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SNAP will soon cost states millions of dollars more. What does that mean for food access?

18 July 2025 at 10:00

States will soon have to pay millions of dollars more for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program under the GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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Megan Abbott’s β€˜El Dorado Drive’ explores a women-led pyramid scheme and the decline of the auto industry.

18 July 2025 at 10:00

β€œTo write about women that are desperate for money is certainly and feel like they’re being pushed out of the place they once were is really interesting.” β€” Megan Abbott […]

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Early fundraising totals show US Rep. Derrick Van Orden, challenger Rebecca Cooke neck and neck

18 July 2025 at 10:00

Early fundraising numbers in Wisconsin's competitive 3rd Congressional District show Republican U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden and second-time Democratic challenger Rebecca Cooke are virtually tied.

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β€˜That’s how they get you’: Damon Young releases unruly anthology of Black American humor

18 July 2025 at 10:00

Pittsburgh writer Damon Young joined us a few years back to talk about his debut memoir, β€œWhat Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir inΒ Essays.” It won the Thurber […]

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β€˜Good Trouble Lives On’ protests against Trump administration take place in Wisconsin

17 July 2025 at 22:22

A few hundred people gathered at the Wisconsin Capitol on Thursday as part of the latest nationwide protest against President Donald Trump’s administration.Β 

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Wisconsin Elections Commission plans order designed to stop repeat of Madison ballot snafu

17 July 2025 at 21:20

A scathing report describes the problem as "profound failure" and said former City Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl showed an "astonishing" lack of urgency in trying to correct or report it.

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2 out Wisconsin pastors reflect on 10 years after decision that legalized same-sex marriage

17 July 2025 at 19:59

Last month, same-sex marriage was both celebrated and condemned on a national scale. Pastors from Madison and Manitowoc County shared their personal stories and reaction to recent news.

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Wisconsin video game developer hit with layoffs amid larger Microsoft cuts

17 July 2025 at 18:28

In the latest chapter of layoffs in the video game industry, about 20 of Middleton’s Raven Software staff are among the hundreds of people laid off by Microsoft this month. Tens of thousands of workers in the video game industry have been laid off since 2023.

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Wisconsin village of Winter hit heat index of 111 degrees during June heat wave

17 July 2025 at 10:00

The village of Winter in Sawyer County witnessed the state’s highest heat index of 111 degrees Fahrenheit during a heat wave late last month.

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Remembering Wisconsin activist and artist Kym Young, in her own words

17 July 2025 at 10:00

In one of her last public conversations, Young spoke with WPR’s Robin Washington on β€œMorning Edition” from hospice care in April, touching just briefly on her very full life.

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A small Milwaukee concert venue gets surprise donation from musician Jack White

17 July 2025 at 10:00

An independent Milwaukee music venue's plan to make its building more accessible for people with disabilities got a boost this week with an unexpected donation from musician Jack White.

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As he weighs reelection bid, Tony Evers’ fundraising lags millions behind his last run for office

16 July 2025 at 21:30

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers raised about $760,000 during the first six months of 2025, well shy of the nearly $5.3 million he raised during the same period in his reelection bid four years ago.

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Economic impact of NFL draft in Green Bay soars past pre-event projections

16 July 2025 at 20:05

The 2025 NFL draft in Green Bay had a statewide economic impact of more than $104 million, beating pre-draft projections, according to new data from the local visitors bureau.

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Appeals court rules against UW-Madison, in favor of woman who accused football player of sexual assault

16 July 2025 at 18:20

A federal appeals court sided with a woman who accused a former Badger football star of sexual assault, overturning a lower court's dismissal of her lawsuit against UW-Madison.Β 

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