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League of Women Voters of Dane County (LWVDC) Forums

League of Women Voters of Dane County (LWVDC)

LWVDC conducts monthly issues forums to educate its members and the public on issues of local concern. Recorded and edited by Minds" Eye Radio, these podcasts feature UW-Madison professors and staff, public school educators and administrators, current and former government officials, leaders of social service organizations, environmental leaders, and other community professionals.

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01:33:24

Why Local Governments Matter

League of Women Voters of Dane County (LWVDC) Forums ·

2019/11/07

Ralph Petersen, Ph.D., UW-Madison Space Science and Engineering Center and former NASA and NOAA scientist, opens with an overview of the federal government’s role in providing climate services.Sherrie Gruder, Sustainable Design Specialist, Energy Program Manager, at University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension Natural Resource Institute, and LEED™ Accredited Professional, Building, Design and Construction, shows how small communities partnering with each other can mobilize and bolster their efforts

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01:24:27

Census 2020

League of Women Voters of Dane County (LWVDC) Forums ·

2019/10/03

Margo Anderson, historian and Professor Emerita, UW-Milwaukee, explains what the census is, how it came to be, and how it has evolved over time. Ben Zellers, City of Madison Planning Department and head of the Complete Census Count project in Madison explains the city's plans, and Abha Thakkar, Executive Director of the Northside Planning Council, shows the critical role of local community organizing groups in engaging residents to participate in the census.

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00:30:10

Update on the LWVWI Lame Duck Lawsuits

League of Women Voters of Dane County (LWVDC) Forums ·

2019/05/16

This is unedited audio.

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01:16:37

Threats and Rescue Strategies for Wisconsin's Water

League of Women Voters of Dane County (LWVDC) Forums ·

2019/04/04

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01:23:10

Child Care in Wisconsin

League of Women Voters of Dane County (LWVDC) Forums ·

2019/03/07

Demand is high and the need is greater than the supply. In fact, currently 54% of Wisconsin residents live in a child care desert, defined as a place where there are 3 or more children for every one available child care slot. Yet Demand is high and the need is greater than the supply. In fact, currently 54% of Wisconsin residents live in a child care desert, defined as a place where there are 3 or more children for every one available child care slot. Yet we are losing, not gaining, providers,

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0:56:14

Segashus T. Levingston

League of Women Voters of Dane County (LWVDC) Forums ·

2019/01/12

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1:13:37

Electoral College Reform

League of Women Voters of Dane County (LWVDC) Forums ·

2018/11/08

President Aileen Nettleton and member Joy Cardin narrate a program created by leagues in Illinois about the Electoral College and how it can be reformed.

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01:19:26

Safety in Schools: Challenges and Responses

League of Women Voters of Dane County (LWVDC) Forums ·

2018/10/04

The League of Women Voters of Dane County’s October 2018 issues forum informs the community about current challenges around maintaining safety in our schools.

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Keeping the "Public" in Public Education

League of Women Voters of Dane County (LWVDC) Forums ·

2018/06/07

Julie Underwood explains how laws enacted in Wisconsin since 2011 follow an ALEC playbook to dramatically increase public funding of private voucher schools at the expense of public schools.

en-US

00:55:34

Gill v. Whitford, the Wisconsin Partisan Gerrymander...

League of Women Voters of Dane County (LWVDC) Forums ·

2018/04/12

League of Women Voters of Dane County Issues Forum, Wednesday, April 11, 2018. William C. Whitford, Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin Law School, is the named plaintiff in the Wisconsin partisan gerrymander case now before the U.S. Supreme Court.

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00:55:31

Impact of the ACA in Wisconsin

League of Women Voters of Dane County (LWVDC) Forums ·

2018/01/21

Bobby Peterson, Executive Director of ABC for Health, Inc., discusses the challenges of navigating the maze of healthcare insurance coverage and public programs to assist eligible citizens. Recorded January 20, 2018.

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00:48:40

Sustainability—A Framework of Support for Present and...

League of Women Voters of Dane County (LWVDC) Forums ·

2017/11/02

Dane County Sustainability and Program Evaluation Coordinator Lisa MacKinnon, Middleton Sustainability Committee Chairperson Spencer Schumacher, and Fitchburg Sustainability Specialist Erica Kluetmaier describe programs aimed at meeting sustainability goals. Recorded November 1, 2017 in Madison, Wisconsin.

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1:03:54

Crisis in Wisconsin's K-12 Education Funding

League of Women Voters of Dane County (LWVDC) Forums ·

2017/10/05

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00:52:29

Understanding Rural Dane County

League of Women Voters of Dane County (LWVDC) Forums ·

2017/09/07

Nikki Jones, District 29 Dane County Board Supervisor, Barb Feeney, Oregon School District Board of Education, and Mark Hazelbaker, attorney representing the Dane County Towns Association, provide their perspectives on the challenges for rural communities in the county.

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00:34:59

The Current State of Civil Rights

League of Women Voters of Dane County (LWVDC) Forums ·

2017/05/18

Greg Jones, President of the Dane County Branch of the NAACP addresses the 2016-17 Annual Meeting of the League of Women Voters of Dane County.

en-US

01:07:28

Jailing the Mentally Ill—the Better Options

League of Women Voters of Dane County (LWVDC) Forums ·

2017/04/06

Jim Moeser and Ron Lampert, recorded by Minds' Eye Audio

en-US

00:48:06

Homelessness in Madison and Dane County

League of Women Voters of Dane County (LWVDC) Forums ·

2017/01/25

Learn how the journalists conducted their in-depth series that exposed gaps in the system and highlighted numerous areas where the state, local authorities, and the community as a whole could do better in aiding people during a vulnerable time in their lives. Eviction-rights attorney and Dane County Supervisor Heidi Wegleitner, who serves on the Health and Human Needs Committee, then discusses her work, and the county initiatives currently underway.

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00:47:21

Money in Politics

League of Women Voters of Dane County (LWVDC) Forums ·

2016/10/06

Kevin Kennedy is the retired director of the now-defunct WI Governmental Accountability Board; Todd Berry is president of the WI Taxpayers' Alliance. There are study materials on the League's website, www.lwvdanecounty.org. Dorothy Wheeler, the League's Program Chair, introduces the speakers.

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01:13:27

Election Administration in 2016: What Have We Learned?

League of Women Voters of Dane County (LWVDC) Forums ·

2016/09/08

According to our two guests, voter education is needed now more than ever. Witzel-Behl provides statistics on the impact the Voter ID and other restrictive laws have had on voting in Madison in recent elections. Josh Kaul reviews a timeline of all the changes to voting laws in Wisconsin since 2011. The forum took place September 7, 2016, at the Capitol Lakes Retirement Center in Madison and was sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Dane County. You can find study materials at the League's

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00:24:38

The Politics of Resentment

League of Women Voters of Dane County (LWVDC) Forums ·

2016/05/19

Since the election of Scott Walker, Wisconsin has been seen as ground zero for debates about the appropriate role of government in the wake of the Great Recession. In a time of rising inequality, Walker not only survived a bitterly contested recall that brought thousands of protesters to Capitol Square, he was subsequently reelected. How could this happen? How is it that the very people who stand to benefit from strong government services not only vote against the candidates who support those

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