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Today’s Midday podcast covers the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn abortion protections in Roe v. Wade, triggering Wisconsin’s 1849 law that criminalizes most abortions as a Class H felony. Dem AG Josh Kaul has said he won’t expend Department
Quotes of the Week That’s what you were saying, right Ms. Westerberg? Oh, yes. Why don’t you come right up to the bench, Ms. Westerberg? Why — why don’t you come back into my chambers and you can dictate. –
This week’s Midday podcast covers who’s on the ballot for the August primary after the deadline to submit nomination signatures elapsed. The Legislature has 31 seats with only one major party listed on the ballot and three of those will
Today’s Midday podcast covers U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s thoughts on the potential for the Senate to move ahead on background checks and red flag laws in the wake of recent mass shootings. State officials have also offered proposals to stop
Quotes of the Week Moving the goal posts, as often is done, only gets some talking points. Real solutions require reaching across the aisle and addressing all of these issues, not messaging that exploits tragedies to try and take away
Republican Party of Wisconsin Chair Paul Farrow blames the Wisconsin Elections Commission for a lack of trust in elections, while state Dem Party Chair Ben Wikler argues former President Trump’s “propaganda” campaign is at fault. The two at a WisPolitics.com
In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” U.S. Department of Commerce Deputy Undersecretary for International Trade Diane Farrell discusses the administration’s pandemic recovery efforts. “For those of us in the international sphere, it’s not just about building back better in
SUBSCRIBERS: There will be no WisPolitics.com products on Monday due to Memorial Day. The products return to their normal schedule on Tuesday. Quotes of the Week Republicans say they’re “pro-life,” but as soon as the umbilical cord is cut, children
Today’s Midday podcast covers the upcoming Republican Party of Wisconsin convention in Middleton this weekend. GOP candidates will seek the state part endorsement as they head to the primaries. The convention will also bring a plethora of resolutions as well
State party Chair Paul Farrow says the engagement he’s seeing from the grassroots is unlike anything he’s seen before. It’s just some of them have forgotten all the conservative priorities GOP lawmakers delivered on pre-2016. There’s been noticeable grumbling among
Quotes of the Week We condemn violence and hatred in all forms, including the actions at Wisconsin Family Action in Madison last night. We reject violence against any person for disagreeing with another’s view. Violence is not the way forward.
The latest episode of “Talking Trade” features a conversation with David Usher, acting consul general for Canada’s Chicago Consulate. He talks about the consulate’s role in promoting cross-border trade and economic development in Canada as well as Wisconsin, Illinois and
Today’s Midday podcast covers the rise in ghost gun popularity as President Joe Biden introduces restrictions on homemade firearms that lack serial numbers. WisPolitics intern @EleaLevin interviews Dem AG Josh Kaul, who says Wisconsin needs more restrictions while Republican AG
Quotes of the Week Even a dollar paid to Gableman is a dollar too much of taxpayer money to fuel conspiracy theories. – Rep. Mark Spreitzer, D-Beloit, on former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s investigation into the 2020 election. Assembly
Today’s Midday podcast covers former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s investigation into the 2020 presidential election. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos announced his office would not be shutting down the investigation after former President Donald Trump criticized Republicans in Wisconsin who
Today’s Midday podcast covers the first public hearing on a marijuana bill since 2009 as lawmakers propose a bill that would legalize medical marijuana. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle had concerns about specifics in the bill such as
Today’s Midday podcast covers turnout results from the Milwaukee mayoral race after then-acting Mayor Cavalier Johnson became the city’s first elected Black mayor. Marquette University Law Lubar Center Research Fellow John Johnson says Johnson garnered widespread support from around the
In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” international trade consultant Chris Wojtowicz discusses supply chain disruptions and potential solutions. Wojtowicz is part of the Small Business Development Center at the UW Institute for Business and Entrepreneurship and is the chair
In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” Michael Best Strategies Principal Mike Dankler provides an update on the latest sanctions against Russia and the effect on trade and commodity prices. “One area where the U.S. and EU and others haven’t
Today’s Midday podcast covers former Acting Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson’s win to become the city’s first elected Black mayor. Conservative Judge Maria Lazar also beat incumbent Lori Kornblum to become the state’s new judge in the 2nd District Court of
Today’s Midday podcast covers the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn abortion protections in Roe v. Wade, triggering Wisconsin’s 1849 law that criminalizes most abortions as a Class H felony. Dem AG Josh Kaul has said he won’t expend Department of Justice resources enforcing the law, but Republicans are still
Quotes of the Week That’s what you were saying, right Ms. Westerberg? Oh, yes. Why don’t you come right up to the bench, Ms. Westerberg? Why — why don’t you come back into my chambers and you can dictate. – Former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman imitating Dane County
This week’s Midday podcast covers who’s on the ballot for the August primary after the deadline to submit nomination signatures elapsed. The Legislature has 31 seats with only one major party listed on the ballot and three of those will have just one name. wispolitics · Final list of candidates
Today’s Midday podcast covers U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s thoughts on the potential for the Senate to move ahead on background checks and red flag laws in the wake of recent mass shootings. State officials have also offered proposals to stop gun violence ranging from banning ghost guns to arming teachers.
