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Debate Night One: Meet the 2020 Democratic candidates

By The Daily Cardinal Staff | Jun. 26, 2019

Over the next two days, the American public will hear from the 20 qualifying Democractic candidates in the first official debate of the 2020 presidential election. Ranging from past runner-ups to senior Senators to businesspeople and wellness gurus, this election cycle is sure to capture the anxious and uniquely changing state of politics in the land of the free.

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Concerning nicotine statistics cause legislators, administrators to revise policies

By Sarah Jensen | Jun. 10, 2019

In Wisconsin, rates of e-cigarette use have increased from 1.9 percent in 2012 to 20.1 percent in 2018, according to Marshfield Clinic Health System, resulting in new smoking policies to address the rising public concern.

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Controversy over the ACA continues, GOP dismantles Evers’ health care budget

By Jessica Lipaz | Jun. 5, 2019

Proposed funding by Gov. Tony Evers to expand Medicaid and support BadgerCare Plus was stripped during a vote by the Joint Committee on Finance after weeks of rewriting the biennial budget on Tuesday.

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Across the lake, Mendota Mental Health Institute plays a key role in underserved state mental health system

By Jack Styler | Apr. 27, 2019

A brown smokestack and a single building is all that is seen of Mendota Mental Health Institute from the Memorial Union Terrace. Yet this often overlooked part of the view serves as one of only two major mental health treatment centers in Wisconsin.

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Legislators attempt to support employment of past offenders through expungement law reform

By Emma Grenzebach | Apr. 26, 2019

Legislators across the state are attempting to mitigate unemployment issues held by formerly incarcerated people by supporting expungement reform. There have been no major changes in the expungement legislature recently, making legislators believe that updates are needed even though others oppose changes on transparency grounds.

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Nelson Institute holds Earth Day conference inspiring optimism, resilience

By Alberto Kanost | Apr. 23, 2019

Presenting solutions to pressing climate change questions for more than 1,000 inter-generational attendees, UW-Madison’s Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies hosted the 13th annual Earth Day Conference at the Monona Terrace Monday.

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Only one bipartisan bill blossoms this Earth Day, will others grow or wither?

By Jessica Lipaz and Ben Brod | Apr. 22, 2019

Despite Wisconsin split government’s difficulty forming cohesive bipartisan policy, some legislators used Earth Day as a platform to roll out new sustainability-focused legislation with support from the other side of the aisle.

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Evers, Barnes encourage young voters to engage in 2020 election

By Shelby Evans | Apr. 21, 2019

Gov. Tony Evers and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes stressed the role college-aged activists would play in coming elections during an event on campus Thursday.

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Democratic state representatives advocate for marijuana legalization on ‘weed holiday’

By Jessica Lipaz | Apr. 21, 2019

Several Democratic legislators in Wisconsin proposed to join the increasing number of states across the country by legalizing marijuana April 20, a holiday recognized by marijuana enthusiasts.

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New report finds mistreatment continues at Lincoln Hills, Copper Lake

By Michael Parsky | Apr. 19, 2019

A new report found inmates at a Wisconsin juvenile detention facility are still being abused despite a 2018 court settlement aimed to mitigate harmful practices.

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K-12 students call for climate action, teachers take lessons outside

By Jessica Lipaz | Apr. 18, 2019

Although students’ local environments are different, being a part of the Earth’s ecological system is something that every student shares. No matter where a student attends school — be it northwest or southeast Wisconsin — all students inevitably interact with their surrounding environment everyday.

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Climate change’s extreme weather effects cause trouble for Wisconsin dairy farmers

By Molly Davis | Apr. 18, 2019

Jim Goodman was a dairy farmer for more than 40 years. He retired in the summer of 2018, labeling the work an “economic suicide.”

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Mayor, state representatives at odds about prison construction in Outagamie

By Jessica Lipaz | Apr. 17, 2019

With all representatives in agreement that the Lincoln Hills School for Boys should close, debates sparked over where to relocate, influencing stalls in construction and questions about the environmental soundness of Outagamie County.

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Kaul stands with EPA, withdraws from lawsuit challenging emissions regulations

By Brighid Hartnett | Apr. 15, 2019

Attorney General Josh Kaul pulled Wisconsin out of a multi-state lawsuit today that challenged an Environmental Protection Agency analysis regarding increased regulations on hazardous air pollutants.

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Survey shows Wisconsin’s split congress reflects most partisan voter divide ever experienced

By Jessica Lipaz | Apr. 15, 2019

Congress ideology rankings by the American Conservative Union Foundation highlighted the split partisanship of Wisconsin’s legislators, maintaining the state’s notorious purple reputation.

The order creates a bipartisan committee that will examine different ways to advance interests of women in Wisconsin.

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Evers signs executive order commemorating women of Wisconsin’s past aiming to empower future leaders

By Kylie Ver Kuilen | Apr. 11, 2019

Nearly 100 years after Wisconsin became the first state to ratify the 19th Amendment, Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #19 with an aim to support women throughout Wisconsin today at the Capitol.

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Oneida Chairman calls for more financial support during State of the Tribes Address

By Shelby Evans | Apr. 11, 2019

Oneida Nation Chairman, Tehassi Hill delivered the annual State of the Tribes Address where he aimed to strengthen the relationship between the tribal and state governments Tuesday at the Capitol.

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Crime survivors feel re-victimized by the Wisconsin justice system

By Jessica Lipaz and Molly Davis | Apr. 11, 2019

"There is no better thing to talk about this week than Marsy's Law," Todd Novak, R-Dodgeville, said during a National Crime Victims’ Rights week press conference in the Senate Chambers Tuesday.

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Evers bashes GOP in celebration of ACA lawsuit victory

By Jessica Lipaz | Apr. 9, 2019

In light of a U.S. Court of Appeals permitting Wisconsin’s dismissal from the multi-state lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act Tuesday, Gov. Tony Evers called out the GOP for “blocking the will of the people” by stopping the expansion of health care.

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Groups voice their support in the battle for redistricting

By Michael Parsky | Apr. 5, 2019

For the first time in 10 years, nonpartisan redistricting legislation was introduced in the governor’s proposed budget. Gov. Tony Evers believes the move will create more equitable elections and check what he sees as long-standing Republican gerrymandering practices.

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