Last month, America marked 60 years of Medicare and Medicaid as a lifeline for the elderly and vulnerable. Not long after that, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to ensure racial discrimination would find no place in America’s elections. But it’s back, thanks to a politicized US Supreme Court and an all-out assault by a sitting president on anything resembling racial justice. Civic Media news director Chali Pittman tells us how recent events play a role in Wisconsin elections too. Chad Holmes brings some positive news from Wausau.

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