Wisconsin Sustainability Report, Creating Change In Milwaukee, State News Round-Up

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Instead of complaining about the city’s problems, Milwaukee residents should start taking action, and create the city they want. That’s according a Milwaukee columnist – we talk to him about where to start. We also discuss a new report on sustainability in Wisconsin, and get a round-up of the top state news stories of the week.

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  • Weekly News Roundup: Burke's Jobs Plan Under Fire

    Mary Burke

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    Burke Jobs Plan Copied Portions Of Proposals From Other Democrats

    The website Buzzfeed broke the news on Thursday that parts of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke’s jobs plan had been copied word-for-word from the campaign plans of three other out-of-state Democrats. Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign jumped on the news, saying it proves that Burke can’t be trusted. The Burke campaign fired a consultant that it says was responsible for the parts of the plan that were copied.

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    Wisconsin Ranks 33rd In Private-Sector Job Growth, Report Finds

    New numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that were released on Thursday show Wisconsin ranked 33rd in private-sector job growth last year. The state’s 1.3 percent growth rate, which falls below the country’s rate of 2.1 percent, puts it in the middle of the pack among Midwestern states. In terms of job growth over the past three years, however, Wisconsin still ranks last in the Midwest.

    Vote

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    State GOP Sues Elections Board Over New Ballots

    On Wednesday, the State Republican Party filed a lawsuit against the Government Accountability Board, the body that oversees elections in the state, because of a ballot redesign. The state GOP says the new ballot is confusing, and argues that because of the way Democrats are listed, it could lead voters to think they’re incumbents or unchallenged. GAB officials say these kinds of complaints aren’t unusual around election time.

    Dirksen

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    Wisconsin Voter ID Opponents Want New Hearing

    On Tuesday, civil rights groups officially petitioned for an entire federal appeals court to hear the case over Wisconsin’s controversial voter identification law. Last week, a three-judge panel of that appeals court ruled the law could be implemented so that it could be in place in time for the November election, less than 50 days away. The court has given the state until Sept. 23 to respond to the petition.

  • Release Of Annual Wisconsin Sustainability Report

    The director of the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council shares the group’s latest annual sustainability report for the state. It addresses three aspects of sustainability – economic, social, and environmental.

  • A Milwaukee Columnist Says Stop Complaining About Violence And Start Acting

    In light of what happened last month in Ferguson, Missouri, many Milwaukeeans are asking where the outrage is in their city. One columnist calls for people to stop complaining and start acting to create the change they want to see in Milwaukee. Then a leader at the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee discusses the work she’s doing to help the youth of Milwaukee become stronger citizens.

  • State News Round-Up For September 19th, 2014

    WPR’s assistant news director joins us for a look at what’s making headlines in Wisconsin.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Veronica Rueckert Producer
  • Galen Druke Producer
  • Amanda Magnus Producer
  • Noah Ovshinsky Guest
  • Tom Eggert Guest
  • James Causey Guest
  • Laketta Caldwell Guest

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