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This week's Capitol Notes asks politics whiz JR Ross to lay out what's happening in Congress and how Wisconsin's representatives are approaching it.

The sights, sounds and conversations we saw inside the RNC so far. Reaction to the convention from the Wisconsin Democratic Party. What kind of sway a vice presidential pick can have on voters. The Republican Party’s founding in Wisconsin and how they’ve evolved.

Commentator Marianne Jennings longs for the days when it was all right to say to an office-mate (of the opposite sex) "Hey, nice tie!" Instead, people roam around offices, afraid to make eye contact, avoiding saying anything nice to anyone. She suggests that Hallmark should create a national compliment day...so she can send a card.

In this country at the tip of the Arabian Peninsula, the nutrition-packed palm-tree treat is essential to tradition, sustenance and the economy — and has been for hundreds of years.

Climate change has caused rapidly melting ice and thawing permafrost in the Arctic. Once inhospitable to business ventures, economic forecasters are now predicting some $100 billion will be invested there over the next decade. NPR's Arun Rath talks with Isaac Arnsdorf of Bloomberg about the boom.

Donald Trump has put immigration front and center in his campaign. This has placed renewed focus on the confusing question of how to refer to people from Latin America, including those now in the U.S.

Tuesday on Lake Effect:In honor of Black History Month, we continue our series called ‘Black Women Firsts’, paying tribute to black women who are making…

Friday on Lake Effect: The Marquette Law School Poll is shifting its focus to the COVID-19 pandemic. We examine how it's impacting the election and how…

Wednesday on Lake Effect: We learn about new affordable housing projects in Milwaukee’s north side neighborhoods. Then, we learn why UW-Milwaukee decided…

With electro-cumbia, porro, and bullerengue rhythms, Miss Colombia takes a thread and needle from Lido Pimienta's heart to a country that doesn't always love her back.