Top lawmakers urge caution in approving more flights between US, China : A pair of lawmakers is urging top administration officials to execute caution in ...
thehill.com/homenews/house/4588835-top-lawmakers-urge-caution-in-approving-more-flights-between-us-china/
Here's how Gwen Moore ended up sitting next to Marjorie Taylor Greene at the State of the Union
jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2024/03/11/how-gwen-moore-ended-up-sitting-next-to-mtg-at-state-of-the-union/72930102007/
Wisconsin's homeless rate edges upward, after nearly a decade of a downward trend
greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/2024/03/27/homeless-rate-on-the-rise-in-wisconsin-after-a-decade-of-decline/73119171007/
Alabama has 2 of the ‘loneliest cities in America’, report says: Chamberofcommerce.org introduces their “Loneliest Cities in America 2024″ list with the ...
al.com/life/2024/02/alabama-has-2-of-the-loneliest-cities-in-america-report-says.html
Wisconsinites have the lowest weekly grocery bill of any state, Census data says: Grocery prices have surged 17% since the pandemic started. But ...
jsonline.com/story/money/business/retail/2024/02/19/how-much-are-groceries-in-milwaukee-and-wisconsin-compared-to-other-states/72627605007/
Wisconsin's general fund hit $6.7 billion and other takeaways from policy forum report
jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2024/04/17/wisconsins-general-fund-hit-6-7-billion-other-takeaways-from-report/73346565007/
White House touts virtues of "Bidenomics": Biden's team sees plenty of good news to emphasize heading into an election year.
axios.com/2023/12/13/white-house-bidenomics-year-in-review
Wisconsin Democrats talk a lot about Child Care Counts. But what is it?: The program, commonly cited as a lifeline for child care providers during the pandemic ...
postcrescent.com/story/news/education/2024/02/23/wisconsin-democrats-talk-a-lot-about-child-care-counts-but-what-is-it/72688914007/
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Homelessness surged by 12% to more than 650,000 in 2023, HUD report says - UPI.com
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Quick Glance: Homelessness Soars in US
- The US saw a dramatic 12% increase in homelessness due to soaring rents and a decline in coronavirus pandemic assistance, making housing unattainable for many Americans.
- About 653,000 people were homeless, the highest level since the start of the annual survey in 2007.
- The latest estimate also suggested that first-time homelessness was a significant factor in the increase and ended a downward trend in family homelessness that began in 2012.
- Within the overall increase, homelessness among individuals rose by almost 11%, among veterans by 7.4%, and among families with children by 15.5%.
Boris Johnson is gone for good, but his brand of empty populism is still very much alive
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/09/boris-johnson-empty-populism-covid-inquiry
Quick Glance: Legacy of Boris Johnson: Impact of Covid Inquiry
- After this week’s Covid inquiry, all doubts about Boris Johnson’s political career are put to rest.
- Hugo Keith KC, counsel to the Covid inquiry, meticulously revealed the former British prime minister's numerous failures.
- During the pandemic, Johnson's negligence, laziness, and systematic deceit, coupled with his repeated boasting of fictitious achievements, are exposed.
- It is inevitable that Johnson will face being shunned after the Covid inquiry.
40 percent of student loan borrowers missed first payment since COVID pause, officials say
thehill.com/homenews/education/4363503-40-percent-student-loan-borrowers-missed-first-payment-since-pause-officials/
Here's how much school Wisconsin students missed last school year: Officials released 2023-24 attendance data Thursday for all school districts in Wisconsin.
jsonline.com/story/news/education/2024/03/22/heres-how-much-school-wisconsin-students-missed-last-school-year/73057023007/
The COVID-safe strategies Australian scientists are using to protect themselves from the virus
abc.net.au/news/2024-01-21/covid-safe-strategies-australian-scientists-virus-infection/103335466
Casey DeSantis -- her husband's not-so-secret campaign weapon -- ramps up campaign events
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Quick Glance: Casey DeSantis Takes Center Stage in Husband's Campaign
- Casey DeSantis is no longer her husband's secret campaign weapon, as revealed during a campaign stop in West Des Moines, Iowa.
