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Crime Report: Firearms overwhelmingly used in domestic violence deaths By JUDITH RUIZ-BRANCH Wisconsin News Connection – 10/13/25
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and new research showed intimate partner gun violence also involving suicide takes the lives of nearly 20 women a month. The report from the nonprofit ...
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Race White nationalist ‘Active Clubs’ growing in Wisconsin By JUDITH RUIZ-BRANCH Wisconsin News Connection – 9/09/25
Experts said they are seeing a rise in white nationalist movements in Wisconsin and across the country that are disguising themselves as fitness groups. They are called “Active Clubs” and ...
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Economy Survey: Wisconsinites skipping meals to make ends meet By JUDITH RUIZ-BRANCH Wisconsin News Connection – 9/04/25
It is Hunger Action Month and people in Wisconsin are skipping meals to make ends meet, according to a recent study from the think tank the Century Foundation, which showed growing economic ...
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Economy Report: Tariffs could worsen Wisconsin’s ‘turbulent’ export economy By JUDITH RUIZ-BRANCH Wisconsin News Connection – 4/22/25
Exports are important to Wisconsin’s economy but a new report found they are facing turbulence between a decade-long decline and the uncertainty of new tariffs. Businesses and farmers across ...
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Economy Proposed bill aims to pay farmers back for disrupted grants By JUDITH RUIZ-BRANCH Wisconsin News Connection – 4/15/25
A Wisconsin-based nonprofit hopes a new law can help some of its struggling farmers quickly recoup federal grant funds they are owed. The Honor Farmer Contracts Act would order the United States ...
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States Jimmy Carter’s lasting impact on Milwaukee By JUDITH RUIZ-BRANCH Wisconsin News Connection – 1/07/25
As the world continues to reflect on the life and legacy of former President Jimmy Carter during the nation’s memorial observation, his influence has a special connection to Wisconsin. The ...
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States Report: Some Wisconsin courts jailing people for unpaid tickets By JUDITH RUIZ-BRANCH Wisconsin News Connection – 12/30/24
If you have any unpaid traffic or parking tickets, the latest report on Wisconsin’s municipal courts said in some areas, you could go to jail if you do not pay them, and the risk is higher ...
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States Wisconsin Innocence Project victories point to systemic problem in justice system By JUDITH RUIZ-BRANCH Wisconsin News Connection – 12/11/24
The Wisconsin Innocence Project is ending the year with some key victories including helping with the release of two men who each spent decades in prison but the wins highlight a long-standing ...
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Abortion Wisconsinites seeking abortion telemedicine via shield laws face risks By JUDITH RUIZ-BRANCH Wisconsin News Connection – 12/10/24
Wisconsin law bans telemedicine abortion care, yet new data show an increasing number of Wisconsinites have been getting abortion pills through shield law providers. An 1800s Wisconsin law caused a ...
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Democracy Act 10 ruling could increase stakes of Wisconsin Supreme Court election By JUDITH RUIZ-BRANCH Wisconsin News Connection – 12/09/24
A Wisconsin Circuit Court’s ruling involving public sector bargaining rights has intensified the stakes for the state’s Supreme Court election in 2025. The judge ruled Act 10 is ...
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