Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are working on the issue of antibiotic resistance. We find out who they are hoping to address the growing public health concern. The USA Today Network-Wisconsin releases the latest installment in their series on student debt in the state. We get the details. And we talk to WPR’s state capitol reporter about the latest on Wisconsin’s pending presidential recount.
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An Update On Wisconsin's Pending Presidential Recount
On Monday, the Wisconsin Elections Commission set a timeline for a recount of votes in Wisconsin. Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein requested the recount over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. She was joined by independent candidate Rocky De La Fuente in asking for the recount. On Saturday Hillary Clinton’s campaign said it would participate in the recount process in Wisconsin–and would join potential recounts in Pennsylvania and Michigan. On Monday Stein said she would sue to require the Wisconsin recount done by hand. We get an update from WPR’s state capitol reporter.
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Work On Antibiotic Resistance At UW-Madison
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has data showing antibiotic resistance in the U.S. sickens more than 2 million people each year and has cost medical providers more than $20 billion. We talk to one of the researchers working on solutions to fight antibiotic resistance.
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What Wisconsin Students Are Saying About Student Loan Debt
About 70 percent of college students in Wisconsin take on debt. The Badger State has the third highest rate of student debt in the U.S., and on average each debtor takes on about $29,000 in student loans. USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin has been exploring college affordability as part of their “Degrees of Debt” series. We talk to an editor and reporter involved in the project about what Wisconsinites are saying about student loan debt and why debt is so prevalent in the state.
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- Rob Ferrett Host
- Veronica Rueckert Host
- Amanda Magnus Producer
- Laurel White Guest
- Mark Cook Guest
- Jim Fitzhenry Guest
- Noell Dickmann Guest
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