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The 2021 Budget and More Legislative Business
PBS Wisconsin senior political reporter Zac Schultz discusses the latest deliberations at the state Legislature over the 2021 biennial budget and bills relating to policing, voting and more.
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A link between partisan politics and coronavirus vaccinations at the national level has become increasingly recognized, but a slew of additional factors are playing a role in Wisconsin's largest metro area.
A Wet Decade Shifts To Drought In Southern Wisconsin
Following the state's wettest decade on record, lower-than-normal precipitation in the spring of 2021 is leading drought conditions to emerge in agricultural areas reliant on steady rains.
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John Gurda, the bike-riding historian from public television’s “Around the Corner with John McGivern” and author of multiple books on Milwaukee history, spoke with PBS Wisconsin about life today in the city and historical perspective on these times.
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We are living through an historic time, and it's important to document life today for posterity. We learn about two projects meant to record the…
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