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5 days ago | 
civicmedia.us | Lucas Hunt |Stuart Wattles |Lisa Hale
MADISON, Wis (CIVIC MEDIA) – Nearly 100,000 Wisconsin students could be affected by a federal proposal to the student loan system. The proposed legislation would make changes to repayment plans and cut the Pell Grant program – a program that provides financial aid to low-income students. The initiative would also limit graduate student borrowing at $100,000. Over 95,000 students received Pell Grants in 2024, and half of University of Wisconsin students benefitted from federal aid.
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1 week ago | 
civicmedia.us | Lucas Hunt |Lisa Hale |Stuart Wattles |Jo Ann Krulatz
GREEN BAY, Wis (CIVIC MEDIA) – Nine Wisconsin cities placed in the top 250 best places to live in the country, according to the U.S. News and World Report. Here’s how each city was ranked, from highest placement to lowest:
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1 week ago | 
civicmedia.us | Alexander Shur |Lucas Hunt |Lisa Hale |Stuart Wattles
Wisconsin Republicans are proposing an expansion of early voting, with new requirements for municipalities statewide, but some local officials say the one-size-fits-all mandate wouldn’t make sense for Wisconsin’s smallest communities. The proposal would require every municipality in Wisconsin, regardless of its size, to offer at least 20 hours of in-person absentee voting at the clerk’s office, or an alternative site, for each election.
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1 week ago | 
civicmedia.us | Lucas Hunt |Jimmie Kaska |Lisa Hale |Stuart Wattles
MADISON, Wis (CIVIC MEDIA) – The Joint Finance Committee voted to update public programs and retain certain positions in government offices Thursday. The committee moved forward with proposed updates to the public employee pension system and agreed to continue funding for youth firefighter programs. They also voted to maintain five call center positions at the Department of Safety and Professional Services for an additional three years.
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1 week ago | 
civicmedia.us | Stuart Wattles |Jo Ann Krulatz |Cooking with Hank |Adam Hess
MADISON, Wis. (CIVIC MEDIA) – Smoke from wildfires burning in Canada has swept across the state and may cause some to feel sick, here’s what we are breathing in. Over 170 wildfires are blazing and burning in Canada, only about half are controlled. The country raised its National Preparedness Level to 5 out of 5 on Thursday June 29. The largest evacuation in living memory is now underway in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, where a combined almost 870,000 acres has burned and threatens towns.
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1 week ago | 
civicmedia.us | Lisa Hale |Stuart Wattles |Jo Ann Krulatz |Cooking with Hank
As we do each Friday, had a chance to catch up with Civic Media sports reporter Mike Clemens during our local segment of “Mornings with Pat Kreitlow”. Discussed the Brewers sweep of the Red Sox and this weekend’s series at the Phillies, the University of Wisconsin announces their HOF class of 2025 and Mike was in Green Bay all week as Packers’ OTA’s continued and we get the latest on Jaire Alexander and more!
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1 week ago | 
civicmedia.us | Mike McKay |Stuart Wattles |Jo Ann Krulatz |Cooking with Hank
BlogAnother great week on the radio, because of YOU! We’re also ready put a wrap on May and bring on June. Here’s a bit of what happened on the airwaves this week. Music, so much great music! A dentist in Germany had to pay a patient almost $8,000 in compensation after he got her drunk and performed 14 root canal treatments in one day. The dentist gave the woman large glasses of cognac in between drillings, telling her it would take the pain away. She’s ok, the dentist lost his license.
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1 week ago | 
civicmedia.us | Lisa Hale |Stuart Wattles |Jo Ann Krulatz |Cooking with Hank
Today had a chance to talk to Katrina Shankland about her role as Executive Director of Rust Belt Rising, a group that helps Democrats be the party of working people by offering free training on connecting effectively with Midwestern families, winning seats, and delivering change. We talk about what needs to be done to regain the mantle of the party of the working people and the challenges in the “rust belt” states.
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1 week ago | 
civicmedia.us | Lucas Hunt |Savanna Tomei-Olson |Jo Ann Krulatz |Stuart Wattles
MADISON, Wis (CIVIC MEDIA) – The Wisconsin Senate will hold a public hearing Wednesday to litigate a bill that would require Governor Evers’ administration to deposit millions of dollars in the general fund. The lawmakers are targeting the interest generated from federal COVID-19 funding. As of May 9, the Department of Administration reported to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee that the administration had amassed about $171.5 million in interest.
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1 week ago | 
civicmedia.us | Lucas Hunt |Savanna Tomei-Olson |Jo Ann Krulatz |Stuart Wattles
MADISON, Wis (CIVIC MEDIA) – All three announced candidates for the Democratic Party’s state chair have qualified for the race in time for the party’s June convention. Three representatives are on the ballot for state chair: 3rd CD Democratic Chair William Garcia, former party Executive Director Devin Remiker, and operative Joe Zepecki.
