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Local podcasts reimagines the incarceration system

New report from Wisconsin Policy Forum analyzes state incarceration

Sam Woods

Wisconsin prisons are overspending, overpopulated, understaffed, and house the highest Black imprisonment rate in the country. The Wisconsin Policy Forum explores why and discusses potential policy solutions.

Mikey Murry, managing strategist at UBUNTU and lead trainer for the health literacy program.

Milwaukee health literacy program aims to improve patient care

Lina Tran

The provider-focused training covers communication strategies, health literacy, and racial equity, with the goal of involving patients in decision-making.

Milwaukee has generally seen an increase in crime rate along with a decrease an arrest over the last five years.

As Milwaukee County recovers from pandemic, arrests and charge rates remain down

Joy Powers

The Wisconsin Policy Forum explores the current state of Milwaukee County's criminal justice system as it recovers from the pandemic.

young woman as blood donor at donation with a bouncy ball holding in hand

From blood donations to research: Versiti works to keep Wisconsinites healthy

Joy Powers

Serving 385 hospitals across the Midwest with units of blood and conducting cutting edge research, Versiti strives to save lives and improve health in Wisconsin.

New Report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum details the issues of Public Defenders' low salaries in Wisconsin

There's a backlog of court cases in Wisconsin, low pay for public defenders partially to blame

Joy Powers

Wisconsin Policy Forum's Ari Brown discusses the findings of the "Low Pay For Public Attorneys A Growing Concern As Backlogs Rise" report.

New study finds that 40% of Milwaukee residents are working "bad" jobs.

Report finds more than 40% of Milwaukeeans are working 'bad jobs'

Joy Powers

Center of Wisconsin Strategy's Laura Dresser discusses the organization's new study on Milwaukeeans working "bad jobs."

What Employers Need to Know About the State of Working Women in Wisconsin Cover

Report: How the pandemic has impacted working women in Wisconsin

Audrey Nowakowski

Kimberly Kane of Kane Communications talks about the reality working women face in Wisconsin as well as the expectations placed upon working parents.

New study finds that millennials are having more and more chronic medical conditions.

New study analyzes the growing chronic medical conditions among millennials

Audrey Nowakowski

Patty Starr, President and CEO of the Health Action Council, and Craig Kurtzweil, vice president of the UnitedHealthcare Center for Advanced Analytics, detail an article they co-authored analyzing millennial generation health trends.

Rogers Research Center involved in new study to analyze the genetics behind OCD

Audrey Nowakowski

Dr. Kelly Piascek, Vice President of Research for Rogers Behavioral Health and research scientist Dr. Sheldon Garrison, discuss obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and how a new research study can help doctors understand it better.

A new species of small boa is discovered in a remote part of the Dominican Republic.

Milwaukee Public Museum Researcher Discusses Discovery Of New Hispaniola Vine Boa

Audrey Nowakowski

There are three species of boa on the island of Hispaniola, the Caribbean island where the Dominican Republic and Haiti are located. But now a fourth species has been discovered — the first new species to come off the island in 133 years.