About 90 percent of public lands are available for oil and gas leasing, but Wisconsin Representative Mark Pocan wants to change that. We get the story behind Pocan’s bill aimed at outlawing fracking on federally managed lands. We also explore how a person’s race factors into traffic stops, and look at a new study that show’s Wisconsin’s local roads to be underfunded.
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Local Roads Funding Vital To State Economy, But Lacking, According To New Study
Wisconsin’s investment in its local roads has slowed. A new study from the Local Government Institute of Wisconsin points out that between 2000 and 2011, local transportation spending increased less than Wisconsin in only two states.
The quality and funding of the state’s highways have gotten a lot of attention recently, particularly because the governor’s recent budget proposed borrowing $1.3 billion dollars to fund them.
While state and interstate highways may be key to the state, they span 11,800 miles, while county highways and municipal roads span 103,000 miles.
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Proposed Legislation Would Ban Fracking On Public Lands
We’ll hear about proposed federal legislation that aims to ban fracking on public lands.
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Racial Differences In Police Traffic Stops
With tensions between police and minority communities almost constantly in the news, a guest shares his research on racial disparities in police traffic stops–and the consequences those differences can have.
Episode Credits
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Veronica Rueckert Host
- Galen Druke Producer
- Todd Berry Guest
- Mark Pocan Guest
- Charles Epp Guest
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