A bill designed to create more access to dental care would create a state license for dental therapists, who would work under the supervision of a dentist. They do restorative work like fill cavities and put on temporary crowns. Read more »
Monday's decision by Planned Parenthood to withdraw from Title X rather than comply with new Trump administration rules restricting what health care providers can say about abortion doesn’t affect Wisconsin. The state’s Planned Parenthood clinics lost their $3.5 million Title X funding five months ago. Read more »
A new set of bills at the state Capitol is aimed at stemming a rising tide of elder abuse in Wisconsin. Read more »
At Stevens Point, the Wisconsin River fans out into a flowage, with branches and channels and swirls and broad, still expanses. On the map, the flowage looks a little like a low, gnarled tree. Read more »
The Public Service Commission has unanimously approved construction of a roughly 100-mile transmission line through southwestern Wisconsin. The Cardinal-Hickory Creek project is expected to cost more than $500 million and bring between $23 million and $350 million in economic benefits to Wisconsin over its 40-year lifespan. Read more »
Gov. Tony Evers called it "doable" for Wisconsin to move to 100 percent carbon-neutral electricity by 2050. Evers signed an executive order last week, setting the goal and creating a new office in the Department of Administration to move toward carbon-neutral energy. Read more »
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is forecasting that water levels on the Great Lakes will remain high over the next six months, warning that significant shoreline damage is possible with storms this fall. Read more »
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