WI Woman’s Perspective on 2011: Not A Good Year

MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Gov. Scott Walker's 2011-2013 budget made substantial cuts to a number of programs, such as child-care funding, W2 and Badger Care…

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ID Cards for Illegal Immigrants: A Good Thing?

President Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Wednesday criticized Arizona's law that makes failure to carry immigration documents a crime…

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Children's Defense Fund: Stimulus Shouldn't Leave Wisconsin Kids Behind

Madison, WI - A new report from the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) says Wisconsin fares relatively well when it comes to taking care of its young…

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