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The New York Mets are back in town for a best-of-three Wild Card series. Can the Brewers win, and move on? Fans weigh in.WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR által
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Public hearings to be held this week on We Energies latest, and controversial, rate hike plan
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Homeowners and businesses could see double-digit increases over two years. The utility says the money could reduce power outages and fuel more renewable energy.Chuck Quirmbach által
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'The story as it's unfolding': How the Wisconsin Historical Society preserves political history
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Wisconsin plays a pivotal role in the presidential election. That’s one of the reasons why the Wisconsin Historical Society is collecting political artifacts this election year.Eddie Morales által
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Voting rights activists question why Brookfield, dozens of other communities don't have drop boxes
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court restored use of absentee ballot drop boxes in July, but did not require communities to use them.Chuck Quirmbach által
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Grain elevators once were commonplace across the country. Now they're few and far between. Despite all odds, one granary dating back to 1901 is coming back to life in Door County along Sturgeon Bay’s waterfront.Susan Bence által
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Two joint councils representing 18,000 Teamsters members in Wisconsin support the Democratic ticket.Chuck Quirmbach által
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Civil rights pioneer Vel Phillips' statue symbolizes greater representation in Wisconsin Capitol
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Milwaukee civil rights pioneer and politician Vel Phillips is now the first African American woman to have a monument on the Wisconsin State Capitol grounds. It’s one step toward making Wisconsin’s public art more representative of its rich, diverse history.Nadya Kelly által
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Murals help tell the less-documented stories of the diverse people that make up Milwaukee.WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR által
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The plans of the Harris/Walz campaign to win Wisconsin include making gains in Trump territory
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We talk to northern Wisconsin voters as Democratic Vice President candidate Tim Walz makes a swing through the area.WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR által
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A walk through Milwaukee's oldest monuments reveals a narrow version of the city's early history
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For the first part of WUWM's new series "Reflections of Representation," we walk through Juneau park to visit some of Milwaukee's first monuments.Nadya Kelly által
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In Wisconsin, a growing number of conservatives who dislike Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump are thinking about whether they could actually vote for Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.Maayan Silver által
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The city’s Environmental Collaboration Office just launched a new initiative to tackle food waste, food insecurity and climate change.WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR által
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Milwaukee public housing residents call for action amid Housing Authority class-action lawsuit
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Dozens of public housing residents continue to voice their grievances with the Milwaukee Housing Authority. For years, residents have made thousands of complaints about public safety, maintenance, accessibility and bed bugs.WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR által
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How will farmers cope with the environmental stresses of climate change? There’s momentum to grow crops indoors in urban settings. We visit Hundred Acres, an indoor farm in Milwaukee's 30th Street Corridor.Susan Bence által
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The blowing of a traditional horn outside the Jewish Community Center highlights a month of reflection about the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel and their aftermath.Chuck Quirmbach által
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Establishing a new nut industry has been a tough nut to crack. But experts say the crop could diversify agricultural economies and bring environmental benefits to depleted farmland.Lina Tran által
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Work is underway to create more resilient food production systems in the face of climate change. That includes within the Ho-Chunk Nation in Wisconsin.WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR által
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