We’ll get an update from reporter Elisabeth Montemurro on the Wisconsin impact of President Trump’s proposed freeze on a large swath of federal spending. Then we’ll hear from Chris Thiel, legislative specialist for Milwaukee Public Schools, about a new way some legislators would like to hide from taxpayers the true cost of the hundreds of millions of dollars sent to private schools through vouchers.

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