Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson would like to extend premium tax credits to those who need the ACA, sorta. Next we hear the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and remind people about the upcoming primary in February, including how to check your voter registration status. Then we welcome Civic Media Reporter Maddie Schaffer from WBZH and WHSM and she tells us about her roots in Northern Wisconsin, what brought her to the network and some of the stories she's written including a great event benefitting those fighting breast cancer, the return of The Birkie and a trip to a literal hideout for a notorious mobster. We also discuss the importance of local reporting and why it connects us all regardless of where you live.

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