Spanning The State

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Spinning the State: Sister Bay, Stevens Point, Ripon and Milwaukee Jul 09, 2024

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Today on Spinning the State: Sister Bay - Sister Bay gets grant for pedestrian/bike trail. Stevens Point - Stevens Point pledges to be carbon neutral by 2050. Ripon - Little White Schoolhouse heads to RNC. Milwaukee - New train line one month old, already has over 18,000 riders.

Fiserv Forum Union Workers RNC Hesitation with Peter Rickman Jul 09, 2024

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Milwaukee Area Service & Hospitality Workers (MASH) Union President, Peter Rickman joins Spanning the State and talks about the hesitance of Fiserv Forum workers this summer's RNC, and it doesn't have to do with politics.

Giving Tuesday: Community Smiles Jul 09, 2024

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Renee Ramirez, Former Chief Executive Officer and Scott Marshall, New Chief Executive Officer of Community Smiles join Spanning the State for Giving Tuesday. They discuss how Community Smiles has helped improve dental health for those who do not have access to the proper insurance.

Unlicensed Doctors are Employed in Wisconsin Prisons with Mario Koran Jul 09, 2024

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New York Times Local Investigations fellow and Wisconsin Watch Reporter, Mario Koran stops by Spanning the State to talk about a new report stating a portion of staffed physicians in the last 10 years have been censured by a state medical board for breach of ethics or error. Koran explains how this happened, what he discovered, and if this has a bigger impact on the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.

Full Show: Biden Post-Debate, Book Banning, AI & Nursing and Disability Rights Wisconsin Jul 08, 2024

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Today on Spinning the State Kristin Brey and Brian Noonan give their thoughts on President Biden's post-debate interview in Madison last Friday. They later talk to UW-Health Chief Nurse Executive, Rudy Jackson about the efficiencies of AI changing the nursing industry. They also talk about book banning in the state of WI and how these decisions aren't directly from disgruntled parents. Lastly, they speak with Nadya E. Rosen about a new proposal to defund Disability Rights Wisconsin.

Spinning the State: Manawa, Milwaukee, Cudahy and Knowlton Jul 08, 2024

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Today on Spinning the State: Manawa - Floods in central Wisconsin causes a dam to fail and evacuations ensued. Milwaukee - Man behind RNC balloon drop doing his 10th convention next week. Cudahy - A Girl Scout Wins award for saving grandma’s life. Knowlton - Cheese by-product helps make local whiskey smoother.

Disability Rights Wisconsin with Nadya E. Rosen Jul 08, 2024

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Disability Rights Wisconsin offers a Victim’s Advocacy Program which can provide victims with advocates, attorneys and connection to community resources. The program which has helped many victims over the years is now facing funding cuts. What will that mean to people who will need those services in the future? Nadya Rosen, the managing attorney for the Victim Advocacy Program joins us to explain how things got to this point and what the future holds.

Nurses Need AI with Rudy Jackson Jul 08, 2024

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Nurses at UW Health have stepped up to shape how AI can help patients, nursing and healthcare industry as a whole with a pilot AI program that drafts responses to patient’s messages in MyChart. Chief Nurse Executive for UW-Health, Ruby Jackson joins the Spanning the State to talk about how the AI tool is making a difference with their day-to-day work and patient care and how it works.

Full Show: WI Supreme Court Updates, Northridge Mall Closure, and the Grandiloquent Game Show with Special Guest Steve Scaffidi Jul 05, 2024

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Kristin Brey and Brian Noonan are joined by guest host Steve Scaffidi for their last broadcast live from the Summerfest grounds. They talk with Jim Santelle on the latest Wisconsin Supreme Court happenings regarding Act 10 and the reinstallation of ballet boxes. They later dive deeper with Steve Scaffidi. Then they chat about mall closer like Northridge Mall and get more insight from Adam Roberts and we do our last live Grandiloquent Game Show at Summerfest

Steve Scaffidi with This Week's Political Round Up Jul 05, 2024

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Steve Scaffidi of the Political Power Hour is back for his weekly political round up. He and our hosts discuss what happened at the special election earlier this week in Glendale as well as Milwaukee own upcoming special election. They also break down Biden's visit to Madison today and the unique special sit-down he will be conducting before they move on and share their thoughts on the Act 10 decision.

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