Last week, nearly 70,000 Wisconsinites applied for unemployment insurance as many businesses have begun to close in order to slow the spread of COVID-19. Last year, just over 5,200 residents […]
State Can’t Enforce Federal Tobacco Age
Last month, President Donald Trump signed a bill raising the federal age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21. Rather than give retailers time to train staff, change signage, and […]
Retaliation at Just Bakery for Anti-F-35 Stance
Madison Area Urban Ministry launched Just Bakery in 2014. Just Bakery is an employment training program that also hires people with barriers to employment. They work with people who are […]
Wausau Wendy’s Workers Stage Walk Out
Original air date: June 8, 2018 Isis Hunter was like other high school seniors, except she worked at Wendy’s for 50 hours a week. The Wasau native worked at a […]
Unpaid Internships Are on the Rise, and College Requirements Are to Bl...
Delight Hailman thought she had her summer plans figured out: the UW Madison student would work two part-time jobs and an internship. But two weeks before starting, she was told […]
What has the VA done for you? A lot, actually
What has the VA ever done for me? On the eve of Congress’ and the Trump Administration’s plans to privatize the VA, many non-veteran American voters may be asking themselves […]
