The funds that counties are requesting to build juvenile detention centers is more than anticipated. A reporter tells us what lawmakers are weighing, as the 2021 deadline to replace Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake looms. Then, we learn about the closure of a transitional housing program for veterans.
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State Capitol Report: Lawmakers Grapple With Funding For Lincoln Hills, Copper Lake Replacements
With counties requesting more money than anticipated to build replacements for Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake youth prisons in northern Wisconsin, lawmakers are trying to determine their next move. A reporter tells us what they’re weighing, and which counties might get the green light.
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State Capitol Report: Budget Adds More Funding To Veteran Programs
Funding approved in the new state budget will give more money to veteran programs, but a transitional housing program for veterans is still having to close one of its facilities. Wisconsin’s Secretary-designee of the Department of Veterans Affairs fills us in on her recent town hall meetings.
Episode Credits
- Kate Archer Kent Host
- Molly Beck Producer
- Courtney Everett Producer
- Lee Rayburn Technical Director
- Molly Beck Guest
- Mary Kolar Guest
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