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1 week ago | pbswisconsin.org | Zac Schultz

Social IssuesWisconsin Assisted Living Association executive director and CEO Mike Pochowski discusses a bill in the Wisconsin Legislature that aims to shed light on assisted living referral agencies. Referral agencies offer to do the research to help seniors to find a facility, but the process remains opaque and not always in the best interest of the client. By | Here & Now Copy and Paste the Following Code to Embed this Video:

1 week ago | pbswisconsin.org | Mark Riechers

Announcer: The following program is a PBS Wisconsin original production. [guitar strumming][cheers and applause][upbeat guitar music][indistinct conversations]Abby Posner: This festival is so special. Adrian Enscoe: And the energy of everybody is so, like, off the charts. Lucy Clabby: Everybody makes us feel like rock stars when we’re here. Christopher Gold: It really does something to the atmosphere around town.

2 weeks ago | pbswisconsin.org | Erica Ayisi

Transcript Coming Soon. This report is in collaboration with our partners at ICT, formerly Indian Country Today. Trinaty Caldwell is learning how to speak Menominee — an indigenous Native American language. “The ability to talk in the language freely, to be able to do it now today is a blessing because our elders weren’t allowed that freedom,” she said. Caldwell’s Native ancestors spoke languages that are now nearly extinct.

2 weeks ago | pbswisconsin.org | Mark Riechers

[gentle music]Jenny Pederson: Hello, everyone. Welcome to today’s History Sandwiched In. Thank you, everyone, for joining us. To the reason you are all here today. A quick note that opinions expressed today are those of the presenter, and are not necessarily those of the Wisconsin Historical Society or the society’s employees. It is a pleasure to welcome author and longtime reporter George Hesselberg, who is presenting Dead Lines: Slice of Life from the Obit Beat.

2 weeks ago | pbswisconsin.org | Frederica Freyberg

Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson had been prominently outspoken in his opposition to the 2025 reconciliation tax and spending bill passed by the U.S. House, that is until he met with President Donald Trump and softened his tone — the senator described his stance on the proposal. The Milwaukee Common Council came out in solidarity for two immigrants whose cases came to the public’s attention, with its President José Pérez explaining why alders unanimously signed on to statements of support.