News

Economy

Homeownership dreams foiled by a 'perfect storm'

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

April 15, 2022

FacebookRedditGoogle ClassroomEmail

Kurt Paulsen, a professor of urban planning at UW-Madison, explains how numerous factors have combined to make the housing market increasingly unaffordable in Wisconsin.

VIDEO TRANSCRIPT

Transcript Coming Soon.

More Economy

Mark Erickson on assessing earthen dam stability and failure

Environment

Mark Erickson on assessing earthen dam stability and failure

A still image from a video shows Jorge Franco seated in front of a couch with pillows, wall decor and a table with lamp and items with a graphic at bottom reading 'Milwaukee,' 'Jorge Franco' and 'Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin.'

Social Issues

Jorge Franco on Hispanic voters, Trump and mass deportation

A metal pipe rests on dug up earth with dirt, sticks and debris around it and a graphic at the top reading 'Bad River Documentary Footage Courtesy 50 Eggs Films.'

Policy

Line 5 pipeline reroute around Bad River land advances

A river tinted red with iron-rich soil flows toward the horizon, with leafless trees on either side under a partly cloudy sky.

Policy

Wisconsin DNR issues first round of construction permits for Enbridge Line 5 reroute around Bad River reservation

A sticker with the La Movida wordmark and the radio call signs 94.5 and 1480 is attached to the front of an audio mixing console.

Economy

La Movida gives 'a way of life' to Latino community in Madison

A cardboard yard sign with an illustration of an anthropomorphic heart wearing a head mirror and the words Welcome NorthLakes Community Clinic stands in a grass median between a street and sidewalk, with a lidded plastic trash can, parked vehicles, buildings and trees in the background.

Health

Issue of health care access hits close to home in western Wisconsin

Recent Here & Now

In Focus with David Maraniss: Covering news, writing history

In Focus with David Maraniss: Covering news, writing history

A still image from a video shows Tammy Baldwin seated in front of framed artwork on the wall with a graphic at bottom reading 'Washington, D.C.,' 'U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin' and '(D) Wisconsin.'

US Sen. Tammy Baldwin on her 2024 win and the 119th Congress

Watertown adopts more restrictive transgender student rules

Watertown adopts more restrictive transgender student rules

The legal contest over Wisconsin’s top elections official

The legal contest over Wisconsin's top elections official

What to do about aging dams in Wisconsin’s Driftless Area?

What to do about aging dams in Wisconsin's Driftless Area?

Statement to the Communities We Serve

There is no place for racism in our society. We must work together as a community to ensure we no longer teach, or tolerate it.  Read the full statement.