Here & Now; 943
- Series
- Here & Now
- Episode
- 943
- Contributing Organization
- PBS Wisconsin (Madison, Wisconsin)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/29-773txkxc
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- Description
- Episode Description
- Here and Now, recalls, Joe Heim I'm sorry to say that, but no, I've never seen it quite like this.' refering to recalls, recall in la crosse, La Crosse County will likely hold its fourth election in eight months this July. That's when it's expected a recall election for State Senator Dan Kapanke will be held. As Here and Now reporter Adam Schrager shows us, the historically agreeable and bipartisan politics of Western Wisconsin has changed. election result and voter id reader with graphics and B-roll, Democrat Steve Doyle beat republican in 94th Assembly District, seat held by republican Mike Huebsch since 1994. Republicans Duey Stroebel and Dave Craig won in 60th and 83rd districts. A bill that is now on its way to the Assembly will either help eliminate voter fraud in our state OR diminish voter participation -- depending on your point of view. The so-called 'Photo-I.D.' bill does just that. Requires people to show a personal photo i.d. at the polls in order to vote. (B-roll of people voting), milwaukee school staffing cuts, Proposed bienniel budget includes an 8.7 percent reduction in general school aid. Hardest hit is state's largest school district, Milwaukee. District's own budget proposal reduces staffing by nearly 1, 000 full time positions. Superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools Dr. Gregory Thornton, death of Osama bin Laden, U.S. military killing of Osama bin Laden dominated the news. Jeremi Suri is a professor of history at the UW-Madison provides prospective. high gas prices, Wisconsin was among the top four most expensive states for gas this first week in May with more than $4 a gallon. What does all this means for Wisconsin consumers and for our economy. Deborah Mitchell is a professor of marketting at the UW-Madison School of Business. burning garbage, In 1986, Barron County built a waste-to-energy plant that's the only one of its kind in the state. It burns raw garbage and sells the resulting steam to a nearby cheese plant. A recent multi-million dollar upgrade now allows the facility to capture even more energy and offer it to residents throughout the area.Its plant manager says alternatives like landfills and coal plants are not positive. Sound bite from manager Al Zeltner (promoting In Wi story running on May 19)
- Created Date
- 2011-05-06
- Rights
- Content provided from the media collection of Wisconsin Public Broadcasting, a service of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board. All rights reserved by the particular owner of content provided. For more information, please contact 1-800-422-9707
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Duration
- 00:28:20
- Credits
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- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Wisconsin Public Television (WHA-TV)
Identifier: WPT1.3.2011.943 MU (Wisconsin Public Television)
Format: HDCAM
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:27:46
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Here & Now; 943,” 2011-05-06, PBS Wisconsin, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed September 18, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-29-773txkxc.
- MLA: “Here & Now; 943.” 2011-05-06. PBS Wisconsin, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. September 18, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-29-773txkxc>.
- APA: Here & Now; 943. Boston, MA: PBS Wisconsin, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-29-773txkxc