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Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: January 2020

The Novel Coronavirus And Public Health Preparations In Wisconsin

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

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The novel coronavirus originated in Wuhan, China, but as anxieties rise around the world, communities are working to prevent its spread. Wisconsin state epidemiologist Ryan Westergaard details the status of preparations for a potential outbreak in Wisconsin.

Series: Wisconsin's Diverse Waves Of Immigration

Noon Wednesday: The Fears Over Changes To The Public Charge Rule

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Marisa Wojcik

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Advocates for immigrants are raising concerns over the effects of fear and confusion over changes to the federal public charge rule. Milwaukee's Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers director of patient and community engagement Caroline Gomez-Tom discusses the impacts of these fears.

Series: Known Unknowns

The Hidden Costs And Value Of Wisconsin's Search And Rescue Apparatus

Will Cushman

WisContext

Search and rescue volunteers tend to be dedicated to their craft. Some spend thousands of dollars and countless hours training for and carrying out searches.

Series: Gerrymandering, Wisconsin And The Courts

What Are The Prospects Of A 'People's Map Commission' For Redistricting?

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

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In his 2020 State of the State address, Gov. Tony Evers laid out plans for a nonpartisan redistricting commission for Wisconsin. UW-Madison political science professor Ken Mayer discusses what a "People's Map Commission" on redistricting can achieve.

Why Volunteers Are Central To Search And Rescue Efforts In Wisconsin

Will Cushman

WisContext

When a hiker goes missing in a forest or a senior with dementia wanders away from a nursing home, who searches for them and under what authority? Or when authorities suspect that a person may have drowned in a lake, how do they go about recovering any remains?

Series: Renewable Energy In Wisconsin

The Circuitous Path Toward Affordable Solar Energy

Will Cushman

WisContext

Solar energy is cheaper, more efficient and more widely available than ever, but its viability was never assured. Technologies that enable the conversion of sunlight into usable electricity are the products of an uncoordinated, decades-long series of events that followed a circuitous and halting path

Series: Homelessness Around Wisconsin

HUD: About 4.5K People Were Homeless In Wisconsin In 2019

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Danielle Kaeding

Wisconsin Public Radio

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The number of people who were homeless on a single night in 2019 declined in Wisconsin while the nation saw an overall increase, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Annual Homeless Assessment Report.

Series: Disparities And Equity In Wisconsin

Noon Wednesday: Success and Shortcomings In Green Bay Equity

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Marisa Wojcik

PBS Wisconsin

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The population of people of color in Green Bay is projected to double or triple by 2040. Mohammed Bey, director of diversity and inclusion at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, discusses what diversity and equity efforts looks like in the greater Green Bay area.

Series: The Flu And Wisconsin's Public Health

Noon Wednesday: Wisconsin Flu Cases Surge In 2019-20 Season

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Andy Moore

PBS Wisconsin

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Hundreds of people in Wisconsin have been hospitalized for influenza so far in the 2019-20 season. Wisconsin Department of Health Services influenza surveillance coordinator Tom Haupt discusses this seasonal strains of the flu virus and why numbers are up for the season.

Lack Of Search And Rescue Resources Leaves Wisconsinites Vulnerable

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Zac Schultz

PBS Wisconsin

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Every year in Wisconsin, dozens of people get lost in the woods or need rescuing on the water. The people who are called out to look for them are trained like professionals, but get paid like volunteers.