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Protests over immigration raids pop up up across the U.S. with more planned; 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' could close Colorado hospitals; Report says Michigan kids improve in finances and family but lag in education; Indy Pride turns 30, refuses to be quiet.

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Military deployments in L.A. spark debates over federal overreach, with echoes of Kent State. Protests seem to be spreading, and critics warn that Medicaid cuts could shutter rural hospitals.

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The USPS wants to abandon service to residents in North Carolina's Swannanoa after Hurricane Helene damaged the post office, cost-cutting could end federal safety efforts on issues like black lung, and wood-firing potters carry the torch in rural North Carolina.

Judith Ruiz-Branch

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Judith Ruiz-Branch is an award-winning journalist with over a decade of experience as a reporter/producer for TV, radio, print and podcast news. She's also served as a Spanish spokesperson and led communications, media and public relations team's at various organizations in Chicago. She began her career at WGN-TV in Chicago and went on to work for various news outlets including WBEZ Radio, Crain's Chicago Business, the Chicago Tribune and WNIN Tri-State Media among others. Her bilingual reporting with WNIN earned her two Murrow Awards, most recently for innovation in the digital space. Her favorite stories to report on are health, human interest, equity, justice, and immigration.


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