Wisconsin Public Radio
Federal Agents Arrest 30 State Immigrants
Crackdown by ICE agents arrests two in Milwaukee, 11 in Madison.
Sep 25th, 2018 by Phoebe Petrovic, Wisconsin Public RadioState’s Child Care Programs Have Improved
Study of care for low-income families finds great improvement, though Milwaukee’s programs lagging.
Sep 24th, 2018 by Phoebe Petrovic, Wisconsin Public RadioState Quietly Hiked Water Diversion in 2010
Tripled Pleasant Prairie’s allowable diversion of Lake Michigan water, greater than planned Foxconn diversion.
Sep 19th, 2018 by Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public RadioBig Federal Cuts for State’s Health Care
Second straight year of cuts in Affordable Care Act for Wisconsin, other states.
Sep 16th, 2018 by Shamane Mills, Wisconsin Public RadioDemocrats Refile Redistricting Suit
Federal suit against state’s gerrymandering rewritten to meet U.S. Supreme Court concerns.
Sep 16th, 2018 by Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public RadioShould More Criminal Records Be Expunged?
State behind others in giving ex-offenders a second chance, argues Clean Slate Wisconsin.
Sep 14th, 2018 by Phoebe Petrovic, Wisconsin Public RadioElection Experts Call For Paper Ballots
New report cites security problem, notes paper ballots can’t be tampered with online.
Sep 13th, 2018 by Laurel White, Wisconsin Public RadioSchimel Say Rape Kit Backlog Ended
Critics charge attorney general shouldn’t have taken four years to fix the problem.
Sep 11th, 2018 by Laurel White, Wisconsin Public RadioRunoff At Foxconn Site Raises Concerns
Project director says rain event was unusual and problem was addressed the same day.
Sep 7th, 2018 by Ximena Conde, Wisconsin Public RadioHealth Coverage Steady After Decline
State enrollment in Affordable Care Act steady this year after 13% drop in last year.
Sep 5th, 2018 by Shamane Mills, Wisconsin Public RadioACLU Targets Anti-Panhandling Laws
Citing Supreme Court case, calls on five suburbs to repeal ordinances against panhandling.
Sep 5th, 2018 by Mary Kate McCoy, Wisconsin Public RadioTrump Tariffs Hurt Milwaukee Port
Corn exports decimated, steel imports a concern.
Sep 4th, 2018 by Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio