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Tariffs On Steel, Aluminum Set Up Confrontation With EU

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PBS Wisconsin

With the Trump administration's announced tariff on steel and aluminum, nations in the European Union are firing back with tariffs on U.S. exports. UW-Madison economist Menzie Chinn discusses what this means for Wisconsin manufacturing and industry.

Series: Wisconsin's 21st-Century Workforce

Doing The Math On Living Expenses In Chicago Versus Wisconsin

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

Wisconsin is running an advertising campaign is to attract new workers from Chicago to move to Wisconsin. Scott Gordon of WisContext discusses how cost-of-living calculations are determined and in what ways they vary between different places.

Series: Wisconsin Ag And Global Trade

Fast Facts: 2017 Wisconsin Exports

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Marisa Wojcik

PBS Wisconsin

Talks of tariffs have created a global conversation about trade. But where does Wisconsin fit into the equation?

Series: Wisconsin's 21st-Century Workforce

Wisconsin Workers, Chicago Commuters And Cost Of Living

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Cost of living isn't a standardized, hard-and-fast mathematical concept. Looking into how it's defined and applied to specific places reveals less about empirical economic differences and more about the nuanced and fluid ways in which people make decisions about money and opportunity and lifestyle.

Series: Food Security And Assistance In Wisconsin

The Precarious Path From Food Stamps To Self-Sufficiency

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Wisconsin's new round of food stamp rules tightening work requirements also comes as a state jobs program aimed at FoodShare beneficiaries shows mixed results.

Series: Food Security And Assistance In Wisconsin

Changes In The Works For Wisconsin's Food Stamp Program

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Marisa Wojcik

PBS Wisconsin

Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

Changes to Wisconsin's public assistance laws include new work requirements for the state's FoodShare program. Feeding Wisconsin executive director David Lee discuss the implications of these new policies.

Series: The Flu And Wisconsin's Public Health

Wisconsin Hospitals Adjust To Unusual Length Of IV Bag Deficit

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Healthcare providers across the United States are longing to get back to a steady drip.

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.

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: The Flu And Wisconsin's Public Health

A Demanding Flu Season Tightens Squeeze On IV Bag Supplies

Scott Gordon

WisContext

A spike in flu cases comes as healthcare providers continue to deal with a shortage of one of their most common and crucial tools: pre-filled IV bags.