The 2017 death of West Milwaukee resident Adam Trammell has generated concern over whether the police acted inappropriately when they tased him multiple times. Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm and Trammell family attorney Robin Shellow discuss the case.
The American Academy of Nursing issued recommendations promoting rested and alert staff, a hard task when nurses work 12 hour shifts. Linda Scott, dean of the UW School of Nursing, discusses the impact of nursing fatigue on healthcare.
Polarization and audience fragmentation in both mass media and social media are influencing politics in Wisconsin. UW-Madison journalism professor Lew Friedland discusses research on the state's media ecosystem.
Hundreds of applications to grow hemp in Wisconsin have been filed with the state. The plant has a long history of Wisconsin, and there is considerable interest in what its future role it could play in the state's economy.
To protect water quality, Wisconsin law allows local governments to apply for stronger regulations on farm runoff pollution than the state standards. Mary Dougherty of Farms Not Factories discusses efforts in Ashland County to enact an ordinance in anticipation of a proposed hog CAFO.
A state report revealed dozens of 17-year-olds voted illegally in Wisconsin's presidential primary in April 2016. Wisconsin Elections Commission Michael Haas discusses how this happened and what state law does and does not allow.
Vel Phillips was a Wisconsin groundbreaker in many rights, becoming the first African American woman to graduate from the UW Law School, serve on Milwaukee's Common Council, and be elected to a statewide office in the U.S.
Gov. Scott Walker signed changes to Wisconsin landlord-tenant laws. Ron Hegwood of the Apartment Association of Southeast Wisconsin and Aaron Romens of the Tenant Resource Center weigh in on these new policies.
