The stress of not knowing where a baby’s food will come from can weigh heavy on parents. For parents who already struggle with a postpartum mental health disorder, the shortage can seriously damage their ability to cope.
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Diversity, equity and inclusion work has become an integral part of many workplaces. It generally includes training intended to make a workplace more inclusive and open to diversity in all its forms. For author Deanna Singh, the struggle to find more inclusive workspaces inspired her new book, Actions Speak Louder.
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A gunman killed at least 19 children and 2 adults at a Texas elementary school. The 18-year-old gunman is also dead, police said.
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Actor Willem Dafoe joins Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski to talk about his Wisconsin roots and what it means for him to get an honorary Doctor of Arts degree from UW-Milwaukee.
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The majority of Wisconsin brewmasters are male. It wasn’t until 2005 when Jamie Baertsch became the first female brewmaster in Wisconsin. She, along with fellow female brewmaster Teri Fahrendorf, eventually came to found the Pink Boots Society, an organization that supports, inspires and encourages women and non-binary people in the brewing industry.
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Plans include $50 million in private spending for venues with capacity of 4,000 and 800.
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously decided that domestic disorderly conduct convictions are not a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence under federal law.
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The Milwaukee Public Schools Board is set to approve its $1.3 billion budget for the upcoming school year this week. The Wisconsin Policy Forum digs into MPS’s complicated financial picture in a new report.
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The school argues that it exercised its contractual right to deny the Robinson children enrollment in 2021, as school officials determined it was in the "best interest of the school."
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