Here & Now, Tomah VA hearing, Soundbites from us senator Ron Johnson (chaired hearing) and Dr. Noelle Johnson during hearing about over prescribing drugs at Tomah VA (Veterans Affairs) hospital, Tomah VA hearing, Congressman Ron Kind who shares his experience at the Tomah VA hearing held in his district earlier this week when whistleblowers and families joined Veterans Administration and Congressional leaders at a Tomah hearing. At issue - what was called a 'systemic' over-prescription of medications that led to veterans dying from drug overdose at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Two soundbites from us senator Ron Johnson and Dr. Noelle Johnson. budget cuts to UW system, Fred interviews Dr. Renee Wachter, the UW-Superior Chancellor, via Polycom from Superior. Dr. Wachter will talk with us about the plan to have UW Superior provide staff and faculty buy-out offers, in anticipation of the Governor’s proposed budget cut to the UW System of $300 million over two years. UW Superior is one of four campuses in the UW System that has announced similar plans for buy-out offers. prevailing wage law, Fred's interview with John Mielke, President of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Wisconsin. ABC supports a Republican-sponsored bill that would repeal Wisconsin’s Prevailing Wage Law. prevailing wage law, Fred's interview with John Gard, a lobbyist for the Wisconsin Contractor Coalition. The group Gard represents has concerns about the legislative move to repeal Wisconsin’s Prevailing Wage Law. supreme court race, Andy Soth’s tape piece that previews WisconsinVote.org voter resources, in advance of Tuesday’s Spring Election and why the Men's Badger Basketball team's deep bench isn't the - only - bench currently in the Wisconsin spotlight since the Supreme Court race is on the ballot this week.
