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Enslaved Workers Are Making Your Breakfast: Wisconsin Confronts Labor Trafficking | Opinion

On Friday, a coalition of advocates for migrant workers and state officials announced a $5.1 million grant to fight labor trafficking in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Should Restore Driver’s Licenses for Immigrant Workers | Opinion

No one could possibly favor putting thousands of unlicensed and uninsured drivers on the road. Yet the Wisconsin Legislature did just that back in 2007 when it passed a law taking away driver’s licenses from people who don’t have valid Social Security numbers.

Is It Time for Teachers To Get a Raise? | Opinion

Michael Addonizio, an education policy expert at Wayne State University, provides insight on the current state of teacher salaries, whether a collective raise is in order and how one might be achieved.

Restoring Funding for Wisconsin Public Schools Should Be a No-Brainer | Opinion

Gov. Tony Evers’ proposal to use part of the record-breaking $7 billion state budget surplus to restore funding for Wisconsin public schools should not be a partisan issue.

Wisconsin Budget Debate: What Kind of State Do We Want? | Opinion

Evers wants to fund our schools, support small businesses, address the mental health crisis, and beat back the scourge of PFAS “forever chemicals” in drinking water in communities all over Wisconsin.

The Caregiver Crisis Hits LGBTQ Elderly and Disabled People Hardest | Opinion

Have you heard about the national personal care shortage? If you work in the aging and disability fields or have a friend or loved one who relies on these services daily, I’m sure you have.

Why Is the UW System Working With the Controversial Hillsdale Charter School Network? | Opinion

Controversy surrounding Hillsdale charter schools led the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University in Wisconsin to threaten to sever ties last month with Lake Country Classical Academy — Wisconsin’s first Hillsdale-affiliated charter school.

How To Save Wisconsin’s Health and Environment | Opinion

Wisconsin’s Green Fire, a nonprofit group that says its mission is “to protect Wisconsin’s conservation legacy” by “promoting science-based management of natural resources,” recently issued a report that says the Legislature and state agencies are in the vice-like grip of powerful lobbyists led by Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce.