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"[It's] just one of the tools we need to have in our toolbox:" Two Democratic lawmakers propose a statewide, gun buyback program

2023-10-20
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Here's your local news for Thursday, October 19, 2023:

  • We learn more about gun buybacks - as Senator Agard and Representative Joers propose implementing a statewide program,
  • Interview an author of a study that found CEOs actually make even more money than generally understood,
  • Get the details on the new Dane County Election Center, which may get $19m of funding in the 2024 budget,
  • Hear about a man's journey from prison to peer support specialist,
  • Think about the vestiges of childhood during the Halloween season,
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