Erin McGroarty

3 weeks ago | captimes.com | Erin McGroarty

A Republican state lawmaker wants Wisconsin to spend more money to fund the 988 crisis hotline program to make up for some of the federal grant funding that will be lost next year. But with scant details in the bill, Democrats are unlikely to get on board. Wisconsin’s 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline service is run by Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin, a nonprofit based in Green Bay that has crisis care providers across the state to answer calls, texts and chats from state residents.

3 weeks ago | captimes.com | Erin McGroarty

As Wisconsin awaits a ruling from the state Supreme Court on an 1849 law that was used to forbid abortions, research from a Madison group shows that such bans limit doctors’ ability to provide general pregnancy care.

1 month ago | captimes.com | Erin McGroarty

A bipartisan group of state lawmakers is trying, for the third session in a row, to pass a bill that would eliminate co-pays and cost-sharing expenses for breast cancer screenings and supplemental scans needed for women with an increased risk of breast cancer. Nearly half of all women have the type of dense breast tissue that puts them at higher risk of developing breast cancer and often requires them to receive more than one standard annual mammogram to detect breast cancer.

1 month ago | captimes.com | Erin McGroarty

Since his first election as chair of the Dane County Republican Party in 2023, Brandon Maly has worked hard to elevate conservative voices in the most liberal part of Wisconsin. The 25-year-old GOP leader is leaving the state and his local position for national political opportunities, but on his way out Maly said he still has high hopes for an underdog Republican movement in a solidly blue county. In addition to his role in the county party, Maly has worked for Turning Point Action since 2023.

1 month ago | captimes.com | Ruthie Hauge |Erin McGroarty

UnityPoint Health-Meriter Hospital brought in outside workers on Tuesday as more than 500 nurses kicked off a five-day strike, seeking higher pay and safer working conditions. While Meriter has recognized the nurses union since 1978, this is the first time the Madison hospital’s nurses have gone on strike, according to the Service Employees International Union Wisconsin, which represents the nurses.