Obama Tries to Jump-Start Economy: Too Little, Too Late?
Standing before a crowd of union members and leaders at the Milwaukee Laborfest yesterday, President Barack Obama called on Congress to pass a $50 billion public works plan that would rebuild and...
View ArticleThe Original Sausage Racer of Milwaukee
To hear Michael Dillon tell it, there’s nothing that encapsulates the experience of a Milwaukee Brewers game quite like the team’s sausage race, a sixth-inning tradition that Dillon literally brought...
View ArticleTN Moving Stories: A Buick beats a BMW, returning rail money, Texas taxes for...
Big Three brands Lincoln-Mercury, Buick best European brands in consumer auto survey (Detroit Free Press)In Wisconsin, GOP primary opponents agree that they'd halt high-speed rail. One candidate says...
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Obama: Infrastructure, Transportation Equals Jobs
(Marketplace) We mark this holiday by noting that there are millions of people in this country who wish they were laboring. We have the highest unemployment rate for a Labor Day in almost 30 years....
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TN Moving Stories: Guerilla Urban Planner Plants R.I. Stop Signs, and Obama's...
The Obama administration's budget proposal (due out next week) will call for creation of a national infrastructure bank -- a system that could take some spending decisions out of Congress' hands, said...
View ArticleMilwaukee Public Schools Alumni and Homeless Community Gospel Choir Tours New...
Arlene Skwierawski, an indefatigable former nun from Milwaukee, and her former student, the country music singer K.C. William, fulfill a longtime dream this week: the co-directors of the Milwaukee...
View ArticleMilwaukee Symphony Performs Debussy and Chen
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the largest cultural organization in Wisconsin, performs Chen Qigang’s hypnotic Iris dévoilée (Iris unveiled), featuring soloists Xiaoduo Chen, soprano; Meng Meng,...
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Analysis: Picking Ryan Means Picking Fight on Transportation
Congressman Paul Ryan speaks at a Romney Rally in Manassas, Virginia, Sunday. (Photo by Flickr user monkeyz_uncle)“Sharp” is a word you may have heard a lot these past few days. It’s a favorite...
View ArticleDave Foley, of Kids in the Hall fame, joins us in the Midwest!
We adored Kids in the Hall, so we're kind of freaking out a little that Dave Foley's teaming up with us for our live shows in Chicago, Milwaukee, and Madison this weekend! Grab your tickets now to...
View ArticleAnalysis: Archbishop Dolan's Deposition
For three hours on Wednesday, New York's Archbishop, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, sat before lawyers and answered questions about the 575 people who claim they were molested by priests in Milwaukee. Dolan...
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Why is Milwaukee so bad for black people?
Milwaukee is 40 percent black, but disparities in incarceration, education and housing makes it one of the worst places in the country to be African-American. Photo by Darren Hauck/Getty ImagesEditor’s...
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Democrats tangle over Obama legacy, Sanders’ plan price tag at PBS NewsHour...
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: The Democratic presidential rivals moved on from Milwaukee today, fresh off their “PBS NewsHour” debate.But the arguments they had on stage continued at...
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Wisconsin’s Walker backs Cruz as Trump heads to state
Former presidential candidate and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker waves as he is announced during the Heritage Action for America forum in Greenville, South Carolina. Photo by Chris...
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Charge against Trump campaign manager eclipses race in Wisconsin
Corey Lewandowski, 42, (R) campaign manager for Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump (C) was arrested in Florida on Tuesday and charged with battery for his interaction with Breitbart...
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What to watch for in Tuesday’s primaries in Wisconsin
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz at a town hall campaign event in Madison, Wisconsin. Photo by Jim Young/ReutersWASHINGTON — Ted Cruz aims to use Wisconsin’s presidential primary to extend...
View ArticleWisconsin governor activates National Guard after police shooting sparks...
Hundreds of people, black and white, arms linked in #milwaukee, calling for peace, for help, for understanding. pic.twitter.com/aeSDBvio6N— Jacob Carpenter (@MJS_JCarpenter) August 14, 2016Wisconsin...
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News Wrap: Teen shot in Milwaukee protests; 33 dead in Nepal after bus falls...
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: In the day’s other news: An 18-year-old was shot and seriously injured after a second night of protests in a Milwaukee neighborhood. It followed the...
View ArticleA Police Shooting Roils Milwaukee
After the deadly weekend shooting in Milwaukee sparked riots and protests, Wesley Lowery, national reporter at The Washington Post, talks about what follows areas of unrest."It’s not just policing,"...
View ArticleMilwaukee: America's Most Segregated City
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview.Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump made a pit stop in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Tuesday night before heading to the neighboring town...
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Trump rethinks campaign strategy, while Clinton tries to grow her lead in Ohio
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: The Republican presidential nominee is bringing new leaders to his campaign team, and not for the first time.John Yang begins our coverage.JOHN YANG:...
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What’s it like being a black man in Milwaukee?
What’s it like living in “the worst city to be black in America?” PBS NewsHour’s Kenya Downs spoke with several black men living in Milwaukee following the fatal police shooting of Sylville Smith...
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Milwaukee’s problems span decades, but solutions divide generations
Community members attend a vigil after protests following the police shooting of 23 year-old Sylville Smith in Milwaukee. Photo by Aaron P. Bernstein/ReutersTwenty-three year-old Sylville Smith was...
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Former Milwaukee officer charged in fatal shooting of black man
A police car with broken windows is seen in a photograph released by the Milwaukee Police Department after disturbances following the August police shooting of a man in Milwaukee. Photo by Milwaukee...
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Jury finds Milwaukee officer not guilty in fatal shooting of Sylville Smith
A police car with broken windows is seen in a photograph released by the Milwaukee Police Department after disturbances following the August police shooting of a man in Milwaukee, Photo by Milwaukee...
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Urban noise pollution is worst in poor and minority neighborhoods and...
Photo by Flickr user Joe DMost Americans think of cities as noisy places – but some parts of U.S. cities are much louder than others. Nationwide, neighborhoods with higher poverty rates and proportions...
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