WAUSAU — The Wisconsin State Legislature has a full slate of proposals under consideration at our state’s capitol. But what do those proposals mean for our region? At 10 a.m. today, Feb. 20, Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Route 51” host Shereen Siewert welcomes Democratic State Rep. Katrina Shankland, Stevens Point, and Republican State Rep. Pat Snyder, Schofield, for a discussion of upcoming legislative decisions and their impact on local residents.

Shankland and Snyder will discuss proposals ranging from bills about homelessness to legalizing marijuana for medicinal use and will answer questions about the current legislative session, going on now. 

“Route 51” is heard Thursdays at 10 a.m. on The Ideas Network stations 101.3 & 91.9/Wausau, AM 930/Auburndale-Stevens Point, 99.1/Stevens Point, 100.9/Marshfield, 90.3/Park Falls, 89.1/Adams-Wisconsin Rapids, and 89.9/Rhinelander-Eagle River. It is re-broadcast Fridays at 7 p.m. on 90.9/Wausau. Program archives are available at wpr.org/route51.