Sarah Lehr
@sarah-lehr.bsky.social
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Wisconsin Public Radio reporter covering state agencies, Wiscosnin politics, criminal justice and Greater Madison. I still use GIF-based humor. Shares ≠ endorsements. Likes = bookmarks.
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Sarah Lehr
@sarah-lehr.bsky.social
· Sep 11
3 compete in DeForest recall election following vote to remove fluoride from water
Three candidates are facing off in a special election in DeForest that follows a years-long dispute involving police reports, a burner email account and Facebook fights over dental hygiene.
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Sarah Lehr
@sarah-lehr.bsky.social
· Sep 3
'Wave Parties' bid goodbye to Wisconsin's summer, tourists - Wisconsin Life
As summer comes to an end, tourists begin to leave Wisconsin’s northwoods. Every year on Labor Day, people line Highway 51 and wave to the tourists as they head home. These “wave parties” are a way of...
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Sarah Lehr
@sarah-lehr.bsky.social
· Aug 26
Criminal case against Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan will move forward, court rules
The case against Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan will move forward following a federal court ruling. Dugan is accused of helping a man evade ICE by ushering him through a side door of her courtroo...
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Sarah Lehr
@sarah-lehr.bsky.social
· Aug 25
A Wisconsin shipwreck was lost for 138 years until a boater spotted something unusual
More than a century ago, a cargo ship ran into a rocky outcrop while fog engulfed Lake Michigan. Its wreckage remained lost, until a Door County tour guide spotted something unusual.
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Sarah Lehr
@sarah-lehr.bsky.social
· Jul 28
'Hell on Earth': Venezuelans deported to El Salvador mega-prison tell of brutal abuse
Deported under a little-known wartime law, more than 130 Venezuelans were sent from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Now released, several tell NPR they endured beatings, sexual a...
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Sarah Lehr
@sarah-lehr.bsky.social
· Jul 18
Wisconsin public media outlets react as funding cut heads to president's desk
The Senate passed the funding cut Thursday morning, and the House of Representatives gave its final approval in a 216-213 vote early Friday, sending it to the president's desk.
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Sarah Lehr
@sarah-lehr.bsky.social
· Jul 16
As politicians cast blame, facilities assisting homeless veterans set to close
Two facilities assisting Wisconsin veterans who don't have housing are set to close at the end of September due to ongoing deficits and a political battle over state funding.
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Sarah Lehr
@sarah-lehr.bsky.social
· Jul 7
Experts, Dems say new voting maps laid groundwork for Wisconsin budget compromise
Democratic and Republican lawmakers have been touting their wins in a bipartisan budget signed into law Thursday. Some political analysts, and many Democrats, say the budget deal might not have come a...
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Sarah Lehr
@sarah-lehr.bsky.social
· Jul 3