Rural counties in western Wisconsin continue to rank among the highest in poverty in the state – recent census figures suggest that one in four people living in La Crosse lives in poverty. How are people coping? How might things improve? WPR’s Steve Roisum leads a discussion with area “Voices of Poverty” in this edition of Newsmakers.
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Regional Poverty Part I
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Regional Poverty Part II
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