Erin Bagatta
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WUWM
After federal cuts to Medicaid, healthcare is on the minds of many voters. But how do hospitals make money, and who has power over which communities get care?
This new season looks at the top issues in Wisconsin and how they’re motivating voters nationwide.
Here is a guide to help Wisconsinites vote in the Nov. 3 general election.
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Eddie Morales/WUWMFor four years, a federal food access program helped get fresh food to the communities that needed it most. Now that funding has been cut, how are local food hubs working to fill that gap? -
Joy Powers/WUWMWilliams marked her 65th birthday this with a weekend-long celebration at Alice’s Garden. That’s where Lake Effect’s Joy Powers met up with her to chat about life at 65.
This WUWM series focuses on the challenges of food accessibility in Milwaukee and examines solutions.
Here's how to find WUWM stories and podcasts on NPR.org and the NPR app.
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A Milwaukee woman posed as fake substitute teacher to get into Rufus King High School. How did the school security break down to allow Amy Jones in? -
Wisconsin Forward exam results show that Milwaukee Public Schools students saw slight increase in test scores. Gap between Black and white student test scores in Wisconsin persists. -
Lake Effect's Sam Woods sits down with Addison Lathers, real estate reporter for the Milwaukee Business Journal, for a monthly roundup of local commercial real estate news.
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Why do Midwestern cities have such strong associations with certain hot dogs or sausages? In Milwaukee, it’s the bratwurst. In Chicago, the Chicago dog. Detroit has the Coney dog. -
You can catch "Creepy Cosmos" on Fridays in the month of October, starting Oct. 9. -
Geo Rutherford's "Spooky Lake Month" highlights the world’s most eerie and unusual bodies of water —including some right here in Wisconsin. -
President Donald Trump has radically reshaped the immigration landscape in the U.S. In this episode, we look at how the shifting legal landscape is impacting migrants seeking safety in the U.S., including Milwaukee’s Rohingya refugee community. -
UWM English professor Derrick Harriell co-authored the autobiography of rap artist 2 Chainz.
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