Until Wednesday, it had been more than seven years since Republicans running the Wisconsin Legislature would allow passage of a clean resolution honoring Black History Month. We’ll talk to two members of the Legislative Black Caucus about how something so basic finally got done in the state Assembly—even as the debate goes on about whether students in the United States should be taught a full and honest version of Black history. Also: Salina Heller brings us the story of one Wisconsin farmer facing a huge loss of income because of President Trump’s scattershot slashing of the federal government.

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