The records of nearly 3,000 offenders on the state’s Sex Offender Registry are in need of accurate or more current information. We find out the details on this week’s Wisconsin News Roundup. We also find out about Wisconsin’s tie to the very first bone marrow transplant that took place fifty years ago and hear about an employee of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau who resigned from his position of monitoring the student loan market.
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State News Roundup – August 31, 2018
Democratic candidate for Governor Tony Evers has proposed disbanding the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. We find out what reaction the plan is getting. We also find out why the state has thousands of out of date sex offender records. Plus, a look at a trip from Vice President Pence to fundraise with Senate candidate Leah Vukmir.
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Wisconsin Researchers Were Key To Development Of Bone Marrow Transplant Techniques
Bone marrow transplants have been used to treat leukemia and other deadly diseases for 50 years now. we’ll find out about the deep wisconsin roots of that life-saving procedure.
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Why The Federal Student-Borrowing Watchdog Just Quit
Seth Frotman, the student loan ombudsman at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, resigned Monday. We talk to an education reporter about the move and some of the changes that have been taking place at the CFPB under the its director, Mick Mulvaney.
Episode Credits
- Judith Siers-Poisson Host
- Dean Knetter Producer
- Judith Siers-Poisson Producer
- Rachael Vasquez Producer
- Scott Bauer Guest
- Dr. Paul Sondel Guest
- Laura Meckler Guest
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