Medical debt proposal, Brown County jail expansion, Ice skating path

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Snowy trail at Boulder Junction's Winter Park, site of a new ice skating ribbon.
A winter trail is seen through a windshield at Winter Park in Boulder Junction, site of a new ice skating trail that goes through the woods. Rob Mentzer/WPR

We talk with an advocate of affordable healthcare about federal proposal would prohibit medical debt from affecting credit scores. We also

Featured in this Episode

  • Proposed rule would erase medical debt from credit reports

    Vice President Kamala Harris has proposed a rule that would ban medical debt from being included in consumer credit reports. We talk with an advocate for healthcare access about the idea.

  • Brown County jail faces overcrowding, new jail pod coming

    The construction of a new $15 million jail pod is expected to begin this spring in Brown County. The county executive shares solutions to improve safety and overcrowding. Then, the Prison Policy Initiative discusses national trends of overcrowding.

  • Boulder Junction ice skating ribbon lets people glide through the woods

    A new ice skating path in Boulder Junction opened last month. We talk with the local chamber of commerce about where the idea came from and what it’s like to skate through the forest.

Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Lee Rayburn Host
  • Bobby Peterson Guest
  • Troy Streckenbach Guest
  • Wanda Bertram Guest
  • Colleen Leahy Producer
  • Courtney Everett Producer
  • Royce Podeszwa Producer
  • Sarah Hopefl Technical Director