Aanika Parikh

The Dobbs decision of June 2022 allowed Wisconsin state representatives to enforce an abortion ban that lasted for over a year. During that period, residents from every Wisconsin county traveled to Illinois to receive abortion care, resulting in a burden of over 5,000 additional patients for clinics in Illinois, according to a report from the...

Wisconsin’s affordable housing crisis has recently culminated in a disastrous spike in eviction rates for Dane County residents. According to Wisconsin Public Radio, eviction rates in 2023 doubled compared to the previous year, ridding residents of their housing security and making rehousing increasingly difficult. Landlords are beginning to take advantage of Dane County’s CORE program...

As a result of declining funds and unsteady support from the state, the University of Wisconsin System is increasing tuition at several campuses, including the University of Wisconsin–Madison. This comes as a surprise after the UW System’s commitment to a tuition freeze for nearly the past ten years. While students throughout the state continue to...

The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents recently announced a 3.75% hike in tuition for in-state students following the 5% raise students already faced this year, according to Wisconsin Public Radio. This decision comes after a nearly 10-year-long tuition freeze that protected in-state students from unexpected tuition increases from 2013 to 2021. But, the...

The federal government recently approved the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s $1.2 billion proposal for the expansion of Interstate I-94 in Milwaukee. According to DOT, this massive undertaking will modernize the obsolete infrastructure and mitigate congestion from traffic levels that are now approaching pre-pandemic levels. While the DOT report acknowledged the importance of transit, rail and...

Three Universities of Wisconsin branch campuses are set to shut down at the end of the academic year, leaving students scrambling to transfer to larger campuses and communities reeling from the loss of their local campuses. Marinette, Fond du Lac and Washington Counties will soon lose their local UW campuses due to diminishing enrollment rates. These...

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In order to fill special education teacher vacancies, Milwaukee Public Schools recently partnered with the University of Wisconsin to create a new, federally funded program that funnels education graduates into the district. According to Wisconsin Public Radio, the program offers a 10-month teaching residency in the school district, where candidates will complete a special education...

Wisconsin legislators’ policy proposals regarding minors’ participation in and exposure to public nudity might be too broad