Wisconsin News Roundup, Wisconsin Artists Headed to South By Southwest, National Debt At Historic High

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Several Wisconsin bands will be performing at this year’s South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas. We find out more about those bands from Radio Milwaukee’s Music Director. We also take a look at the week’s state news and discuss why national debt is climbing.

Featured in this Show

  • State News Roundup For March 9th, 2018

    The European Union has proposed putting tariffs on imported cranberries and Harley Davidson motorcycles in response to President Trump’s proposed steel and aluminum tariffs. We talk about the effect the move could have on the Wisconsin industries. We also check up on two Democratic challengers to Republican congressman Paul Ryan being arrested at a protest in Milwaukee, and an Appleton couple dealing with a costly scam.

  • Wisconsin To Have Strong Representation At South By Southwest Music Festival

    We talk to Radio Milwaukee’s music director about the diverse batch of artists and bands representing Wisconsin at this year’s South By Southwest Music Festival.

  • National Debt Hits Historic High

    The national debt is big…and it’s growing faster, after recent action in Congress. We’ll look at the deficit, and the politics around it.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Dean Knetter Producer
  • Karl Christenson Producer
  • Brad Kolberg Producer
  • Gretchen Brown Producer
  • Rob Mentzer Guest
  • Justin Barney Guest
  • Steven Fazzari Guest

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