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Democratic U.S. congressmen met with UW-Madison experts, policy makers and labor representatives to discuss the “Future of Work, Wages, and Labor” at Memorial Union’s Festival Room Thursday.

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U.S. congressmen, experts discuss labor force at Memorial Union

By Sarah Schoenfeldt | Apr. 20, 2017

Congressional leaders, including U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., focused on addressing the political, economic and cultural concerns facing Wisconsin amid a changing economy during a discussion at Memorial Union Thursday. The panel met to talk about issues ranging from declining union membership, stagnant wages and job loss to racial disparity and public school funding. The panel included U.S. Reps. Pocan, Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., Mark DeSaulnier, D-Calif., and Donald Norcross, D-N.J., as well as education, labor and policy professionals from around the country.

Economic professors at UW-Madison and other Wisconsin schools, along with over a thousand other professors, penned and signed a letter to President Donald Trump about the “broad economic benefit that immigrants to this country bring.”

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UW economic professors emphasize importance of immigration in letter to Trump

By Sarah Schoenfeldt | Apr. 12, 2017

With immigration policy being one of the cruxes of the Trump administration, six UW-Madison economic professors penned a letter along with professors nationwide to President Donald Trump, detailing the economic benefits of immigration. Of the 1,470 professors to sign the bipartisan letter, six are from UW-Madison, and an additional 10 are from other Wisconsin schools. The letter addressed concerns over the Trump administration’s isolationist immigration policy and outlined positive gains derived from immigration.

A $181.3 million school referendum proposal was approved Tuesday. $162.8 million will be used for a new high school and renovations to other buildings in the district.

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Verona School District’s $181.3 million referendum approved after success of Epic

By Sarah Schoenfeldt | Apr. 5, 2017

One of the largest referendums in state history passed in the Verona School District Tuesday in large part due to tech corporation Epic.

Rep. Sondy Pope, D-Mt. Horeb, is one of the three legislators who introduced the “Compassionate Choices” bill Wednesday that would legalize physician-assisted suicide for the terminally ill who are out of options.

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State Democrats introduce physician-assisted suicide bill

By Sarah Schoenfeldt | Mar. 8, 2017

Three Democratic lawmakers revealed a bill Wednesday that would legalize physician-assisted deaths for terminally ill patients, starting at 18-years-old.

A bill that would give terminally ill patients more treatment options by utilizing experiential passed through the Assembly Health Committee with support on both sides of the aisle.

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Right to Try bill moves out of Committee with bipartisan support, to Assembly floor

By Sarah Schoenfeldt | Mar. 2, 2017

The state Assembly Health Committee passed the Right to Try bill Wednesday which will broaden terminally ill patients’ access to experimental drugs.

All five Wisconsin Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted for a bill that would repeal and replace large sections of the Affordable Care Act.

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Wisconsin non-profit releases report on the economic effects of an ACA repeal

By Sarah Schoenfeldt | Feb. 22, 2017

Wisconsin Democrats held a teleconference Wednesday to introduce and discuss a new report from a non-profit organization on the potential economic effects of repealing the Affordable Care Act.

GOP legislators circulated a bill Tuesday that would prohibit fetal tissue research from for-profit entities and abortion clinics.

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Republican legislators reintroduce ban on fetal tissue research

By Sarah Schoenfeldt | Feb. 9, 2017

State Republican lawmakers reintroduced a bill this week that would ban the sale, circulation and research of fetal tissue, which could affect ongoing research at UW-Madison starting in 2018. The bill would allow the attorney general to prosecute the sale of fetal tissues in Wisconsin, which is currently not allowed, forbid fetal tissue research from a for-profit entity, abortion clinic or entity that exists to collect fetal tissue to sell. If signed into law, those who violate the ban would face a $50,000 fine and potentially nine months in prison.

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President Trump nominates Judge Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court

By Sarah Schoenfeldt | Feb. 1, 2017

President Donald Trump announced his nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court Tuesday.

Gov. Scott Walker pledged $20 million more to less populated school districts and $10.4 million for transportation costs in rural schools Wednesday as part of his K-12 public funding plan.

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Walker reaffirms he will fund rural schools in the next budget

By Sarah Schoenfeldt | Jan. 25, 2017

Gov. Scott Walker announced in a meeting Wednesday that he has a “dramatic” plan to improve the state of rural K-12 public schools with the Wisconsin Credit Union League.

Gov. Scott Walker sent a letter to the NFL Monday urging players to “stop their protests during the anthem and move on from what has become a divisive political sideshow.”

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Walker calls on legislature to expand rural broadband

By Sarah Schoenfeldt | Dec. 1, 2016

Gov. Scott Walker announced Thursday his plan to expand the broadband program in rural areas, and proposed a bill to the state Legislature providing $35 million for the expansion.