Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos joins us to discuss the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. We talk about the recent stay-at-home order and it’s impact on the April primary election. Then, a researcher shares how challenges for society’s most vulnerable are compounded during a pandemic.
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Coronavirus: Speaker Robin Vos On The State's Response
Gov. Evers stay-at-home order to slow the spread of the coronavirus is now in effect. Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos joins us to discuss what the order means for the state’s communities, the upcoming extraordinary legislative session to address the pandemic, and the April primary election.
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Coronavirus: How Pandemics Put The Most Vulnerable At Greater Risk
Gov. Evers has ordered Wisconsinites to stay at home to stop the spread of the coronavirus. We learn how these measures are less attainable for society’s most vulnerable, and discuss how limited access to healthcare, affordable housing and food are compounded by a national crisis.
Episode Credits
- Kate Archer Kent Host
- Jana Rose Schleis Producer
- Lee Rayburn Technical Director
- Robin Vos Guest
- Donna Friedsam Guest
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