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Plugging the Leaks in Madison's Water System

August 21, 2023

In this episode:

  • Representative Clancy defends his controversial statement about police.
  • Lawmakers move to bring disability savings accounts to Wisconsin.
  • Reedsburg wins a loan to bring highspeed internet to the area.
  • Three Dane County Supervisors resign.
  • Madison braces for a heat wave.
  • A new report investigates the problem of water leaks.
  • A contractor heads to prison for tax fraud.
  • John McCracken joins us to talk about the relationship between Wisconsin's largest energy company and the regulators who are supposed to oversee it.
  • Young protestors march to shut down Line 5.
  • Contributor Brenda Konkel goes over the happenings in local government.
  • "The Past Isn't Past" looks at the contributions of historian Howard Zinn.
  • And Contributor Harry Richardson reviews the feel-good comedy "Moving On."