Wisconsin's Superintendent of Public Instruction will face two challengers in the February primary elections. We find out what the key issues in the race will be and discuss more of the week's top stories, including a report that traffic deaths in Wisconsin have gone up. A community effort in Delavan is giving kids structure and academic help through the Boys and Girls Club. A local pastor speaks with us about how the city came together to make a difference. We also talk to an expert on hate crimes about a livestreamed beating in Chicago that caught national attention adn resulted in four people being charged with a hate crime.

Governor Walker shared plans to move more Wisconsinites into open jobs. We get the details. Butter has a long culinary and cultural history in Wisconsin and around the world. During Food Friday, a former pastry chef discusses her new book detailing the journey of butter, and shares a recipe for butterscotch pudding. We're also joined by the host of public radio's "A Way With Words". He explores nominations for word of the year.

Democrat Ron Kind of Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district discusses the first days of the new congressional session, and what his party needs to do to regain support in Wisconsin and beyond. President Obama and Vice President-Elect Mike Pence were both making the rounds in Congress yesterday to shore up support for their positions on the Affordable Care Act's future. We find out who they talked to and how they were received. New research on the rate of asthma among Amish children has led to intriguing information that could help determine some causes of mental illness. We find out what connections were made. Being bored might seem like a negative, but we find out why cultivating the ability to be bored might be an important skill.

Governor Walker has called a special legislative session to address the state's opioid epidemic. We find out what he hopes to accomplish and by what means. Some of the people who are the hardest hit in the opioid crisis are rural mothers and their babies. We talk with a pediatrician about her concerns. Many try to start the year with better eating habits. A doctor shares advice on how to make lasting lifestyle changes for healthy eating.

Madison's Latino Chamber of Commerce recently opened a bilingual entrepreneurial center to help Latino businesspeople get their ideas off the ground. The president of the group joins us to share what's happening at the center now and how it hopes to grow in the future. We also discuss the merits of women taking their husband's last name at marriage and the new options that have arisen over the years. Plus, we talk to a former Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources secretary about proposals to increase fees for hunting and fishing licenses to help the budget shortfall.

We're joined by a political analyst to recap the week's news from Washington, where the White House transition is in full swing and President Obama is planning his farewell address. Two former state senators - a Republican and a Democrat - are calling for Wisconsin's legislative district maps to be redrawn as a matter of urgency. They tell us why. And yesterday marked the start of Wisconsin's legislative session, we'll found what lawmakers top priorities are this term.

The 115th Congress was sworn in Tuesday. Republicans have a majority in the House, Senate, and executive branches. Analysts are calling the Congressional priorities the most sweeping conservative agenda in decades. We talk to a political reporter about this agenda and what issues Republicans are still arguing about. We also discuss how, despite happy endings, the romantic comedy genre may actually be undermining women. And we talk to U.S. Representative Mark Pocan about a proposed change to Congressional ethics.

Following the police shooting of Sylville Smith in Milwaukee last summer, the city's police department decided against releasing video of the incident. The head of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council joins us to talk about why he thinks releasing such recordings is in the public interest. We also hear an argument for relieving student debt in America, a move our guest says would help boost the economy. Foreign visitors to the United States may now be asked by customs officials to provide information about their social media accounts, as part of the visa waiver application process. The choice is officially voluntary, but privacy advocates are concerned. We find out more about the practice.

Young female activists seeking more diversity and fair representation are on a roll, having helped to change policy at Google and Seventeen magazine. We hear how active and engaged girls help their communities as a whole, and find out about the support they need from the older generation. A political scientist also joins us to examine the top issues at play in the transition between President Obama and President-elect Trump. Plus, Donald Trump will inherit more than 100 federal judicial seats when he takes office. We'll learn about why there are so many vacancies and who might fill those positions.

Recent testing shows that some children in Milwaukee daycare centers and schools have been exposed to higher levels of lead than are considered safe. We get the details, and put this episode in the context of ongoing water quality concerns around the state. And we learn why being kind to ourselves is critical for good physical and mental health.