Joe Tarr

Madison

Producer, The Morning Show at Wisconsin Today

Producer at WPR's The Morning Show. Formerly with Isthmus, Metro Pulse, Cambodia Daily, Anchorage Press

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Articles

Arrest of Wisconsin judge could affect how justice system operates, political scientist argues

2 weeks ago | apg-wi.com | Joe Tarr

The arrest of a Milwaukee County judge by the FBI last week raised alarm that the Trump administration is attacking the country’s independent judiciary. Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested for allegedly helping a person avoid arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. kAmw@H2C5 $49H636C[ 2 AC@76DD@C 6>6C:EFD @7 A@=:E:42= D4:6?46 2E E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 (:D4@?D:?\|25:D@?[ D2:5 E96 42D6 282:?DE sF82?
Arrest of Wisconsin judge could affect how justice system operates, political scientist argues

2 weeks ago | wpr.org | Joe Tarr

The arrest of a Milwaukee County judge by the FBI last week raised alarm that the Trump administration is attacking the country's independent judiciary. Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested for allegedly helping a person avoid arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Howard Schweber, a professor emeritus of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said the case against Dugan appears to be a strong one, but it is difficult to separate from the politics surrounding it.
In defense of intellectual freedom, from a retiring Wisconsin librarian

4 weeks ago | wpr.org | Joe Tarr

Megan Schliesman understands parents can sometimes be alarmed when their children bring home books from the library that they don't think their kids are ready to process. And she said there's nothing wrong with parents raising concerns with libraries or school officials about what material is available. "Sometimes it might be that the parents just weren't ready or were surprised to see their kids reading a book about a certain topic.
Tamara Dean’s essay collection ‘Shelter and Storm’ aims to spark curiosity

1 month ago | isthmus.com | Joe Tarr

When Tamara Dean and her partner, David, moved to the Driftless Area two decades ago, they were following romantic notions of living as homesteaders, growing their own food and having less of an impact on the planet. “We were seduced by the beauty, as a lot of people are. It’s so magnetic. It’s magical in its diversity of flora and fauna,” Dean tells Isthmus. “I had the idea that I would be a farmer somehow.
New group helps LGBTQ+ people find home, community in rural Wisconsin

1 month ago | wpr.org | Joe Tarr

Hawthorn McCracken knows it can be hard for LGBTQ+ youth growing up in rural areas. But McCracken has a simple message for kids who might feel different or out of place living in a rural area: Don't give up on finding your people. "They're out there.
New children's book from Wisconsin author explores John Lewis' fight for fairness

2 months ago | wpr.org | Joe Tarr

The brutality of racism is a delicate topic for a young children's book. But Madison-based children's author Pat Zietlow Miller told WPR's " Wisconsin Today " that young children intuitively understand the concept of fairness. She relied on this understanding in telling the story of how John Lewis, the civil rights leader and congressman who died in 2020, fought to make sure that everyone could get a library card.
Tracking the progress of avian flu on Wisconsin farms

Feb 13, 2025 | apg-wi.com | Joe Tarr

Although avian flu continues to spread among birds around the country, it has not yet established a foothold in humans. That could change, says Peter Halfmann, an assistant professor at UW-Madison’s Department of Pathobiological Sciences in the School of Veterinary Medicine. The virus continues to mutate and has infected humans, cows, cats and other species. kAm“%96C6 :D ?@ 9F>2?\E@\9F>2? EC2?D>:DD:@? C:89E ?@H[ H9:49 :D 2 8@@5 E9:?8[” w2=7>2?? E@=5 (!#’D “(:D4@?D:? %@52J]” “%96 @?6 4@?46C?
Tracking the progress of avian flu on Wisconsin farms

Feb 12, 2025 | wpr.org | Joe Tarr

Although avian flu continues to spread among birds around the country, it has not yet established a foothold in humans. That could change, says Peter Halfmann, an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Department of Pathobiological Sciences in the School of Veterinary Medicine. The virus continues to mutate and has infected humans, cows, cats and other species.
See some of the art filmmaker David Lynch created at Wisconsin's Tandem Press

Feb 4, 2025 | wpr.org | Joe Tarr

The filmmaker David Lynch - who died in January at 78 - was often reluctant to tell viewers what to make of his work. Lynch was best known for his edgy, surreal movies and TV shows, including "Blue Velvet," "Mulholland Drive," and "Twin Peaks." He was also a visual artist, and he created several pieces at Tandem Press in Madison over several years as a visiting artist.
Marquette University professor at forefront in defending clean water

Jan 29, 2025 | wpr.org | Joe Tarr

In the history of slogans, one of the least appealing is probably the phrase "from toilet to tap." But Brooke Mayer, an engineering professor at Marquette University who is one of the lead researchers for the project, says that water reuse needs to happen in our modern world. "People think about water reuse as hooking a pipe to a toilet.