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The following program is a PBS Wisconsin original production. You’re watching “Here & Now” 2024 election coverage.

Joe Biden:
We made a commitment to fix our broken student loan system because while a college degree still is a ticket to the middle class, that ticket is becoming much too expensive.

Frederica Freyberg:
In a presidential visit to Wisconsin, Joe Biden releases his new plan for student loan debt relief. And in a surprise announcement, Justice Ann Walsh Bradley says she will not seek re-election in 2025. An election that could once again tip the balance of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
I’m Frederica Freyberg. Tonight on “Here & Now,” a look at the implications of Justice Walsh Bradley leaving the bench. Nathan Denzin reports on the rise of mass book challenges in K-12 school libraries. Then why some parts of the state can’t find candidates for local government. And finally, how smaller communities are dealing with the rise in people who lack housing. It’s “Here & Now” for April 12.

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