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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Tick-borne illnesses remain elusive, even though they're among the fastest-growing vector-borne public health threats -
A sustainable agriculture project that incentivizes farmers to plant trees on their land is taking applications from Wisconsin producers -
Allies for young learners in Wisconsin say children continue to bear the mental and psychological toll of seeing federal immigration agents in their communities -
Mother Forward is advocating for universal childcare, paid family leave and increased maternal health support -
The Michael Fields Agricultural Institute launched its Women in Conservation program to provide a space for women landowners to collaborate and get support for conservation goals -
Advocates for seniors in Wisconsin are calling on lawmakers to address a projected Social Security funding shortfall that could affect 1.3 million Wisconsinites -
Wisconsin counties are preparing for local impacts from federal changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known in the state as FoodShare -
As union groups in Wisconsin get more involved in clean-energy projects across the state, leaders see opportunity for additional growth in a complex landscape for electricity demand -
Leaders working to improve the well-being of children in Wisconsin are calling on lawmakers to address disparities affecting Black families -
Wisconsin parents are traveling to Capitol Hill this week to urge Congress to prioritize affordable childcare as families face rising costs and cuts to programs for babies and toddlers
