Social Issues
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Dennis Biddle has fought to get former Negro league players acknowledged. It finally happened.
Major League Baseball decided this year to recognize statistics from Jim Crow baseball leagues and will give living Black players a pension. Former Negro league player, Dennis Biddle, and a UW-Milwaukee history student, Ken Bartelt, explain the importance of this on “Wisconsin Today.”
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Democrat Kristin Lyerly hopes abortion rights message helps turn 8th Congressional District blue
Democrat Kristin Lyerly is running as an outspoken advocate for abortion rights in her campaign for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District. But it’s unclear whether that issue will help Democrats in the Republican-leaning seat.
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Death of man restrained by hotel guards ruled a homicide
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner is calling D’Vontaye Miller’s death a homicide. He was held face-down on the sidewalk by security guards outside a downtown Milwaukee hotel .
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Celebrating Disability Pride Month in Wisconsin
The annual Disability Pride Festival in Madison draws visitors from around the state and centers the experiences of disabled people.
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Mateo Askaripour shifts from startup satire to world building
Mateo Askaripour followed up the success of his debut novel by writing another novel about power and ambition set 500 years in the future, which he talks about with WPR’s “BETA.”
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Survey: Only half of Wisconsin’s child care slots are affordable for families
A recent from the state Department of Children and Families found 50 percent of child care slots were considered affordable in December 2023.
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UW-Madison sociology professor explains what research about immigration and crime shows
Immigration, crime and border issues are ubiquitous topics during election time. But a UW-Madison sociology professor says politicians get a lot wrong about how these topics intersect.
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City clerk explains what to expect with drop boxes, primary ballots
On “Wisconsin Today,” Sun Prairie City Clerk Elena Hilby talked about the growing demand for drop boxes and what people should know when filling out their primary election ballots.
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‘Sko Vote Den’: Native organizers plan voter registration event at Brewers tailgate
Native organizers are hoping to field new voters with a baseball-themed effort to encourage Native Americans to turn up at the polls this fall.
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UW pauses Title IX changes amid legal challenge to federal sex discrimination rules
The Universities of Wisconsin is suspending work on required changes to campus Title IX sex discrimination rules after a federal judge in Kansas blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from expanding the definition of sex discrimination to include gender identity.