Lake Effect: Spotlight
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Lake Effect Spotlight features some of our favorite conversations about what matters most now to people in Milwaukee and southeast Wisconsin.
Lake Effect: Spotlight
3d ago
Climate change is eroding the ways and wonders of winter life, which have shaped the identities of generations of Wisconsinites. During the state's warmest winter on record, the season's devotees found ways to make the most of the weird weather ..read more
Lake Effect: Spotlight
3d ago
Whether it’s by mail, online or in-person, there are many ways for first-time voters and new residents to register to vote for the upcoming spring election. But some deadlines are coming up fast — people have until this Wednesday, March 13, to register to vote by mail or online ..read more
Lake Effect: Spotlight
1w ago
Wisconsin is emerging from its warmest winter since recordkeeping began in 1895. This news underscores the fact that climate change is impacting our world. Farmers have always dealt with the whims of weather. Now, they’re working on adaptation strategies ..read more
Lake Effect: Spotlight
1w ago
This Spring Election, Milwaukeeans will have a chance to vote for the next city comptroller. The comptroller is the city’s chief financial officer and serves a four-year term ..read more
Lake Effect: Spotlight
1w ago
Maayan Schechter and Maayan Silver don't just have the same unusual first name (uncommon in the United States), but they're also both public radio reporters covering politics. Of course, they had to meet ..read more
Lake Effect: Spotlight
1w ago
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Amazon Prime explores the fictional life of a female stand-up comedian in the late 1950s. But while Midge Maisel is fictional, the character is rooted in the real-life history of female Jewish comedians who made their way to the top of the comedy scene despite many obstacles ..read more
Lake Effect: Spotlight
2w ago
For many, leap day might just be another day, but about five million people around the world — also known as leaplings — will get to celebrate their actual birthday and others will celebrate a special moment like an anniversary ..read more
Lake Effect: Spotlight
2w ago
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which currently has a liberal majority, to find that the state constitution secures a right to an abortion. UW Law professor Howard Schweber says the court will likely combine that petition with an earlier one brought by Attorney General Josh Kaul and could rule as early as this spring ..read more
Lake Effect: Spotlight
3w ago
Less snowpack and warm temperatures led to life-changing severe weather for some residents in the town of Evansville, WI ..read more
Lake Effect: Spotlight
1M ago
Derek Mosely revisits and highlights some of Black History's forgotten and influential contributions to society ..read more