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Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, people have had to think about the possible germs they are spreading everywhere they go. The Bradley Corporation is working to help design bathrooms that reduce the risk of spreading disease in public spaces.

In this week’s Capitol Notes, JR Ross of wispolitics.com tells Marti Mikkelson that it’s important for the president and vice president to keep the state on their radar.

The Home Front, a historical fiction novel by DW Hanneken, follows Maggie Wentworth during the last years of World War II. Her abusive husband has shipped off to fight in Europe, she is trying to take care of her son and her aging father and manage the German prisoners of war who have been assigned to work at her Wisconsin farm.

Of the recently passed federal stimulus package, $5.7 billion will be going directly to governments across Wisconsin. The city of Milwaukee will get $406 million, and Milwaukee County will get an additional $183 million.

The film Coded Bias looks at the bigger implications of unchecked artificial intelligence and big data, and how bias in algorithms impacts everyone.

As the race for Wisconsin state superintendent heats up, WUWM’s Marti Mikkelson talks with JR Ross of wispolitics.com about what he expects to see moving forward in the race.

While the music industry can appear to be a diverse landscape of artists, when you dig below the surface, the board rooms and behind-the-scenes offices are dominated by men.

A new partnership has brought two community organizations under one roof — We Got This MKE, founded by Andre Lee Ellis, and Running Rebels, executively directed by Dawn and Victor Barnett.

Weather in Wisconsin can be tricky and can change from winter tundra to spring day rather quickly. Lake Effect gardening contributor joins the show to teach gardeners how to know when the soil is ready to start digging.

We’ll hear from the president and founder of Rishi Tea and Botanicals based in Milwaukee about how his business has been impacted by COVID-19. We’ll tell you about a new board game called Distrix and how it illuminates the issue of gerrymandering through gameplay. We speak with a Forest Home Cemetery historian to learn about the art and symbolism found on gravestones. Plus, we’ll tell you about a new plant shop in Milwaukee focused on sustainability.