Wisconsin Public Radio

• State Quietly Hiked Water Diversion in 2010

  Sep 19th, 2018 by Danielle Kaeding

  Tripled Pleasant Prairie’s allowable diversion of Lake Michigan water, greater than planned Foxconn diversion.

• Big Federal Cuts for State’s Health Care

  Sep 16th, 2018 by Shamane Mills

  Second straight year of cuts in Affordable Care Act for Wisconsin, other states.

• Democrats Refile Redistricting Suit

  Sep 16th, 2018 by Shawn Johnson

  Federal suit against state’s gerrymandering rewritten to meet U.S. Supreme Court concerns.

• Should More Criminal Records Be Expunged?

  Sep 14th, 2018 by Phoebe Petrovic

  State behind others in giving ex-offenders a second chance, argues Clean Slate Wisconsin.

• Election Experts Call For Paper Ballots

  Sep 13th, 2018 by Laurel White

  New report cites security problem, notes paper ballots can’t be tampered with online.

• Schimel Say Rape Kit Backlog Ended

  Sep 11th, 2018 by Laurel White

  Critics charge attorney general shouldn’t have taken four years to fix the problem.

• Runoff At Foxconn Site Raises Concerns

  Sep 7th, 2018 by Ximena Conde

  Project director says rain event was unusual and problem was addressed the same day.

• Health Coverage Steady After Decline

  Sep 5th, 2018 by Shamane Mills

  State enrollment in Affordable Care Act steady this year after 13% drop in last year.

• ACLU Targets Anti-Panhandling Laws

  Sep 5th, 2018 by Mary Kate McCoy

  Citing Supreme Court case, calls on five suburbs to repeal ordinances against panhandling.

• Trump Tariffs Hurt Milwaukee Port

  Sep 4th, 2018 by Danielle Kaeding

  Corn exports decimated, steel imports a concern.

• Harley Riders Oppose Boycott of Company

  Sep 3rd, 2018 by Laurel White

  But they do tend to support Trump’s tariffs, interviews at Harley's celebration suggest.

• Cruise Ships Will Tour the Great Lakes

  Sep 1st, 2018 by Danielle Kaeding

  Including a stop in Milwaukee. Tourism agencies pushing for more cruise lines to consider tours.