- She has increased her presence in her husband's presidential campaign, advocating for his election as president of the United States.
- DeSantis' wife's ability to attract crowds and connect with voters is crucial to their campaign strategy.
- Casey DeSantis launched the latest iteration of 'Mamas for DeSantis' at her first solo campaign event in Johnston, Iowa, aiming to mobilize mothers, grandmothers, and parents to help elect her husband president.
What America’s Relocation Boom Means for Election 2024: The Covid-19 pandemic sent millions of Americans on the move, many of them relocating to key swing states ...
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Quick Glance: Population Shifts Impact Swing States for Trump, Biden
- Projected county population growth
- Counties that Biden won in 2020 will have gained almost twice as many people by election day as those that voted for Trump.
- Madison and its surrounding area have quietly become a hot spot for software developers, ranking behind only Silicon Valley and Seattle.
- Epic has also helped make Dane County’s demographics younger.
Daycare. Diapers. Dilemmas about paying bills or buying food. Parents struggle. | Opinion
jsonline.com/story/opinion/2024/02/14/uw-madison-survey-childcare-inflation-diapers-bills-election/72575105007/
Biden economy: New polls reveal experiences of Black and Latino voters: For Black and Latino Americans, the economic tumult of the last few years has been ...
vox.com/2024-elections/23992436/black-latino-americans-economy-biden-democrats-voters-poll-inflation
The golden age of restaurant worker wage growth is over: Restaurant workers' wage growth has slipped considerably since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.
axios.com/2023/12/07/restaurant-worker-wage-growth
Flu Vaccines to Change After COVID Kills Off One Strain of Virus: An FDA advisory committee has recommended that the United States switch from a quadrivalent to ...
webmd.com/children/vaccines/news/20240306/flu-vaccines-to-change-covid-kills-off-one-strain-virus
U.S. inflation is cooling faster than expected, a sign interest rate hikes might be done
startribune.com/u-s-inflation-continues-cool-prices-services-still-up-economy-federal-reserve-interest-rate-food-gas/600319628/
Quick Glance: Surprising Drop in US Producer Prices in October
- Last month saw the largest decrease in the producer price index for final demand since April 2020 at 0.5%.
- The PPI increased by 1.3% in the 12 months through October, following a 2.2% rise in September.
- Goods prices experienced a 1.4% decline in October, with a 15.3% decrease in gasoline prices being responsible for over 80% of the drop.
- Food prices fell by 0.2%, while prices for light motor trucks decreased.
Underpaid child-care workers seize on pandemic lesson: America needs them: The push to preserve pandemic aid for child care has galvanized workers who have long ...
washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/10/28/wisconsin-child-care-workers-funding/
Child care providers, parents, happy with Wisconsin Gov. Evers’ extension of funds for Child Care Counts
postcrescent.com/story/news/education/2023/10/18/additional-funding-for-child-care-counts-is-just-a-step-toward-resolving-wisconsin-child-care-crisis/71218453007/
Slower growth forecast for UK economy: The United Kingdom economy will grow much more slowly than expected in the next two years as inflation takes longer to ...
nationnews.com/2023/11/23/slower-growth-forecast-uk-economy/
Accidental child shootings are rare, but appear to be on the rise in Milwaukee since the pandemic
jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2023/11/27/accidental-child-shootings-in-milwaukee-appear-on-the-rise-since-2020/71567185007/
UW student wellness guided COVID decisions. We showed government can work. | Opinion
jsonline.com/story/opinion/2023/11/03/uw-covid19-college-tommy-thompson-redfield-fauci-birks/71062323007/
Life expectancy has been declining in the U.S. How long can Wisconsinites expect to live?
