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 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 […]
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.
The Sounds of Solitary
MADISON (WORT) — WISDOM, a network of faith-based organizations, is pushing for reform to Wisconsin’s use of solitary confinement. But most people have never seen what it’s like.
Kewaunee County Takes on Big Dairy
Kewaunee County wants to make it harder to put cow poop in the groundwater. The Dairy Council has other ideas. And the Center for Investigative Journalism’s Kate Golden has the story.
Oil in One Lake, Algae in Another
Tar sands oil and Lake Superior: potentially a dangerous combination? Then there’s all the usual green goop in the lakes here in town. Kate Golden tells us more.