Recent reporting from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel looked into Walgreens leases throughout the city.

The reporting found that leases contain terms that restrict pharmacies and other businesses from moving into the stores – even if it has closed. And those leases can last for decades – so long as the company continues to pay rent.

One of the closed down Walgreens locations on North King Drive and West Hadley Street has a lease that was signed in 2009 that lasts until 2084 – preventing new business from moving in. WUWM’s Race & Ethnicity Reporter Teran Powell is joined by Chad Venne, a real estate expert, to learn more about these types of leases and their provisions.

If you’re a frequent listener to WUWM, chances are you’re familiar with the voice of Paula Poundstone. She’s a regular panelist on NPR’s Wait! Wait!...Don’t Tell Me, and also hosts the podcast, “Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone."

Poundstone’s career spans stand-up comedy, radio and voice acting. She’ll be performing her stand-up in Lake Geneva this weekend. Lake Effect’s Audrey Noawkowski talked to her ahead of the show.

As the midterms approach both Republicans and Democrats are trying to court prospective voters. But a new book by Glendale Mayor Bryan Kennedy argues that both parties have become disconnected from the communities they hope to represent.

His book called It’s All Local explores how independent political candidates have attempted to redirect politics in favor of what voters need, and how political leaders of all stripes can incorporate a bottom-up approach to their priorities.