Untangling Multi-Level Marketing Schemes, State Budget Update

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Multi-level marketing companies rely heavily on recruitment to make their business models work. Some face lawsuits claiming they’re illegal pyramid schemes. We learn how they work and who they affect. Then, as the deadline for the governor’s signature approaches, we get an update on the state budget.

Featured in this Show

  • A Closer Look At Multilevel Marketing Companies

    LuLaRoe, a multi-level marketing company that sells women’s clothing, is currently facing a number of lawsuits from sellers who say the brand drove them into financial ruin. We look at how multi-level marketing companies work, who they target, and how they differ — or don’t — from pyramid schemes.

  • Amid Looming Deadline, An Update On The State Budget

    Wisconsin’s two-year state budget has passed both chambers of the Legislature, so it is now on Governor Evers’ desk awaiting a signature, vetoes, or a combination of the two. WPR’s State Capitol Reporter brings us up to speed on the latest news amid a looming deadline.

Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Laura Pavin Producer
  • Jana Rose Schleis Producer
  • Lee Rayburn Technical Director
  • Lara Sutherlin Guest
  • Rick Ross Guest
  • Laurel White Guest