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University of Wisconsin-Green Bay political science professor Aaron Weinschenk delves into how state Supreme Court races have become more partisan.
UW-Madison journalism professor Michael Wagner discusses a new article he co-authored that looks at Wisconsin's media diet and partisan leanings. He said that as the U.S. becomes more polarized, fewer people are inclined to split their ticket when voting.
With an ongoing teacher shortage in Wisconsin, Unified School District of Antigo Superintendent Julie Sprague discusses the challenges faced in that district.
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Who decided how the letters on keyboards are arranged, and why that particular configuration?
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State health officials say seasonal influenza has not peaked yet in Wisconsin and people can expect the illness to hang around through much of April.
One of Milwaukee's most impoverished ZIP codes is 53206. Marc Levine of UW-Milwaukee's Center for Economic Developments said the area feels the effects of multiple disadvantages, and while the job market is improving, many are working at poverty-level wages.
Andrew Mangham of the National Weather Service said Wisconsin could face "moderate flooding" due to a combination of the snow on the ground and early spring rains.
U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Milwaukee, says she is "over the moon" that the Democratic National Committee chose her home city as the location for its 2020 national convention.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is at the center of controversial avian influenza research that involves making the virus potentially more dangerous for humans. Will Cushman of WisContext discusses what it would mean for this research to resume.
Wisconsin is expected to be short at least 700 primary care providers by the year 2035. Wisconsin Council on Medical Education and Workforce executive director George Quinn discussed how the state is working to bridge the impending shortfall of physicians.