Wisconsin’s Role In The Civil War, Poverty Wages In Wisconsin

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While the Civil War may not have been fought on Wisconsin soil, the state still sent troops to the front lines. In this week’s Curious Wisconsin we look at a storied Wisconsin unit that suffered massive losses at Gettysburg. The we look at a new report out from the Center on Wisocnsin Strategy that says one in four Wisconsin workers earns a poverty wage.

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  • Wisconsin In The Civil War

    In Ocotober of 1861, the first long-term military units from Wisconsin gathered to head to the front in the US Civil War. A historian shares stories of Wisconsin’s role in that conflict–from a storied unit that suffered massive losses at Gettysburg to a governor who died bringing supplies to the front.

  • One In Four Wisconsin Workers Makes A Poverty Wage, Says New Report

    According to a new report from the Center on Wisconsin Strategy, one in four Wisconsin workers earns a poverty wage. Those 700,000 people earn less than $11.36 an hour, the national poverty benchmark for a family of four. Wisconsin’s minimum wage is $7.25 an hour.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Veronica Rueckert Host
  • Eric Barker Guest
  • Laura Dresser Guest
  • Galen Druke Producer

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