A recent settlement between two of the nation’s largest meatpackers is renewing questions about child labor and how to protect kids from working in the meatpacking industry.

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President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders last month suspending funding for organizations that help refugees. The leaders of two Wisconsin resettlement agencies say the move has led to confusion and fear.

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UW-Green Bay psychologist Ryan Martin researches anger in men. His new analysis finds men get angry more often — and are more likely to feel rage because of not getting what they want.

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Local and national food critics have praised Gregory León's restaurant, Amilinda, for years.

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Hobby tunneling is a pastime in which amateur excavators build their own underground infrastructure with minimal equipment. We take a tour through a tunnel system more than a decade in the making.

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Last week, former Michael’s CEO Ashley Buchanan formally took over as the newest CEO of Kohl’s. Outgoing CEO Tom Kingsbury told investors that some of the issues Kohl’s is currently facing are self-inflicted.

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The NFL Draft in Green Bay is expected to bring in tens of thousands of people in April. A travel management company in northeast Wisconsin is releasing materials to help travelers know the warning signs of human trafficking.

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Jobs in the legal cannabis industry have more than tripled from 2017 to 2022. Despite Wisconsin restrictions on cannabis, UW-Stevens Point Professor Brian Barringer says this program meets growing industry demand.

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The ketchup giant Heinz recently awarded grants to restaurants nationwide in an effort to strengthen Black culinary traditions. The sandwich shop House of Hoagies in Menasha was one of three Wisconsin winners.

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The father of a child killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting offers insight into moving forward and efforts to prevent this from happening again.

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The ACRE program — a collaboration among UW-Milwaukee, the Milwaukee School of Engineering and Marquette University — nurtures professionals of color in the commercial real estate market. A recent Wisconsin Policy Forum analysis finds that their efforts are working.

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Wisconsin is among 38 states that have legalized some form of sports betting. Even though Wisconsin’s laws on the practice are more restrictive than other states, experts say problem gambling is going up here, too.

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In January, Republicans will have control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate along with the Presidency. Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Gwen Moore weighs in on some of the tax proposals likely to come up in the new Congress.

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