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Quick Glance: 2022 Sees Increase in US Life Expectancy
- Newborns in the US gained roughly a year in life expectancy in 2022 compared to 2021, indicating progress after two consecutive years of decline due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Life expectancy at birth for newborns in 2022 was 77.5 years, an increase from 2021, but still lower than the expected 78.8 years for those born in 2019, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- The biggest increase in life expectancy from 2021 was observed for non-Hispanic American Indians, by 2.3 years, followed by an increase of 2.2 years for Hispanic newborns.
- Previous declines in mortality due to COVID explained more than 80% of the increases in life expectancy in all groups, according to the report.
Child care is about to get more expensive, as federal funds dry up: A record $24 billion in pandemic investments was helping prop up the nation’s child-care ...
washingtonpost.com/business/2023/09/05/child-care-cliff-day-care/
Pandemic politics made battling COVID at UW tougher. Masks and vaccines made a difference.
jsonline.com/story/opinion/2023/10/20/covid-uw-madison-vaccines-mask-mandates-students-health/71062085007/
‘This is our chance.’ Gov. Beshear urges unity in his second inaugural address: The Democrat begins his term by calling for Kentuckians to come together in unity ...
kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article282672398.html
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and conductor Ken-David Masur agree on contract extension
jsonline.com/story/entertainment/arts/2023/11/30/milwaukee-symphony-extends-contract-conductor-ken-david-masur/71751389007/
Sky-high MSP fares coming down to Earth after pandemic heights: Airfares seem to be normalizing as the post-pandemic travel frenzy has calmed ...
startribune.com/msp-airport-fare-price-money-ticket-flight-pandemic-delta-sun-country-aer-lingus-condor-lufthansa/600330730/
DeSantis bragged about a COVID study during Newsom debate. Not so fast, lead author says
latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-12-13/desantis-boasted-about-covid-study-during-newsom-debate-lead-author-says-hes-wrong/
Exeter Vaccination Centre at Greendale Business Park to be demolished: A temporary building at Greendale Business Park used as a vaccination centre during the ...
midweekherald.co.uk/news/24002343.exeter-vaccination-centre-greendale-business-park-demolished/
As health care buckled during pandemic, UW students supplied critical help | Opinion
jsonline.com/story/opinion/2023/10/27/uw-college-students-sick-vaccinated-wisconsin-covid19-nursing-clinics/71062277007/
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PolitiFact - It’s true, Wis. voters did not have standard notice of polling places in Spring 2020 election
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Greater Milwaukee Foundation leader Ellen Gilligan to retire in summer of 2024: During Gilligan's 13-year tenure the foundation's assets doubled to more than $1 ...
jsonline.com/story/money/business/2023/10/11/ellen-gilligan-to-retire-as-greater-milwaukee-foundation-leader/71131694007/
Paid articlePaid Here's why UW Health nurses lost their union contract and efforts to get it back: The pandemic and a change from Republican to Democratic rule at the Capitol ...
jsonline.com/story/news/health/2023/09/18/uw-health-renew-efforts-for-wage-compensation-more-union-negotiating-power/70845961007/
New policy bars top Hennepin County officials from living and working out-of-state
startribune.com/new-policy-bars-top-hennepin-county-officials-from-living-and-working-out-of-state/600287905/
Paid articlePaid The pandemic upended Milwaukee’s justice system. It still has not recovered.: A new report found plummeting arrests by Milwaukee police, fewer cases charged by ...
jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2023/08/03/arrests-plummet-as-milwaukee-criminal-justice-system-still-impacted-by-pandemic/70506301007/
Paid articlePaid Here's what we know about the newly proposed Child Care Stabilization Act: If the federal bill does not pass, millions of child care slots and billions of ...
postcrescent.com/story/news/education/2023/09/18/heres-what-we-know-about-the-proposed-child-care-stabilization-act/70856508007/
Why Inflation Erupted: Two Top Economists Have the Answer: A former Fed chair and former IMF chief economist say it wasn’t the pandemic or the stimulus; it was ...
