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November 16, 2022

Research

In post-Roe Wisconsin, what’s the role of crisis pregnancy centers? Critics say they mislead, pressure women.

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Noted: Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison estimated in an August report that patients in 42 of the state’s 72 counties would see the distance they have to travel to get an abortion increase by an average of 82 miles, one-way. In Milwaukee and Dane counties, which accounted for 56% of the state’s abortions before the Dobbs decision, residents would have to travel 70 and 120 more miles to reach an abortion clinic, respectively. In the state’s 30 other counties, the distance to an abortion clinic didn’t change because they were already closest to an out-of-state clinic.

Higher Education/System

Campus life

State news

Wisconsin-based company under investigation for allegedly using child labor

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Wisconsin Public Radio

Quoted: Laura Dresser, associate director of the COWS economic think tank at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said the labor shortage may make some companies more likely to violate protections for minors.

“It is probably the case that tight labor markets mean that there may be more sorts of violations like this because firms are desperate to fill jobs and may cut corners in order to do so,” she said.

Child labor laws help to ensure that minors are able to gain an education and receive a high school diploma, Dresser said.

“If we’re going to prioritize and require that students be enrolled in school and do everything we can to encourage them to graduate, then kids shouldn’t be working on overnight shifts (and) they shouldn’t be working excessive numbers of hours,” she said.

Health

Athletics

How Wisconsin football players remember fallen friend, former receiver Devin Chandler

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Wisconsin State Journal

Every University of Wisconsin football player who spoke with State Journal reporters Tuesday at the McClain Center mentioned the look that was always on Devin Chandler’s face when he was a member of the Badgers’ program. They spoke of his bright personality and willingness to express himself, how he injected energy into every situation he found himself in, and was the first to jump up and start dancing when a song he enjoyed came through the locker room speakers.

Virginia remembers: ‘Life of the party’ … ‘Lights up the room’ … ‘Most interesting person on the team’

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Yahoo Sports

Then there was Devin Chandler, who had come back to his state school after initially heading to the University of Wisconsin. Even as a newcomer, he instantly found a way to make everyone smile. “He was everything you’d want [competitively] out of a person at this level but he was a big kid. Loved to dance, loved to sing … Life of the party.”

Opinion

UW Experts in the News

Rising food costs take a bite out of Thanksgiving dinner

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Washington Post

The good news? Not every item on holiday shopping lists is significantly more expensive. Cranberries had a good harvest and prices were up less than 5% between the end of September and the beginning of November, said Paul Mitchell, an agricultural economist and professor at the University of Wisconsin. Green beans cost just 2 cents more per pound in the second week of November, according to the USDA.

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