J. Carlisle Larsen
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Where The Biden Administration Stands On Refugees
President Biden's administration received backlash for its policy that would have kept the number of refugees admitted to the United States capped at a lower level. The Biden administration says it will revisit that number in May. We'll talk to an expert about the move and how Biden's administration differs from the Trump administration in immigration issues. → Read More
How We Measure Poverty And Why Some Groups Say That Should Change
In a recent opinion piece, members of a national poverty awareness group argued that the methods that we use to measure poverty are outdated and should be reevaluated. We speak with one of the authors about what they argue should change when we think of poverty. Then, we talk to a state expert about policies that could address poverty in Wisconsin. → Read More
Census Finds Widening Income Inequality In US
The income gap has grown to its widest point in 50 years, according to the latest data from the U.S. Census. → Read More
White House Considered Sending Asylum Seekers To Sanctuary Cities
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Music, Poems, And Other Copyrighted Material To Enter Public Domain After A Two Decade Lull
For the first time in nearly 20 years, the public domain will get an influx of previously copyrighted materials. → Read More
Former Wisconsin Football Player Joins Lawsuit Against NCAA Over Head Injuries
Former University of Wisconsin linebacker Tony Megna is one of the first Badgers to join a lawsuit against the NCAA for risks associated with playing football, namely repeated head injuries. → Read More
What Logan Paul Says About Internet Culture
YouTube star Logan Paul has been weathering a barrage of controversy following his video depicting an alleged suicide victim in Aokigahara, a forest in Japan. → Read More
Report: Repealing DACA Could Negatively Impact The U.S. Economy
Repealing the Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals--or DACA--could have a → Read More
Study Finds 'E-Visits' Don't Save Doctors, Patients Time
An updated study from the Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Madison-Wisconsin found e-visits were less of a time and money saver than previously believed. → Read More
What Makes An American An American?
The 2016 VOTER Survey, also called the Views of the Electorate Research Survey, found most respondents believed a person's civic beliefs were far more important in determining whether or not they were American than one's racial, ethnic or religious background. → Read More
Meteorologist: 'Sharp Boundary' Between Parts Of State Seeing Onslaught Of Severe Weather
Gov. Scott Walker officially requested this week that the Federal Emergency Managenet Agency survey the widespread damage in southeast Wisconsin following torrential thunderstorms that caused massive flooding throughout the area. → Read More
Microsoft Piloting New Internet Access Program In Wisconsin
Wisconsin has been chosen by Microsoft as one of 12 states to pilot a program that brings high-speed internet to rural communities within the next year. → Read More
New Bill In Congress Seeks To Make Drug Price Increases More Transparent
The furor over the EpiPen was the latest example of what had been growing in public awareness for some time: that pharmaceutical companies could raise the price of prescriptions with no warning and without needing to provide a justification. But a new bill being proposed in Congress would require more transparency from drug companies if they want to raise the price of their products. → Read More
Study Shows Female Supreme Court Justices Get Interrupted More Often Than Male Colleagues
As women rise to top positions, conventional wisdom might dictate the frequency with which they're interrupted would go down. But a new study looking at the rates of interruptions in the nation's highest court shows high-achieving women may not be immune to interruptions. → Read More
Gender Wage Gap Shows Significant Impact On Wisconsin Women
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Wisconsinite Shares His Family's Experience In Japanese-American Internment Camps
Wisconsin-native and musician Norman Yamada's family was among those required to leave their homes and enter one of 10 interment camps in the United States during World War II. The musician and former band director talks publicly about his family's experience. → Read More
Hip-Hop And Strings: How Black Violin Is Changing The Music Scene, Challenging Stereotypes
Hip-hop/classical duo Black Violin will be performing Sunday in Green Bay as part of their nationwide tour. The classically trained artists, Wil "Wil B" Baptiste and Kevin "Kev Marcus" Sylveste, have worked for years to use their music as a means of pushing back against stereotypes. → Read More
Millennials Engage In Some Of The Riskiest Driving Behaviors
According to a report from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, 88 percent of young millennials — those drivers between the ages of 19 and 24 — engaged in at least one risky driving behavior in 30 days. Those behaviors included texting and driving, using drugs or alcohol before getting behind the wheel, or running red lights. → Read More
Wisconsin-based Center For Media And Democracy Sues For Pruitt's Emails
The Center for Media and Democracy has been suing for the last few years to have access to EPA he → Read More