The president of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council highlights recent issues of transparency and open government. Then, the person who manages Wisconsin’s court system was recently fired. We hear from the former state courts director Randy Koschnick.

Twenty years ago, a Wisconsin state agency sought to improve the teaching of English to non-native speaking K-12 students. WIDA is now the standard for English proficiency testing in more than 40 states. We talk to WIDA’s founder and director, and two Wisconsin educators about the program.

First, we get an update on Afghanistan refugees resettling in Wisconsin after the American military withdrawal in 2021. Then, the supervisor of a new mental health "warmline" discusses the need for mental health care support services.

Wisconsin is feeling the effects of inflation. Food prices rose almost 7 percent from May last year, and rent and home prices have increased sharply in parts of the state. We speak with a personal finance author about how to save money and budget when everything seems to be getting more expensive.

We hear the final episode of a four-day series about Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban. Then, a science reporter and microbiologist explains the potential for a summer COVID wave. Finally, we talk to a Green Bay spoken word artist recently named the state's best hip-hop/rap artist of the year.

We talk to an organization in Stevens Point that received a $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor for the workforce re-entry services it offers to people in the criminal justice system. We discuss the need for similar programs and other solutions with the Wisconsin ACLU president.

We hear the third episode of WPR's podcast about Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban. Then we talk to the director of “Mud Row,” a play about Black representation, premiering at the Milwaukee Black Theater Festival. Then a mobile storytelling project explores Milwaukee residents’ connections to food.

Two Bay Port FFA members explain how they will involve special needs students in the exhibiting of swine at the Brown County Fair. Then, the second episode of a WPR podcast exploring how the state's abortion ban was enforced in Wisconsin.

The first episode of a WPR podcast airs exploring Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban. Then, we learn about a proposed amendment exempting religions for public health emergencies. And we look at where Wisconsin’s laws fall short in helping family caregivers.

Not everyone has the ability or means to travel around the world for vacation. We talk with a psychology professor and a travel coach about how people can make the most of a staycation and why it's important to recharge even if you cannot travel.