Judith Ruiz-Branch/Wisconsin News Connection
Judith Ruiz-Branch is an award-winning journalist with over a decade of experience as a reporter/producer for TV, radio, print and podcast news. She's also served as a Spanish spokesperson and led communications, media and public relations team's at various organizations in Chicago. She began her career at WGN-TV in Chicago and went on to work for various news outlets including WBEZ Radio, Crain's Chicago Business, the Chicago Tribune and WNIN Tri-State Media among others. Her bilingual reporting with WNIN earned her two Murrow Awards, most recently for innovation in the digital space. Her favorite stories to report on are health, human interest, equity, justice, and immigration.
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Under the new federal budget, tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act available to Wisconsin businesses, utilities and school districts are now ending much earlier than intended -
A Wisconsin agricultural nonprofit is sounding the alarm on proposed federal changes to reorganize the United States Department of Agriculture and is urging farmers and advocates to oppose them -
A Wisconsin nonprofit is working to find sustainable and resilient living solutions which are not reliant on technology -
You may not think of a flowering plant as a problem but invasive species like purple loosestrife can aggressively invade wetlands, alter water chemistry, block waterways and interfere with local and commercial fishing -
More than one in five Wisconsinites receive Social Security benefits which contribute about $28 billion to the state's economy each year -
The Northwestern University study found partisan use of scientific data in policymaking has increased in the past 25 years and confirms a widening gap between Democrats and Republicans -
The state’s largest farm organization wants what it calls “meaningful” immigration reform rather than aggressive federal detention and deportation efforts -
With a rise in youth mental health issues across Wisconsin, experts are urging parents to make their kids' mental health a top priority for the back-to-school season -
A new study showed most faculty members at Wisconsin universities and across the country have serious concerns about the consequences of holding and expressing political viewpoints -
A former attorney for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says proposed federal cuts would hinder the agency's ability to keep up with key regulations – affecting public safety, in Wisconsin and across the country
