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Xylazine, fentanyl overdose deaths still rising
Milwaukee County has seen a rise in overdose deaths involving xylazine, a powerful animal tranquilizer. Last year the county saw at least 51 deaths involving xylazine and the synthetic opioid fentanyl. Prior to 2020, xylazine was virtually unheard of in the county, while fentanyl-linked deaths have skyrocketed. The tranquilizer is now presenting unique challenges for […] The post Xylazine, fentanyl overdose deaths still rising appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Viable male birth control options could be on the horizon
Heather Vahdat has been advocating for male contraceptive options for nearly a decade, but she is the first to say it is a lonely space to occupy in the health science field. Vahdat is the executive director of the Male Contraceptive Initiative, based in Durham, North Carolina, which has been working with a single donor […] The post Viable male birth control options could be on the horizon appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Biden administration appeals judge’s ruling ordering abortion pill off U.S. market
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice launched an appeals process Friday that will likely put a landmark decision about access to medication abortion in front of the Supreme Court. The notice of appeal was filed less than three hours after a federal judge in Texas revoked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s two-decade-old approval […] The post Biden administration appeals judge’s ruling ordering abortion pill off U.S. market appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Assembly university committee holds hearing to discuss campus free speech
The Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities held a more than four hour meeting on Thursday in an attempt to find ways the Legislature can facilitate free expression on the state’s public university campuses. At the hearing, a national expert, a former UW-La Crosse professor and three conservative UW-Madison students testified on the issue, […] The post Assembly university committee holds hearing to discuss campus free speech appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Biden rule on transgender athletes would set conditions on school sports bans
The Biden administration will advance a rule to make it more difficult for schools to exclude transgender youth athletes from competition based on their gender identity, a senior U.S. Education Department official told reporters Thursday. The proposed rule would prohibit blanket bans of transgender athletes competing in sports consistent with their gender identity. But it […] The post Biden rule on transgender athletes would set conditions on school sports bans appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Mortgage rates are stabilizing but that may not be enough to help house hunters
Home prices are cooling off and mortgage rates fell last week, but the fallout from recent bank closures could continue to make it hard for some Americans to buy homes, economists say. Mortgage rates fell to 6.32% for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage, Freddie Mac data released March 30 shows. Last fall, the 30-year fixed […] The post Mortgage rates are stabilizing but that may not be enough to help house hunters appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
IRS slated to hire thousands of workers, boost audits of wealthy taxpayers
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service on Thursday detailed its plan to spend $80 billion in additional funding that Democrats approved last year as part of their climate change and health care package. The plan says the agency will boost tax enforcement by increasing its “focus on segments of taxpayers with complex issues and complex […] The post IRS slated to hire thousands of workers, boost audits of wealthy taxpayers appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Education spending, shared revenue recurring issues in budget listening session
WAUKESHA — The Joint Finance Committee spent eight hours hearing from Wisconsinites during its first budget listening session at the Waukesha Expo Center on Wednesday. Sen. Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) and Rep. Mark Born (R-Beaver Dam) did not offer specific thoughts about individual budget items prior to the start of the session, saying they’re still […] The post Education spending, shared revenue recurring issues in budget listening session appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Kelly’s bitter concession in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race marks the decline of minority rule
Daniel Kelly, the losing candidate in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race, gave a remarkably bitter concession speech Tuesday night that could serve as an epitaph for misogynist minority rule in Wisconsin. Kelly refused to congratulate Janet Protasiewicz, who emerged as the clear winner less than an hour after the polls closed. “I wish that in a […] The post Kelly’s bitter concession in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race marks the decline of minority rule appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Managing Medicaid changes so people don’t lose health insurance
As changes to Medicaid ramp up this month that could push millions in the U.S. and hundreds of thousands in Wisconsin off the health insurance program for low-income people, a federal official said Wednesday that his agency’s top priority is ensuring that people get through the process without losing health care coverage. In April, 30 […] The post Managing Medicaid changes so people don’t lose health insurance appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
As future of abortion pill is weighed, Democrats in Congress see little they can do
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats appear lukewarm about pursuing reproductive rights legislation in a divided Congress, even as a federal judge in Texas considers overturning access to abortion pills nationwide. Interviews by States Newsroom with Democrats who control the Senate by a narrow margin found little optimism they could counter a ruling that could potentially […] The post As future of abortion pill is weighed, Democrats in Congress see little they can do appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Protasiewicz wins big in seismic shift for Wisconsin
As Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz took the stage at her election victory party Tuesday night, the three current members of the liberal minority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court watched from off stage, arm-in-arm, as they took in the moment they became a majority. Protasiewicz, a liberal, handily beat conservative former Supreme Court Justice Daniel […] The post Protasiewicz wins big in seismic shift for Wisconsin appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Live spring election coverage
Polls have closed on Tuesday, April 4 in Wisconsin’s much-watched Supreme Court race as well as local elections around the state. Examiner reporters on the ground delivering live reports. The post Live spring election coverage appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Trump hit with 34 felony counts of falsifying New York state business records
Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 34 New York state felony offenses related to what prosecutors say were hush money payments to an adult film star. In a brief but historic appearance in a Manhattan trial court, Trump, the first former president to face criminal prosecution, learned he was charged with falsifying […] The post Trump hit with 34 felony counts of falsifying New York state business records appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Early Election Day turnount is calm but steady in Milwaukee and Madison
As voters turned out Tuesday to cast their ballots in a state Supreme Court race that has become one of the top national political stories as well as to vote in assorted local elections, poll workers in the state’s two largest cities said traffic was calm but steady. Election Day in the Milwaukee area saw […] The post Early Election Day turnount is calm but steady in Milwaukee and Madison appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Polls open in high stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race
From nearly the moment ballots were counted in last fall’s midterm elections, Wisconsin’s political apparatus began to turn toward the race for a soon-to-be vacant seat on the state Supreme Court. The resulting campaign has been the most expensive judicial race in U.S. history as liberal Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz and conservative former Supreme […] The post Polls open in high stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
The Wisconsin Conservation Congress is broken
This week, the Wisconsin Conservation Congress (WCC) will hold 72 in-person meetings across the state to elect new county delegates. These meetings are important as they serve as the first opportunity people have had to vote for their local county delegates since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, the WCC was forced to […] The post The Wisconsin Conservation Congress is broken appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Red-state elections officials balk at voter registration outreach
A day after taking office in January, Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen withdrew his state from the Electronic Registration Information Center, an interstate data-sharing compact aimed at helping states keep clean voter rolls. Asked about the move a few days later by a conservative radio host, Allen, a Republican, at first talked about privacy […] The post Red-state elections officials balk at voter registration outreach appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Senate supermajority at stake in special election to fill suburban Milwaukee seat
Apart from trying to maintain a conservative majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court on April 4, Republicans are looking to reclaim a supermajority in the state Senate. Rep. Dan Knodl (R-Germantown) is running against Democrat Jodi Habush Sinykin, an environmental lawyer, for the 8th Senate District seat that represents the northern Milwaukee suburbs and parts […] The post Senate supermajority at stake in special election to fill suburban Milwaukee seat appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
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