Today’s Midday podcast covers the Joint Finance Committee vote along party lines to OK 11 GOP bills to spend coming stimulus money as Dems questioned whether the proposals were allowed under federal law. The votes came after memos from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau suggested millions Republicans want to spend don’t

Today’s Midday podcast covers winners in the statewide Department of Public Instruction superintendent race as well as two legislative races and two state district court judge races. wispolitics · Wisconsin 2021 spring election victors in all three branches  

Today’s Midday podcast covers Milwaukee Health Commissioner Kirsten Johnson said she believes everyone who wants a COVID-19 should have access to one within the next eight weeks. And, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg touted the Biden Administration’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan as a means to keep the country globally competitive

Today’s Midday podcast covers tomorrow’s elections featuring races for the state Department of Public Instruction superintendent, two seats in the legislature and several judicial positions. Candidates Deb Kerr and Jill Underly face off for state superintendent. wispolitics · State superintendent election tomorrow plus judicial and legislative elections

Today’s Midday podcast covers Assembly Republicans’ call to Evers to use some funds from the latest COVID-19 package to boost homeowners and long-term care facilities while expanding broadband after Evers vetoed legislation giving lawmakers a say in how the money is spent. wispolitics · Republican legislators’ plans for federal pandemic

Today’s Midday podcast covers the Wisconsin Supreme Court 4-3 ruling today that Gov. Tony Evers exceeded his authority in issuing multiple public health emergencies over the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. wispolitics · Supreme Court overturns Evers’ emergency health orders  

Today’s Midday podcast covers Gov. Tony Evers’ vetoing a bill that would have given the state Legislature oversight over federal pandemic relief funds, warning it would’ve allowed a single lawmaker to delay by weeks getting the money to those who need it. wispolitics · Concerns over potential funding delays led

Today’s Midday podcast covers a Waukesha businessman who co-founded the non-partisan group Democracy Found and why he thinks ranked-choice voting in Wisconsin could help restore a “functional democracy.” wispolitics · Advocates push for ranked choice voting in Wisconsin congressional elections

Today’s Midday podcast covers Association President and CEO Kristine Hillmer speaking as a panelist on the latest WisBusiness.com virtual luncheon “Hospitality industry stirs after year of COVID.” The lunch hour event featured Wisconsin’s eatery and alehouse leaders a year after the economy shut down as a result of the COVID-19

Today’s Midday podcast covers approval of a new Ho-Chunk casino in Beloit. Ho-Chunk Nation Vice President Karena Thundercloud said it was “almost surreal” to hear Gov. Tony Evers had signed off on the tribe’s proposal for a Beloit casino after dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic upending daily life for more

Today’s Midday podcast covers Assembly approved bills that would stop the state from requiring residents get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus and its mutations, ban health officials from prohibiting public gatherings in places of religious worship, prohibit employers from requiring workers to get vaccinated and require Gov. Tony Evers to

Today’s Midday podcast covers Gov. Tony Evers saying better data on COVID-19 infections and deaths in nursing homes would not have changed precautions or vaccine rollout plans.

Today’s Midday podcast covers concerns from GOP congressmen over the delay in COVID-19 infection and death statistics from Wisconsin nursing homes, comparing the state’s nursing home situation to New York’s. Those congressmen also voiced concerns about nursing home residents receiving their second vaccine dose in a reasonable amount of time.

Today’s Midday podcast covers’ a DC Wrap interview with UW-Milwaukee political science Prof. Mordecai Lee where he talks about the divide within the GOP between those who support Donald Trump and those who oppose him likely dominating congressional politics in Wisconsin. wispolitics · Wisconsin Republicans in Congress will likely continue

Today’s Midday podcast covers the Assembly’s voice vote on allowing bars and restaurants to sell mixed drinks in to-go cups to be consumed off the premises. wispolitics · Assembly approves bill to allow to-go cups of alcohol from bars and restaurants, sends to Senate  

Today’s Midday podcast covers Wisconsin in 2020 shattering the record for most firearm background checks, an indicator the year of the COVID-19 pandemic also marked a huge year for gun sales. wispolitics · Spike in state background checks highlights 2020 boost in firearm interest  

Today’s Midday podcast covers new FEMA coordination of staffing support to administer the COVID-19 vaccine. Wisconsin has committed to providing at least 7,000 weekly vaccine doses from the state’s allocation for the site. wispolitics · Mass vaccination site in Milwaukee gets a federal boost

Today’s Midday podcast covers Milwaukee Public Schools’ plan to reopen for in-person classes, teachers’ union president’s call for more safety measures and the City of Madison’s new violence prevention plan. wispolitics · Milwaukee teachers’ union president, Madison violence prevention plan on ‘UpFront’  

Today’s Midday podcast covers state superintendent candidates disagreeing during a forum on tying pandemic-related school funding to opening schools for in-person classes as well as politics in the race and a freeze on vouchers. wispolitics · Superintendent candidates disagree over tying increases in school funding to in-person instruction

Today’s Midday podcast covers the American Rescue Plan Act, which President Biden just signed into law, as well as the House 220-211 vote to pass it. Dems supported the bill while Republicans voted against it. wispolitics · Biden sign the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill after a House vote