Bipartisan Taskforce Calls For More School Funding, Making Food That Nurtures, Lame-Duck Changes Made To Wisconsin’s Voting Laws Struck Down By Federal Judge

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We talk to the author of a new cookbook about recipes to feed and comfort people around you, in good and bad times. We also learn more about the bipartisan legislative taskforce’s call for increased school funding after hearing from parents and teachers around the state. We also talk about a judge’s decision to strike down changes made to Wisconsin’s voting laws during December’s lame-duck session.

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  • Bipartisan Task Force Says More School Funding Is Needed

    A bipartisan commission of state lawmakers recommends a variety of changes that would boost education funding. One of the leaders of the Blue Ribbon Commission joins us to talk about their proposals and the chances they have to succeed in Wisconsin’s divided government.

  • Lame-Duck Changes Made To Wisconsin's Voting Laws Struck Down By Federal Judge

    Changes made to Wisconsin’s voting laws during December’s lame-duck legislative session were overturned by a federal judge Thursday. We speak with WPR state capitol reporter Laurel White about the news.

  • How Food Shows We Care And Builds Community

    When you’re in the thick of a life moment – either happy or sad – it can be hard to take care of the basics, and the gift of good meal makes a big difference. We talk with a guest author about how feeding people during the good and bad times of their lives is an important way to show you care and to build community.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Derrell Connor Host
  • Dean Knetter Producer
  • J. Carlisle Larsen Producer
  • Breann Schossow Producer
  • Luther Olsen Guest
  • Laurel White Guest
  • Janet Reich Elsbach Guest
  • Michele Gerard Good Technical Director