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Oshkosh Senate Candidate Forum Hosted by LOPPW on NBC News! Candidates in State Senate Dist. 18 race go head to head in forum for voters  By Marisa DeCandido OSHKOSH, WI — While the eyes of the nation are on the presidential candidates, voters in Northeast Wisconsin are paying close attention to local races. One is the […]

Earth’s roughly warmest in about 100,000 years A new study paints a picture of an Earth that is warmer than it has been in about 120,000 years, and is locked into eventually hitting its hottest mark in more than 2 million years. As part of her doctoral dissertation at Stanford University, Carolyn Snyder , now […]

State leaders unveil posters to address human trafficking State leaders unveil poster aimed at raising awareness about human trafficking KAREN RIVEDAL krivedal@madison.com, 608-252-6106     Jul 29, 2016 State leaders Thursday unveiled a new poster created as part of a statewide campaign that organizers hope will raise public awareness about human trafficking, generate tips to break up networks […]

Ruling in CAFO case adds new twist to DNR powers   (Water) A Dane County judge has added a new twist to a simmering dispute about the state Department of Natural Resources’ authority to protect water quality. Judge John Markson ruled the state can set limits on large dairy feedlots to protect water from pollution, […]

Major concerns with proposed Child Nutrition Reauthorization Bill FRAC Analysis of the House Education & Workforce Committee’s Majority Child Nutrition Reauthorization Bill April 26, 2016 On Wednesday, April 20, 2016, House Representative Todd Rokita (R-IN), chairman of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, introduced the House Child Nutrition Reauthorization bill, titled “Improving Child […]

Senate vote on drinking water privatization bill scrapped WSJ JOHN HART — Wisconsin State Journal A bill introduced on behalf of a Pennsylvania water utility company would make it easier for out-of-state corporations to buy municipal water systems. The vote on a bill written to help corporations buy municipal water systems was scrapped in the […]

Lutherans protest for peace at Trump rally at an ELCA college Published 12:00 am Tuesday, March 15, 2016 By Susan Shinn For The Salisbury Post Southern charm HICKORY — It may have been one of the more unusual political protest groups in the North Carolina primary season: dozens of Lutheran clergy with hundreds of lay […]

Governor Scott Walker signed 21 bills into law February 4th MADISON –Governor Scott Walker signed 21 bills into law Thursday, February 4th at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison. Senate Bill 309 – amends the Title IV-E foster care program in the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act of 2014 to address issues intended […]

Half of community college students risk hunger, homelessness                                                                                               […]

Ecology, religion a natural mix for some Americans                                                                                            CONNIE CASS […]