Mike Moen
Mike Moen is the Morning Edition producer and serves as a staff reporter for WNIJ. Every morning, he works with Dan Klefstad to bring listeners the latest Illinois news. He also works with the rest of the news staff on developing and producing in-depth stories. Mike is a Minnesota native who likes movies, history, and baseball. When most people hear his last name, they assume he is 100-percent Scandinavian. But, believe it or not, he is mostly German.
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When the Wisconsin Senate resumes its session this month, it could take up a bill containing restrictions on teaching philosophies about race, but labor leaders in education say it falls short in being honest with students.
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Groups such as the Sierra Club say recent studies, including one from the Rocky Mountain Institute, have shown natural-gas facilities are more of a cost burden as opposed to clean-energy projects.
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Prescription drug costs are climbing faster than wages for the average Wisconsin resident. That's according to a new analysis, which is tied to pressure for congressional action.
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While there were challenges along the way, those who stepped into larger roles served as culture brokers, giving Hmong communities a bigger voice. Today, there are calls for giving Afghan refugees the chance to set a similar path, with support and aid.
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Wisconsin farmers are looking ahead to the fall harvest, and those who use cover crops face a deadline to sign up for a research project to measure the effectiveness of this form of sustainable farming.
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Dozens of wealthy Americans from several states, including Wisconsin, are pressuring Congress to boost taxes on higher-income earners, and contended it is a fair way to fund a vast array of social improvements pursued by the Biden administration.
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New polling data from a dozen states, including Wisconsin, show public support for a key part of the Biden administration's economic agenda. Groups that advocate for caregivers hope it translates into action.
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Arizona has received widespread coverage for its controversial audit of last year's presidential election, and now, a bipartisan coalition of political leaders and pro-democracy groups said it is seeing similar patterns emerge in the Badger State.
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This Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks – but you don't have to visit New York or the Pentagon to pay tribute. Memorials have popped up across the country the past two decades, including a new one in eastern Wisconsin.
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Animal protection groups hope to overturn Wisconsin's controversial law allowing wolf hunts. A newly filed lawsuit follows months of criticism of key…