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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

WI: Smoking Prevention

According to United Health Foundation's latest America's Health Rankings report, Wisconsin is 26th in the nation when it comes to adult tobacco use. (Adobe Stock)
WI in top half for health rankings, but resources low for public outreach

Wisconsin ranks 22nd in the country when it comes to a range of health measuring sticks, and local public health officials said more resources could …

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Fewer Wisconsin teens are smoking cigarettes than just five years ago, but the number who vape climbed from 7.9% in 2014 to more than 20% in 2018. (gsu.edu)
WI Looks to Become Latest "Tobacco 21" State

MADISON, Wis. – The latest push to discourage teen smoking has reached Wisconsin as lawmakers consider a bill that would raise the tobacco …

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Increasingly, apartment hunters are looking for a building that provides a smoke-free environment, and are willing to pay more to not deal with secondhand smoke. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
More Wisconsinites Demanding Smoke-Free Housing

BROOKFIELD, Wis. – According to the American Lung Association, more than 80 percent of Wisconsinites have a no-smoking policy inside their …

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Lung cancer kills more than 400 people every day. (Dave-Les Jacobs/GettyImages)
Lung Cancer Survivor: Women Must Pay Attention to Their Bodies

RACINE, Wis. – Only about 18 percent of lung cancer cases among women are diagnosed early, when the disease is most treatable and survival …

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People who use them may think e-cigarettes are harmless, but research says they're not. (prostooleh/iStockphoto)
New Facts about Secondhand “Vape” from E-cigarettes

BROOKFIELD, Wis. - Nearly 6.5 million young people - about one in four middle- and high-school students in the United states - report being exposed …

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Wisconsin gets three failing grades in the annual State Of Tobacco Control report. (minervastudios/iStockPhoto)
Report: Three F's, an A, and a B for Tobacco Control in Wisconsin

BROOKFIELD, Wis. – The new report card from the American Lung Association regarding the state of tobacco control in Wisconsin will be released …

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Vaping among Wisconsin teens is on the rise, state data show. (ookean/iStockPhoto)
Wisconsin Youth Tobacco Survey: Good News and Bad

BROOKFIELD, Wis. – The latest surveys on youth tobacco use in Wisconsin have just been released by the state Department of Health Services…

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An increasing number of multi-unit residential buildings are adopting a smoke-free policy, with support from the American Lung Association in Wisconsin. (Wikimedia Commons)
Smoke-Free Housing in Wisconsin: Clear Gains

BROOKFIELD, Wis. – Secondhand smoke contains more than 70 substances known to cause cancer, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban …

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Federal regulators have now made moves to regulate e-cigarettes and other formerly non-regulated tobacco products, but the American Lung Association says more action is needed on the state and local level. (leszekglaznov/iStockPhoto.com)
Progress But Concern Over Tobacco Use in Wisconsin

BROOKFIELD, Wis. – Smoking and tobacco use still are the top causes of preventable disease and death, and each year 6,700 Wisconsinites die …

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A just released study of the relative health of Wisconsin counties shows a correlation between the quality of food people eat and their overall health and longevity. (warrengoldswain/iStockphoto)
Report Ranks Wisconsin's Most, Least Healthy Counties

MADISON, Wis. – A new report indicates rural counties in Wisconsin and across the nation tend to have higher rates of premature death, smoking…

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Young people who might never touch a cigarette are now experimenting with e-cigarettes, mistakenly believing they are safer, according to the American Lung Association. (FDA.gov)
Mixed Grades for Wisconsin in Tobacco Report

BROOKFIELD, Wis. - In the American Lung Association's just-released "State Of Tobacco Control" report, Wisconsin gets an "A" for smoke-free air…

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GRAPHIC: The 2015 report card is out, and Wisconsin got mixed grades - an A, a B and two Fs - for efforts to control tobacco use. The report suggests Wisconsin needs to work on prevention and increase access to smoking cessation services. Graphic courtesy of American Lung Assn. Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Gets Mixed Grades in Annual Tobacco Report

BROOKFIELD, Wis. – The new 2015 American Lung Association State of Tobacco Control report has a mixed bag of grades for the Badger State: An …

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