wsj.com/articles/why-inflation-erupted-two-top-economists-have-the-answer-6919042c
Nursing Home Staffing Mandates to Further Strain Troubled Sector: A proposed federal rule that would establish staffing requirements at nursing homes across the ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-08/nursing-home-staffing-mandates-to-further-strain-troubled-sector
Bill would mandate housing and dining refunds for UW students during campus closures
jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2023/07/28/bill-would-mandate-refunds-for-uw-students-during-campus-closures/70479976007/
Paid articlePaid Glenn Grothman joins GOP effort to expand work requirements for federal food aid: The new legislation would expand work requirements for able-bodied people ...
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Utah baseball scout suing MLB for age discrimination: Scholzen and more than a dozen other plaintiffs are seeking back and front pay in the lawsuit.
sltrib.com/sports/2023/08/04/hurricane-man-among-17-baseball/
Chicago Board of Health asks Mayor Brandon Johnson to keep Commissioner Allison Arwady in her job: ‘It’s not political’
chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-arwady-public-health-20230811-54dhaemnmzbvvkdkuuq5obxgt4-story.html
The U.S. is now two years into abnormally high inflation. But 2023 inflation is drastically different from the price increases that first appeared in 2021 ... Show more https://nyti.ms/445TRaS
In first month of Medicaid unwinding, 1 in 3 Wisconsinites due for renewal kept coverage
jsonline.com/story/news/health/2023/07/20/1-in-3-wisconsinites-due-for-renewal-kept-coverage-state-data-shows/70440251007/
Paid articlePaid Unionized Cub employees at 33 Twin Cities stores vote to strike: The grocer has contingency plans in place to ensure continued availability of products and ...
startribune.com/unionized-cub-employees-to-vote-tuesday-night-on-potential-strike/600264456/
Paid articlePaid With pandemic emergency over, 300,000 Wisconsin residents could lose Medicaid coverage
jsonline.com/story/news/health/2023/03/10/many-wisconsinites-could-lose-medicaid-insurance-this-year/69990010007/
Boat makers are finally catching up after pandemic's supply disruptions. Here's what's new at the Milwaukee Boat Show
jsonline.com/story/money/business/2023/01/19/milwaukee-boat-show-new-models-better-inventory-for-2023-boating-season/69803068007/
Dresden: Thousands celebrate Christmas Vespers in front of the FRauenkirche.: In the last two years, the open-air Christmas Vespers took place without an ...
saechsische.de/dresden/dresden-frauenkirche-christvesper-vesper-weihnachten-5800066.html
Is this the end of the Minneapolis and St. Paul population boom?: The urban core swelled in the 2010s, but two new sets of population estimates indicate that ...
startribune.com/minneapolis-st-paul-population-estimates-census-met-council-city-growth-decline-housing/600281461/
Paid articlePaid Editorial: Message to Chicago restaurants: Customer goodwill won’t last forever.
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Simple licensing change could help ease shortage of mental health professionals in Wisconsin
jsonline.com/story/opinion/2023/03/21/the-evers-administration-has-simple-tool-to-make-good-on-mental-health-pledge/70028862007/
A Wauwatosa alderman says his Twitter account is satire; the mayor calls it 'shockingly insensitive' and 'discriminatory'
jsonline.com/story/communities/west/2023/04/11/wauwatosa-alderman-mike-morgan-says-racist-pro-russia-tweets-are-satire/70100107007/
Paid articlePaid Schools Are Looking at All Alternatives to Avoid Suspending Students: Rather than punish children, schools are taking steps like asking students to reflect on ...
