Lake Effect

A Minneapolis reporter speaks on covering the federal immigration crack down there. Why Wisconsin’s Republican-led legislature is getting new constitutional amendments on the ballot. What the National Environmental Policy Act is supposed to do.

Safety tips for this bitterly cold weekend. A new health report on Milwaukee. The final episode of our Live at Lake Effect series filmed at the Lake Effect Surf Shop.

We examine Milwaukee’s Health Assessment and how it could impact care. The final episode of our Live at Lake Effect series filmed at the Lake Effect Surf Shop. A new season of Bubbler Talk kicks off.

Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent shares how the district will move forward with money released after audit. We explore how to get kids reading. New local music in our Milwaukee Music Roundup.

We learn how the federal government is changing how nursing students can access federal student loans. We examine the high rate of mental health struggles among doctors. We help you prepare for winter weather emergencies. Plus, we get a behind the scenes look at the Mitchell Park Domes.

The impact data centers could have on Wisconsin’s utility landscape and infrastructure. What Wisconsin’s version of C-SPAN shutting down means for transparency in our state’s politics. Meet this year’s Milwaukee Youth Poet Laureate.

Breaking down the basics of data centers. A Wisconsinite is heading to the Winter Olympics to compete in the biathlon with Team USA. A survivor of a Native American boarding school shares his story.

Today on Lake Effect, we learn about the need for reading comprehension services for adults in Milwaukee. Wisconsin’s version of C-SPAN shut down because of a lack of funding so we look at what that means for transparency in our state’s politics. We speak with the outgoing co-director of the Milwaukee Water Commons. Plus, we learn about Liberace's Wisconsin upbringing and the lack of recognition for the famed performer in his hometown.

What impact new data centers could have on Wisconsin’s utility landscape and infrastructure. Changes to the Milwaukee County Transit bus operations. We speak with the Milwaukee Youth Poet Laureate.

The top five reports by the Wisconsin Policy Forum over the past year. We revisit a conversation with late writer and teacher Jerry Apps. The Burlington Liars Club – a club for anyone who thinks they can tell a clever lie.