Social Issues
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National security concerns collide with communities that find a voice, income on TikTok
Wisconsin Security Research Consortium Director Dave Schroeder told “Wisconsin Today” that while TikTok is mostly full of “benign content,” the app’s algorithm could also highlight news that puts American foreign policy in a bad light. Wisconsin-based TikTok star Mercury Stardust, also known as the “Trans Handy Ma’am,” said she doesn’t accept concerns about Chinese ownership…
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Oneida Nation to hold 50th powwow this weekend
Oneida Nation is set to hold its 50th annual powwow from Friday through Sunday. The Oneida Nation tourism director and a master of ceremonies preview the event.
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Many Dane County food pantries are spending more on food than ever before
The federal government ended extra FoodShare benefits last year, and as other federal pandemic aid programs expired, many Wisconsin households struggled to make ends meet. That pushed food pantries around the state to the brink and some are still feeling the effects.
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2 years after Roe v. Wade was overturned, the abortion battle continues in Wisconsin
In the two years since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, Wisconsinites have seen abortion access disappear and return — all while courts have considered whether state law bans the procedure or the state constitution protects it.
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Immigrants rights advocates, Madison chamber, say Biden’s actions address state labor shortage
Some Wisconsin business and immigrants rights groups say new executive actions by the Biden Administration on immigration will help address the state’s labor shortage. But they say larger federal immigration reforms are still needed.
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After foster care: Young adults face barriers finding permanent housing in Wisconsin
A Madison-based group is trying to open temporary housing for children in Dane County aging out of the foster care system, offering them support they often lose upon turning 18.
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UW-Madison sociologist’s new book says women fill gaps in US social programs
UW-Madison sociologist Jessica Calarco says the social structure of the U.S. puts an unfair burden on women, who are often tasked with more of the unpaid care work that keeps the economy moving.
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Milwaukee’s oldest gay bar donates thousands of photos to Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project
The LGBTQ History Project is now processing thousands of photos taken at This Is It! bar, a staple in Milwaukee’s LGBTQ+ community since it was opened in 1968.
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer campaigns for Biden in Wisconsin
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appeared alongside Gov. Tony Evers at a panel focused on abortion access in Madison on Monday, a signal that the issue will be key to Democrats’ messaging in Midwestern battleground states.
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Paddlers complete dugout canoe voyage through ancestral Ho-Chunk territory
The route took boaters through ancestral Ho-Chunk territory, along sections of the Mississippi River.