Erin McGroarty
State Politics and Disinformation Reporter at The Cap Times
Politics for @CapTimes | @IWMF Ukraine fellow | @uw_sjmc M.A '23 | Bylines: @WisconsinWatch @poynter @Chicago_Reader @UWJournEthics | Signal: erinmcgroarty.608
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5 days 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.
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1 week 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.
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1 week 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.
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1 week 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.
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2 weeks ago |
captimes.com | Erin McGroarty
Beneath the surface of a series of state budget listening sessions held for Madison-area residents this week lay the specter of federal spending cuts and subsequent anxiety befalling people concerned about everything from health care to housing. “We have ongoing discussions about what may or may not come out of the federal budget and how we will backfill things (with state funding),” said Senate Democratic Leader Dianne Hesselbein, D-Middleton.
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This afternoon, @LGSaraRodriguez joined health workers outside GHC in Madison to support their call for union recognition. Staff say management is engaging in union busting, a claim the NLRB is currently investigating. Story to come in @CapTimes https://t.co/8fDaPRQKcy
The Wisconsin Assembly will hold a floor session today in which they will vote on a bill to allow pharmacists to prescribe birth control. The bill has received broad bipartisan support, cosponsored by 40 Assembly members across the political spectrum: https://t.co/4XofymR7zS
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