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Ballooning Borrowing And Debt Service For Wisconsin's Transportation Budget

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Wisconsin's proposed 2017-19 budget calls for about $500 million in borrowing for state transportation funding. Wisconsin Taxpayer's Alliance president Todd Berry said the state's amount of debt service for previous borrowing is a budgetary burden.

Series: Wisconsin's 21st-Century Workforce

Madison Schools Offer 'Personalized Pathways' Careers Program

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The Madison school district's Personalized Pathways program will allow students to pursue individual areas of interest to explore future college and career options. Madison school district Superintendent Jennifer Cheatham discusses the goals of this program.

Series: The Flu And Wisconsin's Public Health

UW-Madison Professor Building A Better Flu Vaccine

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Shamane Mills

Wisconsin Public Radio

University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers are working to produce flu vaccines in a different way. They're experimenting with growing the flu virus in cells derived from canines and monkeys instead of eggs.

Why The DNR Is Reorganizing Its Permit Review Process

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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced a reorganization at the agency that would change how environmental permits are handled. Secretary Cathy Stepp discusses these changes and why they're being implemented.

How Could The Wisconsin DNR Reorganization Affect Environmental Oversight?

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As the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources pursues a reorganization of its permitting process, former agency secretary and Wisconsin Wildlife Federation executive director George Meyer discusses his concerns about how these changes will affect environmental oversight.

Series: The Opioid Epidemic In Wisconsin

Wisconsin Pilots Treatment Program For Inmates Addicted To Opioids

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The Wisconsin Department of Corrections has embarked on a pilot program for soon-to-be released inmates and offenders on community supervision who suffer from opioid addiction. This medication-assisted treatment approach centers on a drug called Vivitrol.

Series: Gerrymandering, Wisconsin And The Courts

Judges Rule Republican Redistricting Map Unconstitutional

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

Two federal judges ruled that the Wisconsin Legislature's Assembly district map unconstitutional, with a third dissenting. They ruled Assembly Republicans exhibited partisan gerrymandering beyond what is constitutional in creating these maps.

The Factors Driving Low Prices At Wisconsin's Gas Pumps

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Gas prices have dropped to under $2 at stations around Wisconsin. Chicago-based GasBuddy senior petroleum analyst Patrick DeHaan talks about what's at play in these low prices.

Series: Health Insurance And The ACA

Forecasting The Future Of The Affordable Care Act As Enrollment Resumes

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As Republicans take control of both the White House and Congress, and vow to repeal the Affordable Care Act, open enrollment for a new year is beginning. U.S. Department of Heath and Human Services regional director Kathleen Falk discusses the future of the health insurance marketplace.

Series: Voter ID In Wisconsin

UW-Madison Researcher Embarks On Voter ID Study

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

The 2016 presidential election marked the first for which Wisconsin's voter ID rule in place, and turnout hit record lows. UW-Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs professor Ken Mayer will study turnout in Milwaukee and Madison to learn more about the requirement's role in elections.