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The shared trauma of Waukesha
Scott Webb, trauma-informed care coordinator with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, discusses how people may be experiencing difficulties handling the tragedy in Waukesha and what they can do to cope.
Anchored by Frederica Freyberg, Here & Now is Wisconsin’s weekly in-depth news and public affairs program where civic and political leaders provide context to the issues at the forefront of life in Wisconsin. 7:30 p.m. Fridays
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Wisconsin's pardon power went unused during Gov. Scott Walker's eight years in office, but Gov. Tony Evers has enthusiastically revived it. On Oct. 4, 2021, Wisconsin Public Radio's "The Morning Show" interviewed journalists from PBS Wisconsin and WPR who examined the complicated history of pardons and their future.
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