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Why mandated nurse-to-patient ratios have become one of the most controversial ideas in health care
The issue has divided nurses, confounded voters, and prompted a multimillion-dollar backlash by the hospital industry. Even research on the impact of ratio laws has been split
6 years ago
Listen 14:46Holiday stress: Amazon, others under gun for 1-day delivery
Amazon, Walmart and others have promised to deliver more of their orders within 24 hours.
6 years ago
As 2020 approaches, some experienced election officials head to the exits
A number of top election officials who oversaw voting in 2016 won't be around next year. Some are retiring after long careers, but others are feeling the strain.
6 years ago
House Judiciary Committee sets Dec. 4 impeachment hearing
The House Judiciary Committee is set to take over the impeachment probe of President Donald Trump next week, scheduling a Dec. 4 hearing.
6 years ago
U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear Adnan Syed’s appeal, keeping ‘Serial’ subject in prison
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it will not consider an appeal filed by convicted killer Adnan Syed.
6 years ago
Casey urges Democratic candidates to blast Trump, not one another, on health care
The Pennsylvania senator says Democrats can use the issue to win in 2020, but only if they remind voters that Republicans are taking health care away.
6 years ago
Wardrobe update: Clothing exchange caters to transgender youth
A simple Facebook post brought Tristan Vaught and Nancy Dawson together. The post asked if gender reveal parties should be reserved for transgender kids when they come out.
6 years ago
A cancer care approach tailored to the elderly may have better results
When Lorraine Griggs' father was diagnosed with prostate cancer, he was treated with 35 rounds of radiation, though he had a long list of other serious issues.
6 years ago
Democrats have wrapped their public case on impeachment. What comes next?
Members of Congress and the witnesses did not agree about whether they heard Trump make a request of Zelenskiy politely — or whether Trump twisted his arm.
6 years ago
Barr announces plan to address crisis of missing and murdered Native Americans
U.S. Attorney General William Barr announced a national plan to increase the federal government's role in reducing the number of murdered or missing Native Americans.
6 years ago
‘It’s going to get worse’: how U.S. countertop workers started getting sick
Ublester Rodriguez could not have anticipated that his life would be profoundly changed by kitchen and bathroom countertops.
6 years ago
Former security official undercuts Trump impeachment defense
Fiona Hill’s comment followed a blistering back-and-forth during questioning from Republicans at the House hearing.
6 years ago
Comcast at the Supreme Court, with U.S. civil rights at stake
Media mogul Byron Allen says Comcast wouldn't carry his channels because he's black. How this Supreme Court case affect other civil rights cases in the future.
Air Date: November 19, 2019
Listen 14:39Impeachment public hearings week 2 — who is testifying and what happens next
The House impeachment inquiry begins its second week of public hearings with the Intelligence Committee scheduled to hear testimony from eight more witnesses over three days.
6 years ago
Census counting of prisoners becomes partisan battleground
When the U.S. Census Bureau counts residents of Milwaukee’s poorest neighborhoods next year, a significant portion of their population will be missing: prisoners.
6 years ago