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Katie Rosenberg

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Pope Leo returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada
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Pope Leo returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada

The Vatican returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada, a historic restitution that is part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture.

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November 16, 2025 at 12:32 AM

Katie Rosenberg

@katierosenberg.bsky.social

Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.

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Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.

The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.

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November 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM

Reposted by Katie Rosenberg

Governor Tony Evers

@govevers.wisconsin.gov

We followed a court order and worked quickly to make sure that nearly 700,000 Wisconsinites who rely on FoodShare, including about 270,000 kids, had food to eat.

Now, President Trump wants to yank that money away from hungry kids, families, and seniors in Wisconsin? Hell no.

November 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM

Katie Rosenberg

@katierosenberg.bsky.social

Tribal Energy Alternatives awards $3.6M in grants to 26 tribes

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Tribal Energy Alternatives awards $3.6M in grants to 26 tribes

Tribal Energy Alternatives has awarded $3.6 million through its Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund to 26 tribes and tribal organizations for clean energy development projects.

tribalbusinessnews.com

November 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM

Reposted by Katie Rosenberg

Governor Tony Evers

@govevers.wisconsin.gov

Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.

My response ⬇️

November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM

Reposted by Katie Rosenberg

Governor Tony Evers

@govevers.wisconsin.gov

Unless the Trump Administration defies the court and federal law or decides to request an emergency stay of the court’s decision or a vendor processing issue occurs, the DHS anticipates benefits will be available to FoodShare members overnight. More ⬇️
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Press Release: Gov. Evers Announces Evers Administration Immediately Moves to Ensure Nearly 700,000 Wisconsinites Receive November FoodShare Payments in Full after Court Directs Trump Administration t...

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November 7, 2025 at 2:58 AM

Reposted by Katie Rosenberg

Governor Tony Evers

@govevers.wisconsin.gov

GREAT NEWS: the Trump Administration has been ordered to do the right thing and fund November FoodShare payments in FULL.

And, tonight, my administration worked as quickly as possible to get payments out for the nearly 700,000 Wisconsinites who depend on them ASAP.

“After Wisconsinites and folks across the country were left scrambling and trying to figure out how to put food on their tables without critical food assistance because of the Trump Administration, I’m hopeful that the nearly 700,000 Wisconsinites, including kids, will be able to receive their November FoodShare payments in full and will not have to wake up tomorrow worried about when or whether they are going to eat next. It was damn important that we can get this done and moved as quickly as we could, and that’s what we’re doing,” said Gov. Evers. “My administration worked quickly to ensure these benefits could be released as soon as possible so that our kids, families, and seniors have access to basic food and groceries without one more day of delay. But let’s be clear—it never should’ve come to this. Wisconsinites should’ve never been without food assistance, period, and they wouldn’t have been if President Trump and the Trump Administration had listened to me and so many who urged them to use all legal funds and levers to prevent millions of Americans from losing access to food and groceries. But the Trump Administration refused to do so, and, because they did, kids, families, and seniors went hungry. That’s contemptible.

“I’m incredibly proud of our work to get folks the support they need as quickly as we could, but the bottom line is that the Trump Administration and Republicans in Washington must work across the aisle to end the federal government shutdown as soon as possible to prevent this situation from happening again next month,” Gov. Evers continued. “Wisconsinites simply cannot afford another month of Republican dysfunction in Washington. It’s time for Republicans to get back to work and do the right thing by working across the aisle to end the federal government shutdown to ensure Wisconsinites continue to have access to basic needs, including affordable healthcare and food assistance, moving forward. Here in Wisconsin, we’re going to continue to do everything we can to support folks, families, and communities across our state and country. Republicans in Congress should do the same.”

November 7, 2025 at 2:58 AM

Katie Rosenberg

@katierosenberg.bsky.social

Attention Wausau and Marathon County Friends: The United Way of Marathon County is hosting a pop up mobile market TODAY, Monday, November 3 from 4pm - 6pm.

