Republicans in the U.S. Senate meet in secret–with no public hearings so far and no committee meetings–to craft amendments to the American Health Care Act. They, intend to replace the seven-year old Affordable Care Act. Eight O’Clock Buzz host Brian Standing spoke with Laurel Lucia, Director of the Health Care Program at the University of […]
Split Show: Food Sovereignty Conference, GOP Healthcare, Two Rivers Up...
We’ve got another full show today! First up, Martin Reinhardt, joins by phone from the Food Sovereignty Symposium. The festival takes place today through Sunday on the University of Wisconsin campus. Later Adam Gaffney discusses the GOP healthcare plan, and Lori Glover talks about Trump’s presidential memorandum on DAPL. Dr. Martin Reinhardt, an Anishinaabe Ojibway citizen […]
Framing John Boehner’s Resignation
Although the resignation of Speaker John Boehner of Ohio might have come across to some observers as abrupt, the departure of the House Republican leader was precipitated by a long career in government marked by political battles, the most recent of which manifested itself in publicly visible tension with some of the more conservative members […]
Walker Wants Drug Tests for Public Assistance Recipients
MADISON (WORT) — Wisconsinites applying for unemployment benefits and food stamps may soon be forced to undergo a drug test.
GOP Seeks to Limit Absentee and Early Voting
Wisconsin Republicans are pushing to limit the hours municipal election clerks can accommodate in-person absentee voting.