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A new center would provide border agents with classified intelligence. We hear why it has some legal experts concerned. We also look at the options to raise revenue available to cities and counties. Plus, a guest makes the case for the importance of English majors.

WPR director Mike Crane drops by the studio to share news about programming and events. We also take your questions and suggestions. Then we talk to a farmer who got creative to protect her baby cows' ears. Plus, we break down why the state Senate may not confirm the governor's pick to head DATCP.

Our roundup of regional state news includes Green Bay's mayor creating a position to coordinate mediating flooding and rising water levels. Then we hear the story of one immigrant family in Queens, New York. And we discuss different moves by Facebook and Twitter around paid political ads.

We focus on pie -- perfecting the basics and troubleshooting problems -- with a recipe expert. And with the seasons changing, we talk about flooding and infrastructure with a civil and environmental engineering professor. And we talk about the open enrollment period on the Wisconsin health care exchange.

We discuss the history of the separation of Church and State in light of certain actions and statements by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. And we look at some of the latest developments in the House impeachment inquiry, with a vote expected on formalizing aspects of the ongoing investigation.

Presidential debates should do more to facilitate candidates being more compromising, according to our guest. We discuss how she thinks they could be redesigned. And we discuss Governor Evers' new task force on climate change, with guests presenting opposing perspectives on it.

It took a lot of effort to keep Mister Rogers' cardigans looking the way they did on his show. We learn the behind-the-scenes story. And we discuss findings in a new report that half of millennials have left a job for mental health reasons. We also discuss new test results that show Wisconsin's racial achievement gap is the biggest among all fifty states for the second time in less than a decade.

We talk with a science journalist about a new Lyme disease vaccine. In the midst of International Bat Week, we learn more about the impact of white nose syndrome on Wisconsin's bats. And we discuss some top stories from Washington, including the latest on the House impeachment inquiry.

Our guest says July's wind storm left lasting damage -- years' worth of recovery -- in northern forests. Then we look at how much of a threat lead exposure still is to state wildlife. And we discuss different states' efforts to penalize people for damaging or trespassing near oil and gas pipelines.

We discuss the potential for Congressional hearings and proceedings to be more engaging for the public. And a researcher tells us about the effect body-worn cameras have had on Milwaukee police. And we look at a proposal to make colby the official state cheese.