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Tracking The Flu In Wisconsin

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Wisconsin Public Radio

Wisconsin is in the midst the worst flu season in years, and public health officials are working to stop the spread of the disease. Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene communicable disease division director Peter Shult discusses efforts to track the virus.

Series: Special Elections And Legislative Vacancies

The History Of Special Elections In Wisconsin

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

How and when do Wisconsin governors decide to hold special elections to fill legislative vacancies? Scott Gordon of WisContext discusses the potential political and financial reasons for the delay in filling two open seats and the 50 years of precedent related to special elections.

Wisconsin Still Struggles With IV Bag Shortage

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

Wisconsin's slack supply of IV bags continues months after Hurricane Maria slowed their production in Puerto Rico. Ann Zenk of the Wisconsin Hospitals Association delivers an update on how the state's hospitals are addressing the shortage.

Series: Literacy In Wisconsin

Proposal Would Change Funding Structure For School Libraries

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Marisa Wojcik

PBS Wisconsin

A pair of proposed bills in the Wisconsin Legislature would change the funding formula for the state's public schools, allowing districts to use money that is currently allocated to libraries and move it to educational needs as they see fit.

A Little Slice of New England

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Norman Gilliland

Wisconsin Public Radio

The thing about Cooksville is that it never grew up and so it still looks a lot like a many New England villages did in the 1840s.

Series: The Flu And Wisconsin's Public Health

As Flu Remains A Threat, Some Hospitals Enforce Stricter Visitation Rules

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Ximena Conde

Wisconsin Public Radio

The severity of the flu season has prompted hospital systems like UW Health to have stricter enforcement of its visitor rules.

The Upheaval In Wisconsin's Elections And Ethics Commissions

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

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The Wisconsin Senate voted to reject the confirmation of Michael Haas and Brian Bell as administrators of the state's elections and ethics commissions. In light of this, UW-Madison political science professor Barry Burden discusses what effect these changes may have.

Series: The Flu And Wisconsin's Public Health

US In Grips Of Worst Flu Outbreak In Years

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Patty Murray

Wisconsin Public Radio

During its weekly flu update conference call, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this season's flu outbreak came early and shows few signs of abating.

Frozen Assets

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John Gurda

It was a crop that required no seeds. No one had to turn over a single furrow of earth or pull a solitary weed. Year after year, it was simply there.

Fast Facts: Lead Poisoning In Children

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Marisa Wojcik

PBS Wisconsin

Thousands of children in Milwaukee have tested positive for elevated lead levels and their families were not informed. How can lead poisoning affect the health of children?