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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Healthcare affordability remains a growing concern for Wisconsinites and new data is giving a more exact picture of how federal cuts have reshaped the insurance landscape over the last year -
A council that provides services statewide and said rural areas face unique fair housing challenges but often have fewer resources to address them -
With the money being spent by the federal government on mass deportations, Wisconsin could cover about 94,000 Head Start slots -
The policy from the Department of Health and Human Services was published Aug. 7 in the Federal Register -
Adults under age 65 without a dependent child living with them will have to work, volunteer or be in school for 80 hours in a month to maintain their coverage -
Farmers are under pressure to conserve farmland while maintaining productivity to meet demand -
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
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Mother Forward is advocating for universal childcare, paid family leave and increased maternal health support
