Hope Kirwan
Reporter at Wisconsin Today
Reporter for @wprnews. Formerly at @KBIA. @mujschool Grad.
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3 weeks ago |
kcur.org | Hope Kirwan
A dozen research centers focused on improving safety and health conditions on American farms will lose federal funding this fall due to the Trump administration's cuts to federal health programs. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, or NIOSH, is one of the federal agencies that had hundreds of workers cut by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in April.
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3 weeks ago |
wpr.org | Hope Kirwan
Tucked away from the busy main street of Viroqua, an old brick warehouse still bears the name "Viroqua Leaf Tobacco Co.", left over from the days when Vernon County farmers grew the crop for extra income. This symbol of the past has now become an unusual destination for book lovers from Wisconsin and across the Midwest.
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3 weeks ago |
wpr.org | Hope Kirwan
A national effort hopes to bring together communities and other stakeholders to celebrate the Mississippi River in order to better protect it. Wisconsin is one of three states, along with nearly a dozen local governments, celebrating June 2 as National Mississippi River Day. In his proclamation, Gov. Tony Evers cited both the river's importance to Wisconsin communities and tribes, and the threats the waterway faces, including shoreline erosion, wetland degradation and flooding.
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3 weeks ago |
urbanmilwaukee.com | Hope Kirwan
A Republican-authored bill hopes to crack down on Wisconsinites who misrepresent their pets as service animals. The legislation would prohibit a person from “intentionally misrepresenting that he or she is in possession of a service animal” in public places, according to an analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau. Those who do could be fined $200 for a first violation and $500 for subsequent offenses.
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3 weeks ago |
wpr.org | Hope Kirwan
A Republican-authored bill hopes to crack down on Wisconsinites who misrepresent their pets as service animals. The legislation would prohibit a person from "intentionally misrepresenting that he or she is in possession of a service animal" in public places, according to an analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau. Those who do could be fined $200 for a first violation and $500 for subsequent offenses.
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