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AG Kaul announces additional $2M grant for anti-human trafficking task force
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AG Kaul announces additional $2M grant for anti-human trafficking task force

MADISON, Wis. (WSAW) – Attorney General Josh Kaul has announced the efforts of the Wisconsin Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force will continue for another three years with a newly awarded $2 million grant from the U.S. DOJ for Victims of Crime. WAHTTF is a statewide multidisciplinary task force comprised of federal, state, and tribal law enforcement…

Human trafficking task force meets for first time
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Human trafficking task force meets for first time

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos announced the creation of four new task forces last month. Among them, one focused on finding ways to prevent human trafficking and support survivors. Introducing four bipartisan Speaker Task Forces, tackling key issues impacting our state. From AI to childhood obesity, these groups will shape policies reflecting…

Bipartisan Legislative Task Force Takes On Artificial Intelligence
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Bipartisan Legislative Task Force Takes On Artificial Intelligence

Wisconsin State Capitol. Photo by Mariiana Tzotcheva. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) announced on Thursday the creation of four bipartisan task forces including one dedicated to artificial intelligence. The announcement follows Gov. Tony Evers’ Wednesday announcement that he was creating a task force on artificial intelligence (AI) and the state’s workforce. The task forces, which…

Assembly Speaker Vos announces bipartisan task forces, including one focused on AI – Wisconsin Examiner
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Assembly Speaker Vos announces bipartisan task forces, including one focused on AI – Wisconsin Examiner

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) announced on Thursday the creation of four bipartisan task forces including one dedicated to artificial intelligence. The announcement follows Gov. Tony Evers’ Wednesday announcement that he was creating a task force on artificial intelligence (AI) and the state’s workforce. The task forces, which will be led by a Republican chair…

Chippewa Falls High School hosts human trafficking awareness event – WEAU
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Chippewa Falls High School hosts human trafficking awareness event – WEAU

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) – Thursday, Chippewa Falls High School partners with Fierce Freedom to present a human trafficking awareness event. With the nationwide rise of human trafficking, Chippewa Falls school district officials wants the community to be in the know. “The Cardinal Community Learning Center decided to partner with Fierce Freedom this past fall…

Critical farm workers often trapped, exploited – Plymouth Review
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Critical farm workers often trapped, exploited – Plymouth Review

Immigrants, most of them undocumented, now perform 80% of the labor on Wisconsin dairy farms. There is a fascinating, human story in the relationship between the Mexican workers who come here to earn money to build homes and businesses back in Mexico and the farmers who depend on their labor on Wisconsin dairy farms. I…

AG Kaul announces Wisconsin anti-human trafficking task force
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AG Kaul announces Wisconsin anti-human trafficking task force

MADISON, Wis. (WSAW) – During National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, Attorney General Josh Kaul has announced a new statewide, multi-disciplinary task force comprised of federal, state, and tribal law enforcement and victim service providers dedicated to supporting survivors of human trafficking and ensuring justice is served by those who commit the crime. The Wisconsin Anti-Human…

Breakfast fundraiser helps bring awareness to human trafficking – WEAU
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Breakfast fundraiser helps bring awareness to human trafficking – WEAU

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) – Pancakes and bacon served at the Eau Claire Elks Lodge this morning had a greater purpose than just filling up hungry stomachs. The Elks, a national organization that promotes and invests in the well-being of their communities, recognized Human Trafficking Awareness Month with a breakfast fundraiser. Liz Kaas, an Elks…

Breakfast fundraiser helps bring awareness to human trafficking
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Breakfast fundraiser helps bring awareness to human trafficking

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) – Pancakes and bacon served at the Eau Claire Elks Lodge this morning had a greater purpose than just filling up hungry stomachs. The Elks, a national organization that promotes and invests in the well-being of their communities, recognized Human Trafficking Awareness Month with a breakfast fundraiser. Liz Kaas, an Elks…

National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
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National Human Trafficking Awareness Day

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) – Today is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, a day dedicated to the awareness and the prevention of the illegal practice. Human trafficking involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act. Cat Morgan with Fierce Freedom, a non profit organization in…