Introducing WPR Reports: Mapped Out
Introducing WPR Reports: Mapped Out
From the team that brought you "Derailed," subscribe to hear "Mapped Out," a new, six-part series debuting in September ... Read more
25 Sep 2021
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Bonus Episode
Bonus Episode
Because the story of "Derailed" happened over the course of decades, there's a lot there, and a lot we didn't get to. So... Read more
26 Nov 2019
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Episode 6: Times Change
Episode 6: Times Change
When former Gov. Tommy Thompson decided to return to politics in 2012, he was walking into a Wisconsin that was as divid... Read more
13 Nov 2019
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Episode 5: Going Nowhere
Episode 5: Going Nowhere
Before Gov. Scott Walker canceled the high-speed rail line that would have connected Madison to Milwaukee in 2010, Wisco... Read more
6 Nov 2019
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Episode 4: The Fast Train
Episode 4: The Fast Train
When Wisconsin rejected $810 million in federal stimulus money for high-speed rail, the money was redistributed to other... Read more
30 Oct 2019
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Episode 3: Boondoggle
Episode 3: Boondoggle
In 2010, Democrats controlled everything, from the White House, to Congress, to the governor's office to the Wisconsin s... Read more
23 Oct 2019
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Episode 2: Every Single Dime
Episode 2: Every Single Dime
Almost a decade after it was first unveiled, the Great Recession and President Barack Obama's federal stimulus bill gave... Read more
16 Oct 2019
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Episode 1: Tommy's Train
Episode 1: Tommy's Train
Even if you remember that it was Gov. Scott Walker who wanted to kill the high-speed rail line between Madison and Milwa... Read more
9 Oct 2019
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Coming Soon: Derailed
Coming Soon: Derailed
In 2010, Wisconsin got a federal grant to build a high-speed rail line between Madison and Milwaukee. Derailed is the st... Read more
23 Sep 2019
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