With more and more media concentrated on the East and West Coasts, our guest makes the case that we need more Midwestern- and Rust Belt-based reporting and writing–or we risk a growing gap in American culture. We also talk about the biggest Wisconsin news stories from the past week, including the presidential recount. Then we talk about a legal challenge to the Wisconsin recount.
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State News Roundup For December 2, 2016
The first recount of the presidential election nationwide started Thursday in Wisconsin. A news editor joins us to share the latest details of the recount and to talk about other top news stories from the past week.
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The Need For More Writing And Reporting From The Rust Belt
With more and more media concentrated on the East and West Coasts, a guest says we need more Midwestern and Rust Belt based reporting and writing–or we risk a growing gap in American culture.
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Wisconsin Recount Challenged By Pro-Trump Supporters, Super PACs
A group of Pro-Trump Super PACs and one individual voter filed a lawsuit today to halt the ongoing recount effort in Wisconsin. We’ll learn about the lawsuit and the recount effort so far from WPR State Capitol Reporter Laurel White. And we’ll speak with Mordecai Lee of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee about the process and the precedent it could set.
Episode Credits
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Veronica Rueckert Host
- Amanda Magnus Producer
- Rob Ferrett Producer
- J. Carlisle Larsen Producer
- Rob Mentzer Guest
- Anne Trubek Guest
- Laurel White Guest
- Mordecai Lee Guest
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