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How To Keep A Drenched Garden From Drowning

Vijai Pandian
UW-Extension
Rain is a welcome treat for many plants, but too much can cause plenty of problems in the garden.
Series: Trauma-Informed Care In Wisconsin

Barber Makes A Connection At Wisconsin's Scandal-Wracked Youth Prisons

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Years of misconduct and mismanagement are forcing Wisconsin to make some concrete decisions about how juvenile inmates are treated.
Series: Wisconsin's Rural-Urban Continuum

The Multiple Ways Of Identifying Rural Wisconsin

Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
While differences between rural and urban parts of the U.S. may be vast in many places, drawing those geographic distinctions is not always simple.
Series: Health Insurance And The ACA

How Would A New Federal Healthcare Coverage Proposal Impact Wisconsinites?

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Frederica Freyberg
PBS Wisconsin
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The U.S. Senate is considering a new federal healthcare policy bill that would supplant the Affordable Care Act. UW Population Health Institute researcher Donna Friedsam discusses how this proposal could affect the healthcare costs and the Medicaid system.

Lincoln Hills Barber Details Life Inside Juvenile Detention

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Frederica Freyberg
PBS Wisconsin
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A federal judge has ordered corrections staff to develop a plan to reduce the use of solitary confinement and pepper spray at the Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake juvenile correctional facilities. Lamar Skinner, a barber who works at Lincoln Hills, talks about his work with the residents.
Series: Health Insurance And The ACA

Healthcare Systems And Physician Groups Sound Alarm Over ACA Uncertainty

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Frederica Freyberg
PBS Wisconsin
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The healthcare policy stalemate continues on Capitol Hill. ABC for Health executive director Bobby Peterson discusses the uncertainty related to plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act without a replacement and where Medicaid fits into the picture.
Series: Wisconsin's Diverse Waves Of Immigration

Milwaukee's First Mexican-Americans Left Legacy Of Struggle And Pride

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Milwaukee's first community of Mexican immigrants flourished briefly but was shattered by the tragedy of the Great Depression.
Series: Refugee Resettlement In Wisconsin

Wisconsin Refugee Agencies Face Tumult, Welcome Fewer Arrivals In 2017

Scott Gordon
WisContext
The refugee resettlement process in the United States is wracked by uncertainty.

Where A Median-Income Wisconsinite's State Income Tax Dollars Went In 2016

Scott Gordon
WisContext
When Wisconsin's legislature crafts the state budget every two years, it relies in part on state income tax payments from about 2.5 million households.
Series: Climate Science And Wisconsin

Three UW Researchers Consider A Trio Of Climate Change Consequences

Samantha Nash
PBS Wisconsin
Scientists anticipate that shifts in the global climate will affect the Wisconsin's waters, wildlife and more in profound and perhaps unexpected ways.