Details below ⬇️⬇️⬇️

November 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM

Katie Rosenberg

@katierosenberg.bsky.social

Franciscan Sisters transfer land to Lac du Flambeau tribe in bid to repair boarding school legacy

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Franciscan Sisters transfer land to Lac du Flambeau tribe in bid to repair boarding school legacy

In a historic moment, the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration have completed the first known land transfer nationwide from a Catholic instituti...

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October 31, 2025 at 9:11 PM

Katie Rosenberg

@katierosenberg.bsky.social

UWL researchers explore little-known world of truffles, make exciting discovery

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Mycologists on a mission

UWL researchers explore little-known world of truffles, make exciting discovery

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October 30, 2025 at 7:51 AM

Katie Rosenberg

@katierosenberg.bsky.social

'Forever Chemicals' in Mothers' Blood Linked to Brain Changes in Their Kids

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'Forever Chemicals' in Mothers' Blood Linked to Brain Changes in Their Kids

'Forever chemicals' already have a shocking reputation, and now new research has linked these substances – named for the way they stick around in the environment for so long – to brain changes in chil...

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October 23, 2025 at 11:55 PM

Katie Rosenberg

@katierosenberg.bsky.social

A focus on tribal treaty rights on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
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A focus on tribal treaty rights on Indigenous Peoples' Day

An executive order bolsters the education and awareness of tribal treaty rights and sovereignty and promotes stewardship to protect cultural wild rice resources.

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October 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM

Katie Rosenberg

@katierosenberg.bsky.social

Gov. Evers Signs Executive Order to Ensure Access to Vaccines in Wisconsin

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September 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM

Katie Rosenberg

@katierosenberg.bsky.social

Maturing is not arguing with security when you get yelled at for being too loud in the library because you know that you are, in fact, a yapper.

Happy Saturday, friends ✌️💗🤫

September 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM

Reposted by Katie Rosenberg

Governor Tony Evers

@govevers.wisconsin.gov

Violence against anyone because of their political beliefs is wrong.
Violence against others is wrong.
Violence is never the answer for resolving our differences or disagreements.

Wisconsin joins in praying for Charlie Kirk and the Utah Valley community and first responders.

September 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM

Katie Rosenberg

@katierosenberg.bsky.social

The unlikely alliance pressing Trump to regulate Pfas on US farms: ‘This is a basic human right’ www.theguardian.com/environment/... via @us.theguardian.com

The unlikely alliance pressing Trump to regulate Pfas on US farms: ‘This is a basic human right’

A group of farmers, bikers, truckers and scientists from the political left and right are working to bring attention to the health risks of using toxic sludge as fertilizer

www.theguardian.com

August 28, 2025 at 10:58 AM

Katie Rosenberg

@katierosenberg.bsky.social

“If successful, this [will be] an important dent in central bank independence,” said Marieke Blom, chief economist at Dutch bank ING. “People pay a high price via higher inflation and higher interest rates when central bank independence is lost.”

Ian Smith @iankmsmith.ft.com · Aug 26

US yield curve steepens further, as Trump's latest move adds fuel to the fiscal-dominance trade

“People pay a high price via higher inflation and higher interest rates when central bank independence is lost" warned one economist
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US long-term debt sells off after Trump’s attempted firing of Fed governor

Gap between long-term and short-term borrowing costs is close to its widest for three years

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August 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM

Katie Rosenberg

@katierosenberg.bsky.social

The fish wars: The Boldt Decision wasn’t just about salmon. It was about broken treaties and tribal sovereignty.
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The fish wars

The Boldt Decision wasn’t just about salmon. It was about broken treaties and tribal...

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August 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM

Katie Rosenberg

@katierosenberg.bsky.social

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Curt Hogg @cyrthogg.bsky.social · Aug 17

Final: Brewers 6, Reds 5 (10)

The 2025 Brewers stand alone in franchise history as winners of 14 in a row. For as unbelievable as Team Streak's run was, there's no denying this any longer – it might just be straight magic.

The record: 78-44

August 17, 2025 at 2:07 AM