Quotes of the Week Moving the goal posts, as often is done, only gets some talking points. Real solutions require reaching across the aisle and addressing all of these issues, not messaging that exploits tragedies to try and take away our rights and eventually have to be struck down by
Republican Party of Wisconsin Chair Paul Farrow blames the Wisconsin Elections Commission for a lack of trust in elections, while state Dem Party Chair Ben Wikler argues former President Trump’s “propaganda” campaign is at fault. The two at a WisPolitics.com Madison Club luncheon Thursday debated why many Wisconsinites have lost
In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” U.S. Department of Commerce Deputy Undersecretary for International Trade Diane Farrell discusses the administration’s pandemic recovery efforts. “For those of us in the international sphere, it’s not just about building back better in the United States,” she said. “It’s about how do we
SUBSCRIBERS: There will be no WisPolitics.com products on Monday due to Memorial Day. The products return to their normal schedule on Tuesday. Quotes of the Week Republicans say they’re “pro-life,” but as soon as the umbilical cord is cut, children and families are left to struggle with gun violence, poverty,
Today’s Midday podcast covers the upcoming Republican Party of Wisconsin convention in Middleton this weekend. GOP candidates will seek the state part endorsement as they head to the primaries. The convention will also bring a plethora of resolutions as well as contention over the endorsement process. wispolitics · Republican candidates
State party Chair Paul Farrow says the engagement he’s seeing from the grassroots is unlike anything he’s seen before. It’s just some of them have forgotten all the conservative priorities GOP lawmakers delivered on pre-2016. There’s been noticeable grumbling among some GOP activists over the last couple of years about
Quotes of the Week We condemn violence and hatred in all forms, including the actions at Wisconsin Family Action in Madison last night. We reject violence against any person for disagreeing with another’s view. Violence is not the way forward. Hurting others is never the answer. – Gov. Tony Evers
The latest episode of “Talking Trade” features a conversation with David Usher, acting consul general for Canada’s Chicago Consulate. He talks about the consulate’s role in promoting cross-border trade and economic development in Canada as well as Wisconsin, Illinois and Missouri, pointing to the “very important and robust” trade connection
Today’s Midday podcast covers the rise in ghost gun popularity as President Joe Biden introduces restrictions on homemade firearms that lack serial numbers. WisPolitics intern @EleaLevin interviews Dem AG Josh Kaul, who says Wisconsin needs more restrictions while Republican AG candidates argue to protect Second Amendment rights. wispolitics · As
Quotes of the Week Even a dollar paid to Gableman is a dollar too much of taxpayer money to fuel conspiracy theories. – Rep. Mark Spreitzer, D-Beloit, on former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s investigation into the 2020 election. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos announced the investigation would continue a day
Today’s Midday podcast covers former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s investigation into the 2020 presidential election. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos announced his office would not be shutting down the investigation after former President Donald Trump criticized Republicans in Wisconsin who are voicing concerns about the probe. wispolitics · Gableman’s election
Today’s Midday podcast covers the first public hearing on a marijuana bill since 2009 as lawmakers propose a bill that would legalize medical marijuana. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle had concerns about specifics in the bill such as who would be allowed to sell marijuana and what kinds
Today’s Midday podcast covers turnout results from the Milwaukee mayoral race after then-acting Mayor Cavalier Johnson became the city’s first elected Black mayor. Marquette University Law Lubar Center Research Fellow John Johnson says Johnson garnered widespread support from around the city to take home a historic win. Midday wispolitics ·
In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” international trade consultant Chris Wojtowicz discusses supply chain disruptions and potential solutions. Wojtowicz is part of the Small Business Development Center at the UW Institute for Business and Entrepreneurship and is the chair of the Wisconsin District Export Council. He highlights the support
In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” Michael Best Strategies Principal Mike Dankler provides an update on the latest sanctions against Russia and the effect on trade and commodity prices. “One area where the U.S. and EU and others haven’t really gone the full way is on energy,” he explained.
Today’s Midday podcast covers former Acting Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson’s win to become the city’s first elected Black mayor. Conservative Judge Maria Lazar also beat incumbent Lori Kornblum to become the state’s new judge in the 2nd District Court of Appeals. wispolitics · Cavalier Johnson wins race to become first