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Crime Is Down: Do We Feel Safer?
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Steve Scaffidi and Kristin Brey are joined by WISN-TV Political Director Matt Smith to discuss Milwaukee’s primary election clerical error and how political polling continues to evolve heading into the Crowley-Tiffany general election.
Later, Steve and Kristin examine falling crime rates in Milwaukee and across the country and ask listeners whether they actually feel safer. Annex Wealth Management CEO Dave Spano breaks down the national debt, trade tensions with Canada, and America’s changing economy before ESPN Milwaukee’s Alex Strouf debuts a new weekly Packers segment, The Point After.
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