Articles by Zac Schultz

Series: The Dairy State Economy
Series: Wisconsin Ag And Global Trade
Series: CAFOs, Manure And Water

'The Big Get Bigger And The Small Go Out': The Economic State Of Farming

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Frederica Freyberg
PBS Wisconsin
Zac Schultz
PBS Wisconsin
Friday, October 4, 2019 - 7:00pm
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Facing low commodity prices, trade uncertainties and challenging weather, Wisconsin's farmers are struggling on multiple fronts. U.S. and state agriculture secretaries Sonny Perdue and Brad Pfaff share their perspectives on the state of small dairy farms and the industry as a whole.
Series: Foxconn In Wisconsin

Land Acquisitions For Foxconn Roads Fuels Rift In Mount Pleasant

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Zac Schultz
PBS Wisconsin
Friday, September 6, 2019 - 7:00pm
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The Foxconn project has taken a toll on residents of Mount Pleasant who have sold their properties to accommodate the development of new roads. WPR reporter Corrinne Hess discusses divisions between homeowners and the local government over these land acquisitions.
Series: Extreme Precipitation And Wisconsin's Climate

Hayward Weighs The Risks And Costs Of The Next Deluge

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Zac Schultz
PBS Wisconsin
Friday, August 23, 2019 - 11:00am
The city of Hayward owes its existence to the waters and woods of northern Wisconsin, but the same geography that sparked and sustained the community's growth likewise heralds an emerging menace to its future.
Series: Extreme Precipitation And Wisconsin's Climate

Sawyer County Feels Effect of Floods: 'It Comes In Everywhere'

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Zac Schultz
PBS Wisconsin
Friday, August 16, 2019 - 7:00pm
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While policy debated over climate change and efforts to mitigate flooding continue at the state and federal levels, local residents and officials in Hayward and Sawyer County impacted by washed-out roads and water in their basements are thinking about the next storm.

Tracking The Growing Polarization In Wisconsin's Legislature

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Zac Schultz
PBS Wisconsin
Friday, July 26, 2019 - 7:00pm
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The Wisconsin Legislature is the most polarized by party in recent decades. UW-Green Bay political scientist Aaron Weinschenk discusses how legislators' roll call votes help shape the metric of polarization.
Series: Drinking Water Quality

How Wisconsin Grapples With PFAS Contamination

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Marisa Wojcik
PBS Wisconsin
Zac Schultz
PBS Wisconsin
Friday, July 26, 2019 - 7:00pm
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals, better known as PFAS, can contaminate groundwater and pose health risks to people. Multiple Wisconsin municipalities are considering how to deal with PFAS, and Wisconsin DNR Sec.-Designee Preston Cole discusses the state's response to the issue.
Series: Health Insurance And The ACA

Medicaid Expansion: What It Could Mean For Healthcare Providers

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Zac Schultz
PBS Wisconsin
Friday, May 17, 2019 - 7:00pm
Expanding Medicaid funding in Wisconsin has been politically divisive in the state. But what could an expansion mean for healthcare providers?

Maritime Archeologist Dives Into History, Exploring Great Lake Shipwrecks

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Zac Schultz
PBS Wisconsin
Thursday, April 25, 2019 - 12:00pm
Tamara Thomsen is a maritime archeologist with the Wisconsin Historical Society. She and her team are interested in history sunken in the Great Lakes — shipwrecks resting on the bottom, hundreds of feet below the waves.

Scott Walker's Legacy As Governor

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Zac Schultz
PBS Wisconsin
Friday, January 4, 2019 - 7:00pm
As Gov. Scott Walker ends his eight years as governor of Wisconsin, Here & Now looks back on his time in the governor's mansion, speaking with a business owner and teacher who supported and opposed his policies, respectively.
Series: The Dairy State Economy

Door County Couple Born Into Farming, Thriving By Diversifying

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Zac Schultz
PBS Wisconsin
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 - 12:00pm
At 5 a.m. it's still dark outside, but the lights are on in the barn at Cherryland Dairy in Door County.