In 1979, Milly Zantow and friend Jenny Ehl cashed in their life insurance policies and bought a commercial plastics grinder for $5,000 to start E-Z Recycling.
Thieves are illegally-harvesting birch trees in Washburn County and elsewhere around Wisconsin to sell for use as home decor. Washburn County forest administrator Mike Peterson discusses the effect of this theft on county land and the ecology of birch trees in the region.
A new import policy in Canada has led a Wisconsin dairy processor to drop dozens of farmers in the state. As a result, these farmers are scrambling to find a new customer for their milk.
As a result of shifting Canadian trade policies, a dairy processor canceled its contacts with 75 Wisconsin dairy farmers. Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection secretary Ben Brancel discusses the dispute and what officials are doing about it.
A budget proposal would provide more money to rural school districts depending on the population density of their students. But districts like Adams-Friendship, in rural areas but with more than 1,000 students, might not see as much funds as others.
The Congressional Budget Office released its projections of the effects of the proposed American Health Care Act. UW Population Health Institute researcher Donna Friedsam notes who is likely to benefit and likely to be hurt by its policies should it pass.
The AARP is lobbying hard against the GOP-supported American Health Care Act. AARP Wisconsin federal advocacy director Lisa Lamkins discusses the organization's concerns about its potential effects on the elderly.
The Republican majority in Congress unveiled its proposed legislation to replace the Affordable Care Act. UW Population Health Institute policy director Donna Friedsam discusses what is in the proposal and how it could affect different groups of people.
John Rosenow is a dairy farmer in Buffalo County who employs workers from Mexico. He discusses the federal government's plans to step up deportation, and how it could be detrimental to him and other dairy farmers.
