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New study shows a link between food insecurity and cognitive decline in older adults – article from “Salon” The study monitored older adults’ cognitive function and memory in relation to their food security status By MICHAEL LA CORTE Deputy Food Editor PUBLISHED JULY 6, 2023 4:30PM (EDT) Man choosing peppers at the grocery store (Getty Images/Oleg […]

JFC schedules four public hearings on budget   LFB: State would see $108M net increase in taxes, fees under Evers budget Wisconsinites would see a net increase in taxes and fees of more than $108 million under Gov. Tony Evers’ budget, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. Read More  

Excerpts from Gov. Evers’ 2023-25 Budget Message State of Wisconsin sent this bulletin at 02/15/2023 11:10 AM CST FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 15, 2023 Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov    Excerpts from Gov. Evers’ 2023-25 Budget Message Governor’s address to build upon plan to maintain the economy’s momentum, bolster the state’s workforce, build safe, reliable infrastructure, and invest in our kids, schools, […]

Less money for groceries: Extra FoodShare benefits are expiring soon By Michelle Baik Published: Jan. 23, 2023 at 6:26 PM CST|Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 6:36 PM CST MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – Food pantries are expecting to feel ripple effects as an expiration date looms for the hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites getting FoodShare benefits. Starting March 1, FoodShare (or […]

Wisconsin Supreme Court ‘The most important election nobody’s ever heard of’ POLITICO A spring state Supreme Court race in Wisconsin has serious implications for abortion policy, voting rights and more in the perennial battleground. Protesters gather outside the state Capitol building in Madison, Wis., Friday, June 24, 2022. | Harm Venhuizen/AP Photo By ZACH MONTELLARO and MEGAN MESSERLY […]

COP27 Reaches Breakthrough Agreement on New “Loss and Damage” Fund for Vulnerable Countries 20 November 2022 UN Climate Press Release Share the article Credit: Kiara Worth UN Climate Change News, 20 November 2022 – The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 closed today with a breakthrough agreement to provide “loss and damage” funding for vulnerable countries […]

After DACA Rulings, Immigrants and Faith Leaders Gather to Demand Pathways to Citizenship DACA / TPSPRESS RELEASES After DACA Rulings, Immigrants and Faith Leaders Gather to Demand Pathways to Citizenship by Ellie Hutchison Cervantes|Published October 28, 2022 Washington, DC – Yesterday, directly-impacted immigrants, faith leaders, and advocates hosted a virtual event titled “Faith Voices Call: Citizenship for All!” to discuss […]

Gov. Evers, Office of Sustainability and Clean Energy Release State’s First-Ever Clean Energy Plan   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 19, 2022 Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov  Evers Administration plan outlines strategies to lower energy bills for families, reduce reliance on out-of-state energy sources, invest in job and apprenticeship training, create more than 40,000 jobs by 2030 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today, […]

Wausau Finds Dangerous Chemicals in All City Water Wells from Up North News  JONATHON SADOWSKI   JT CESTKOWSKI Originally PublishedFEBRUARY 9, 2022 4:28 PM CST Communities across Wisconsin have discovered high levels of PFAS contamination in their water supplies. (Photo by Julian Emerson) Wausau is just the latest Wisconsin city to detect elevated levels of PFAS in […]

Working families face the abrupt end of the Child Tax Credit expansion from Bread for the World By Todd Post Build Back Better, the administration’s groundbreaking human infrastructure bill, is stalled in the Senate. All Republican senators and at least one Democratic senator oppose the legislation in its current form. One issue cited as a […]