Maayan Silver
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WUWM
In Wisconsin, a growing number of conservatives who dislike Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump are thinking about whether they could actually vote for Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.
Public art often reflects and expresses community values, and using this idea, this series will survey Milwaukee’s art landscape and examine how representative it is of the city’s diverse communities.
WUWM plans to celebrate with six months of events, programming, fundraising and other initiatives.
What questions do you have about voting in Wisconsin? WUWM is here to answer them.
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Establishing a new nut industry has been a tough nut to crack. But experts say the crop could diversify agricultural economies and bring environmental benefits to depleted farmland. -
This Saturday, Sept. 14, is International Observe the Moon Night and UW-Milwaukee’s Manfred Olson planetarium will be marking the occasion both indoors and out to help people learn about the Moon and the personal and cultural connections we have with it. -
Great Lakes economist John Austin looks at the economic divide in the region and how it might be bridged.
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A new website has collected data on Milwaukee landlords. Users simply input an address and get information on previous violations and other properties owned by the same landlord. -
Work is underway to create more resilient food production systems in the face of climate change. That includes within the Ho-Chunk Nation in Wisconsin.
Your connection to the community. Lake Effect brings you local conversations about the people, places and organizations that shape Milwaukee.
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Partly for environmental reasons, the Zoo has been selling off its two coal-burning iron horses and replacing them with two more diesel-powered ones this year. -
This summer, after spending the last 17 years underground, millions of periodical cicadas emerged in southern Wisconsin. WUWM’s Lina Tran and Jimmy Gutierrez went to Lake Geneva on a mission to experience the emergence for themselves. -
Tuesday’s debate between the current vice president and former president was a clear contrast from the June debate that forced President Biden from the race. -
Wauwatosa dolostone is used in buildings across Wisconsin, but where did it come from? A geologist tells its story, from its origin 425 million years ago to its use as a building material today. -
The proposal would add language to Wisconsin’s constitution that says only U.S. citizens over the age of 18 can vote in federal, state, local or school elections.
