Social Issues

On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump promised “mass deportations.” It was a big concern for industries, like dairy in Wisconsin, that rely on the labor of workers without legal immigration status. 

Refugee resettlements to Wisconsin communities like Wausau have been suspended for months.

The Trump administration has terminated six UW-Madison student visas and seven alumni visa employment extensions, the university announced Monday.

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, Alliance Defending Freedom and Parents Defending Education filed the complaint with the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S Department of Justice on April 2. 

Shaundel Washington-Spivey will be the next mayor of La Crosse, becoming the city’s first leader who is Black and who is openly gay.

In the wake of sweeping federal funding cuts by the Trump Administration in recent weeks, U.S. Department of Agriculture grants that fund tribal colleges and universities in Wisconsin and beyond have vanished.

Dr. Zorba Paster is very clear on the importance of having a power of attorney: “Everyone, and I mean everyone, should have an advance directive.”

“Gold,” the second film by an award-winning, Green Bay-based documentarian explores the lives of women who work as exotic dancers at the Gold Nugget, an exotic dance club in rural Wisconsin.

Community Connections to Prosperity coalition in Barron County seeks to reduce poverty through quarterly events, fundraisers and 90-day projects.

Hawthorn McCracken founded a social group, Trans on the Land, to help connect LGBTQ+ people in the rural Driftless Area.