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A new study shows health disparities cost Texas billions of dollars; Senate rejects impeachment articles against Mayorkas, ending trial against Cabinet secretary; Iowa cuts historical rural school groups.

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The Senate dismisses the Mayorkas impeachment. Maryland Lawmakers fail to increase voting access. Texas Democrats call for better Black maternal health. And polling confirms strong support for access to reproductive care, including abortion.

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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: Peace/Non-Violence

Armistice Day, also known as Poppy Day and Remembrance Day, was renamed Veterans Day in 1954. It is observed on Nov. 11 to recall the official end of World War I. (sasastro/Flickr)
Commemorating Armistice Day Centennial Anniversary

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – President Donald Trump is set to be in Paris this weekend to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of Armistice Day, which …

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The Dow protests on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus on Oct. 18, 1967, marked the first time in the nation's history that an anti-Vietnam War protest on a major U.S. campus turned violent. (John Wolf, UW-Madison)
Dow Chemical Protests: 50 Years Ago Today in Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. - Fifty years ago today, Wisconsin made national headlines when a student sit-in against Dow Chemical Co. became violent. Students …

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An event in Wisconsin linked to similar ones around the country will begin again this year with a march to the Baraboo Square on Saturday morning. (One Heart, Inc.)
Campaign Nonviolence: Planting the Seeds of Peace in Wisconsin

BARABOO, Wis. – Campaign Nonviolence is a national organization which sponsors peace events all over the nation, and this is Campaign …

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PHOTO: Congresswoman Gwen Moore says if he were alive today, Dr. Martin Luther King would be in tears about the backslide in voting rights. (Photo provided by Moore's office)
WI African-American Leader: MLK Would Be In Tears Today

MADISON, Wis. - In 1992, Gwen Moore was the first African-American woman to be elected to the Wisconsin Senate, and in 2004, she was the first …

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Marinette Marine’s New Warship: Boon or Boondoggle?

MARINETTE, Wis. - As the Senate Armed Services Committee examines defense spending for 2013 this week, a watchdog group - the Project on Government …

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Threat of Iran War Hurting Weak U.S. Recovery

MADISON, Wis. - Concerned that Iran may be building nuclear weapons, some in Congress are pressing the U.S. to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities or …

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Net Neutrality and Occupy Wall Street – Making A Connection

CHICAGO - The U.S. Senate may vote this week on overturning Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules aimed at guaranteeing an open Internet…

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College in WI for Iraqi Refugees

MILWAUKEE, Wisc. - When the fall semester begins, Wisconsin college students may be learning about the war in Iraq from young adults who have lived …

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“Eyes Wide Open” for the RNC

St. Paul, MN – Hundreds of pairs of combat boots are lined up in formation on the State Capitol Grounds in Minnesota today for the Republican …

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Iraq Anniversary, and a Heavy Financial Price Tag for WI

Madison, WI – On today's fifth anniversary of the Iraq war, the human cost is underscored by a growing economic burden. According to the …

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