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Tribal advocates keep up legal pressure for fair political maps; 12-member jury sworn in for Trump's historic criminal trial; Healthcare decision planning important for CT residents; Debt dilemma poll: Hoosiers wrestle with college costs.

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Civil Rights activists say a court ruling could end the right to protest in three southern states, a federal judge lets January 6th lawsuits proceed against former President Trump and police arrest dozens at a Columbia University Gaza protest.

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Rural Wyoming needs more vocational teachers to sustain its workforce pipeline, Ohio environmental advocates fear harm from a proposal to open 40-thousand forest acres to fracking and rural communities build bike trail systems to promote nature, boost the economy.

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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