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2025 was a menacingly miserable year
We can get bogged down in the details in certain year-end retrospectives. The big picture? This was a remarkably bad year. Was this the worst year for…
12 hrs ago
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Dan Shafer
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2025: The Year in Recombobulation
Our annual look back at the year that was.
18 hrs ago
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Dan Shafer
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It’s high time for Wisconsin to legalize it
With a looming federal ban, the state risks a massive economic blow unless it passes its own legislation to regulate and legalize THC products
Dec 22
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Emily Mills
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EVENT TONIGHT: 'Resources at Risk: AI Data Centers in Wisconsin'
Clean Wisconsin is hosting a panel discussion on data centers in Wisconsin, and The Recombobulation Area's Dan Shafer will moderate the event.
Dec 18
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Dan Shafer
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There have been many challenges to Wisconsin’s congressional maps. This one is different.
This new "anti-competitive gerrymandering" claim advancing in the courts is not part of the national gerrymandering arms race, nor is it a typical…
Dec 16
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Dan Shafer
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Watch and listen to Jane Matenaer's final show hosting "Matenaer On Air"
December 12 has been officially proclaimed "JANE MATENAER DAY" in the City of Milwaukee.
Dec 12
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Dan Shafer
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PODCAST: Making sense of the Democratic primary field after Mandela Barnes' campaign launch
Also: some Giannis talk, with all those annoying trade rumors flying around.
Dec 9
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Dan Shafer
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Recombobulating on the radio (Early December Edition)
Featuring appearances on "Matenaer On Air," "Mornings with Pat Kreitlow," and "Driving it Home" with Patti Vasquez. Listen or stream all episodes here.
Dec 5
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Dan Shafer
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It's time for our annual Thanksgiving Week Sale!
Subscribe now for 40% off and help support local, independent journalism covering Milwaukee and Wisconsin. In these discombobulating times, we could all…
Nov 25
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Dan Shafer
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The highway and the streetcar (and what we're missing)
As highway widening gets unceremoniously underway and the latest streetcar debate goes in another circle, the bus system and looming cuts to key routes…
Nov 20
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Dan Shafer
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Democrats' complacency is not cutting it. We need to crawl underneath and fix what’s broken.
"I’m proud to be a Democrat. But I’m also furious. Furious at the complacency, the calculation, and the careerism that treats politics like a…
Nov 14
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Emily Tseffos
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FEATURE STORY: Jane says farewell
“I hope you find some joy in the days ahead, and you have the chance to share it." Legendary broadcaster Jane Matenaer is retiring. A special feature…
Nov 12
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Dan Shafer
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