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Humanities programs across Wisconsin are in peril after Trump axes funding

4 April 2025 at 21:30

Wisconsin Humanities oversees educational and cultural programming across the state. It's preparing to shut down after the Trump administration abruptly promised to cut off funding.

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Emergency room doctor sees progress on Wisconsinโ€™s opioid crisis, but more work to do

4 April 2025 at 20:24

Dr. Chris Eberlein of La Crosse welcomes the $22 million that Wisconsin will see as part of a settlement with Kroger over the opioid epidemic. But he said the state still has a lot to do before the crisis is over.

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Trump administration tariffs are likely to hit Wisconsin consumers, businesses. Hereโ€™s how.

4 April 2025 at 20:15

Wisconsin consumers will likely pay more for goods imported from dozens of countries that will now be taxed at higher rates under tariffs announced by President Donald Trump this week.

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Federal layoffs mean Milwaukee loses CDC help with school lead crisis

4 April 2025 at 19:40

The Milwaukee Health Department is now without the help of federal employees who were assisting the department with the response to the ongoing lead crisis at the city's school district. 

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Wisconsin public schools have 10 days to remove DEI programs or risk federal funding

4 April 2025 at 13:48

The Trump administration is giving public K-12 schools 10 days to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs or be at risk of losing federal funding. 

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Bipartisan bill backs grazing practices that benefit water quality and livestock

4 April 2025 at 10:00

Wisconsin farmers could get grants to use grazing practices that benefit soil health, animal welfare and water quality under a bipartisan bill making its way through the Wisconsin Legislature.

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New documentary tells history of Milwaukeeโ€™s Brady Street

4 April 2025 at 10:00

The film โ€œBrady Street: Portrait of a Neighborhoodโ€ shares some of the history of the street, ranging from tales of Polish and Italian immigration to the transformation of the neighborhood into a counterculture hotspot in the 1960s and 70s.

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We Energies says electric rates for data centers should cover infrastructure costs in Wisconsin

4 April 2025 at 10:00

We Energies is asking state utility regulators to approve special rates for data centers that would require those users to pay for infrastructure built for their developments.

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Phil Cook finds a path forward with the piano meditations of โ€˜Appalachia Borealisโ€™

4 April 2025 at 10:00

Phil Cook recently spoke with WPR's "BETA" about his love for the piano and a new record of solo instrumentals titled โ€œAppalachia Borealis."

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Sara Sligarโ€™s โ€˜Vantage Pointโ€™ explores family, identity and technology

4 April 2025 at 10:00

WPR's "BETA" talks with author Sara Sligar, who has written a suspenseful, gripping narrative that raises several questions about the nature of truth in our digital age.

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Outgoing liberal Justice Ann Walsh Bradley elected to lead Wisconsin Supreme Court

3 April 2025 at 21:58

For the first time since 2015, a liberal has been elected chief justice of Wisconsin's Supreme Court. Outgoing Justice Ann Walsh Bradley will take the helm for the next two months before retiring and will be succeeded by fellow liberal Justice Jill Karofsky for the remainder of the two-year term.

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