On January 27th, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order banning refugees from Libya, Sudan, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Yemen and Somalia from entering the United States. Trump has also authorized federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to deport immigrants who have committed, or are suspected of, even minor legal infractions. Despite court orders that have […]
The Dirt on the Dirt in the Drinking Water
Dee Hall of the Center for Investigative Journalism (CIJ) joins Brian Standing to talk about the latest dirt on the dirt in the drinking water.
Recovering Jobs and Walleye in Northern Wisconsin
Each month the Monday Buzz hears the latest from muckrakers at the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism. Kate Golden and Madeleine Behr joined us on June 1st to share stories of the troubling decline of walleye in the region and the extent of the WEDC’s impact in the northern part of the state.
Of Benefit Fraud and Bovine Art
Is Governor Walker’s get-tough approach with Food Stamp recipients rooting out fraud, or just scapegoating the poor? And what’s with those half a cow sculptures touring the state? The Center for Investigative Journalism’s Bill Lueders and Kate Golden joined the Monday Buzz on May 4th to share their newest stories.
Water, Phosphorus and Sand
A dead zone in Lake Michigan and fissures in the ground where the sand used to be. The Center for Investigative Journalism’s Kate Golden joins the Monday Buzz.
Do Policy Makers Really Care About What People Think?
Bill Lueders, director of the Money & Politics Project at the Center for Investigative Journalism, joins 8 O’Clock Buzz host Jonathan Zarov to talk about whether policy makers really care about what people think.