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Oregon Brewers Festival, after returning for 1 year, cancels again for summer 2023
oregonlive.com/beer/2023/01/oregon-brewers-festival-after-returning-for-1-year-cancels-again-for-summer-2023.html
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Another COVID Surge: Once again, our pandemic numbers are creeping in the wrong direction.
theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/12/covid-us-new-cases-winter-surge/672415/
How Quitting a Job Changed My Personal Finances: We asked people who quit their jobs during the “Great Resignation” what sort of financial challenges it brought ...
nytimes.com/2022/08/22/style/quitting-personal-finances.html
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Another COVID Surge: Once again, our pandemic numbers are creeping in the wrong direction.
theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/12/covid-us-new-cases-winter-surge/672415/
Twin Cities area audiences return, but arts groups 'not out of the woods yet': Millennials are coming back, but older fans remain cautious.
startribune.com/minneapolis-st-paul-plays-performing-arts-shows-concerts-audiences-post-pandemic-attendance-tickets/600239899/
What's in the Capitol forecast for education in Wisconsin this session: Alan Borsuk sees nine major issues for education in the coming months.
jsonline.com/story/news/columnists/2022/12/30/whats-in-the-capitol-forecast-for-education-in-wisconsin-this-session/69763971007/
'Everyone was waiting for this moment': Salvation Army Christmas Family Feast in Milwaukee returns to in-person dining
jsonline.com/story/news/local/2022/12/25/salvation-army-milwaukee-christmas-family-feast-returns-to-in-person-dining-2022-wisconsin-center/69745301007/
This Professor Teaches a Class on 'Doing Nothing.' It's the Most Popular One on Campus
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Macy's boosts 2022 guidance while Kohl's outlook withdrawn: NEW YORK (AP) — Macy's profit and sales slid in the third quarter as the department store had to step ...
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'The pandemic sucks the life out of you:' Lazy Susan in Bay View to close due to lasting pandemic effects. Read more: https://bit.ly/3IClO1H?cid=facebook_Milwaukee_Journal_Sentinel
Cub Foods CEO leaving to lead New Jersey-based food cooperative: Mike Stigers, who led Cub Foods to expand in the Twin Cities through the pandemic and protests ...
startribune.com/cub-foods-ceo-leaving-to-become-new-jersey-based-cooperatives-president/600261941/
Paid articlePaid Warning Signs About the First Post-pandemic Winter: It may not be as bad as last year’s … but it certainly won’t be good.
theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/10/covid-winter-wave-2022-predictions/671658/
Tony Evers as a child watched his dad combat a deadly disease plaguing society. In 2020, it was his turn.
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Paid articlePaid Warning Signs About the First Post-pandemic Winter: It may not be as bad as last year’s … but it certainly won’t be good.
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'I didn't really learn anything': COVID grads face college: Angel Hope looked at the math test and felt lost. He had just graduated near the top of his high ...
apnews.com/article/covid-science-health-race-and-ethnicity-milwaukee-5ab5394b2513e7136b9b854355770a1a
A documentary about Milwaukee's Brady Street neighborhood will showcase the commercial center's rich history
jsonline.com/story/money/real-estate/commercial/2022/11/25/brady-street-historical-documentary-in-production-for-2024-release-milwaukee/69667918007/
“I feel like if the pandemic hadn’t happened at all, a lot of my sadness and mental problems would not be as bad as they are,” Neenah Hughes ... Show more https://cbsn.ws/3RqPLTB
Milwaukee broke its homicide record for a third straight year. Here's why, and what officials are doing about it.
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Paid articlePaid Our 15 favorite Milwaukee concerts of 2022 — and the most disappointing show of the year
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Paid articlePaid Wisconsin's pandemic-era high school students are now in college. Some need more help
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Paid articlePaid Secretary Karen Timberlake steps down from Department of Health Services: Karen Timberlake is stepping down from the agency after overseeing the state's vaccine ...
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Gov. Tony Evers directs $90 million more in federal funds to schools: Evers said the funds are aimed at helping school officials combat staffing shortages that ...
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