A reporter explains why a Wisconsin health care company is outsourcing intensive care staffing to a private equity firm and what’s at stake. Then, the state’s newly appointed public defender explains how the budget could ease a lawyer shortage. Plus, the legacy of a Wisconsin bush pilot.
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Private equity in hospitals
Ascension Wisconsin, which has 10 hospitals in the Milwaukee area, plans to outsource staffing of intensive care doctors to a national, private equity-backed firm, raising concerns about patient safety. A health reporter explains the situation and possible consequences.
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New budget increases pay for public defenders, district attorneys
The governor’s two-year budget has created more than 40 new district attorney positions and is the second budget in a row that increases pay for prosecutors or public defenders. Is it making inroads to the state’s lawyer shortage? The state’s public defender and a member of a nonprofit weigh in.
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Wisconsin Life: Traditional Irish music
Irish music sessions regularly pop up in pubs and restaurants across Wisconsin, where tin whistlers, fiddlers and accordionists play traditional Irish tunes. We sit in on one session in Waukesha.
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Wisconsin’s bush pilot pioneer
Wisconsin-born bush pilot Robert Campbell Reeve was a pioneer in the field of aviation, mastering the dangerous practice of glacier flying in Alaska. His son, a former CEO of Milwaukee-based Skyway Airlines and senior vice president of Midwest Airlines, talks about his father’s life and legacy.
Episode Credits
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Kate Archer Kent Host
- Sarah Volpenhein Guest
- Jennifer Bias Guest
- Megan Lee Guest
- David Reeve Guest
- Avery Lea Rogers Producer
- Trevor Hook Producer
- Beatrice Lawrence Producer
- Sarah Hopefl Technical Director
- Lee Rayburn Technical Director
- Dean Knetter Executive Producer
- Tim Peterson Managing Producer
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