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The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, remember the life and career of former Gov. Tony Earl, who died Thursday at 86. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider the outcome of the February 21 primary and its impact on the April 4 general election. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
In this week’s Capitol Chats podcast, U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Milwaukee, says lawmakers need to keep in mind ways to dismantle Milwaukee’s historic segregation issues while crafting legislation. The Ways and Means Committee member also says she hopes the fight to raise the debt ceiling won’t again result in a downgrade of the U.S. credit rating as happened in the 2011 fight to raise the debt ceiling.
Quotes of the Week We’re not flirting with fringe ideas here, folks—the priorities I just listed should be easy. These concepts aren’t controversial, at least not to the folks who spend more of their time outside of the Capitol building
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ budget, the Feb. 21 primaries for the state Supreme Court and 8th SD, and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the likely outcomes for the non-partisan primary for Wisconsin Supreme Court. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” Armada Corporate Intelligence Chief Economist Chris Kuehl discusses a recent shift in the global economic outlook. “If people were listening to the commentary even a few weeks ago, it was pretty doom and
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode Sen. Kelda Roys blasts “right wing billionaires” for foisting the UW System’s free speech survey upon the statewide colleges and universities system. The Madison Dem also says the survey was “primed to get a result that would show some kind of a bias.”
Republican 8th SD candidates Reps. Dan Knodl and Janel Brandtjen support flat tax proposals while fellow Republican Thiensville Village President Van Mobley wants to eliminate income taxes altogether. There’s even more space between candidates on abortion laws. Knodl supports exceptions
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ budget, President Biden’s visit to DeForest, Republicans approving an audit of the state’s licensing agency and more.
In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” Orbis Corporation Senior Director of Global Logistics Mike Heindselman says trade compliance efforts need to be company-wide to be effective. “There’s no compliance without teamwork,” he said. “This can’t be one faction, or
This week’s Capitol Chats podcast covers what freshman Rep. Bob Donovan, R-Greenfield, wants to focus on in the Legislature. Donovan is a longtime local government veteran and he says he wants to bring that perspective to the negotiating table. He
Quotes of the Week Do I think that we should have some kind of an inflationary increase so that teacher salaries are competitive? Yeah, of course I do. But I also think that if we just do more of the
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss possible legislative action on PFAS, the state Supreme Court race, a court challenge to GOP-sponsored referendums, a planned GOP primary debate in Milwaukee, the Legislative Black Caucus’ Black History Month resolution and growing legal bills from the Assembly’s 2020 election investigation.
The WisOpinion Insiders consider whether the GOP-controlled state Senate will approve Gov. Tony Evers’ appointees to lead key agencies after snubbing many in his first term. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
On this week’s Capitol Chats episode, U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher says the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party he’s chairing will focus largely on deterring Chinese aggression toward Taiwan and other U.S. interests. He also said the U.S. sending 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine is the right move, but the war has unearthed some munitions stockpiling deficiencies.
Quotes of the Week The state must fulfill its obligation to fund our communities, just like we must fully fund our public schools and invest in clean water. Our state, our economy and our workforce depend on these investments. –
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the State of the State address, the state’s budget surplus, the state Supreme Court race, Adam Payne’s appointment as Natural Resources secretary and the state’s district attorney shortage.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, examine how 3rd Cong. Dist. U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden pivoted from outsider and Jan. 6 rally attendee to member of Congress. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
This week’s Capitol Chats episodes features an interview with freshman Rep. Darrin Madison. The Milwaukee Democratic Socialist says he wants to focus much of his time on improving the juvenile justice system. He also says he wants to “center working class citizens” in his discussions with fellow lawmakers.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, remember the life and career of former Gov. Tony Earl, who died Thursday at 86. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider the outcome of the February 21 primary and its impact on the April 4 general election. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
In this week’s Capitol Chats podcast, U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Milwaukee, says lawmakers need to keep in mind ways to dismantle Milwaukee’s historic segregation issues while crafting legislation. The Ways and Means Committee member also says she hopes the fight to raise the debt ceiling won’t again result in a downgrade of the U.S. credit rating as happened in the 2011 fight to raise the debt ceiling.
Quotes of the Week We’re not flirting with fringe ideas here, folks—the priorities I just listed should be easy. These concepts aren’t controversial, at least not to the folks who spend more of their time outside of the Capitol building than inside of it. – Gov. Tony Evers in his
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ budget, the Feb. 21 primaries for the state Supreme Court and 8th SD, and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the likely outcomes for the non-partisan primary for Wisconsin Supreme Court. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” Armada Corporate Intelligence Chief Economist Chris Kuehl discusses a recent shift in the global economic outlook. “If people were listening to the commentary even a few weeks ago, it was pretty doom and gloom,” Kuehl said. “It was looking at 2023 as a
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode Sen. Kelda Roys blasts “right wing billionaires” for foisting the UW System’s free speech survey upon the statewide colleges and universities system. The Madison Dem also says the survey was “primed to get a result that would show some kind of a bias.”
Republican 8th SD candidates Reps. Dan Knodl and Janel Brandtjen support flat tax proposals while fellow Republican Thiensville Village President Van Mobley wants to eliminate income taxes altogether. There’s even more space between candidates on abortion laws. Knodl supports exceptions for rape and incest to the current 1849 abortion ban,
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ budget, President Biden’s visit to DeForest, Republicans approving an audit of the state’s licensing agency and more.
In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” Orbis Corporation Senior Director of Global Logistics Mike Heindselman says trade compliance efforts need to be company-wide to be effective. “There’s no compliance without teamwork,” he said. “This can’t be one faction, or one department, or one functional area of a company that’s
This week’s Capitol Chats podcast covers what freshman Rep. Bob Donovan, R-Greenfield, wants to focus on in the Legislature. Donovan is a longtime local government veteran and he says he wants to bring that perspective to the negotiating table. He especially wants to focus on shared revenue issues for local
Quotes of the Week Do I think that we should have some kind of an inflationary increase so that teacher salaries are competitive? Yeah, of course I do. But I also think that if we just do more of the same, we’re going to get more of the same, which
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss possible legislative action on PFAS, the state Supreme Court race, a court challenge to GOP-sponsored referendums, a planned GOP primary debate in Milwaukee, the Legislative Black Caucus’ Black History Month resolution and growing legal bills from the Assembly’s 2020 election investigation.
The WisOpinion Insiders consider whether the GOP-controlled state Senate will approve Gov. Tony Evers’ appointees to lead key agencies after snubbing many in his first term. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
On this week’s Capitol Chats episode, U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher says the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party he’s chairing will focus largely on deterring Chinese aggression toward Taiwan and other U.S. interests. He also said the U.S. sending 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine is the right move, but the war has unearthed some munitions stockpiling deficiencies.
Quotes of the Week The state must fulfill its obligation to fund our communities, just like we must fully fund our public schools and invest in clean water. Our state, our economy and our workforce depend on these investments. – Gov. Tony Evers during his State of the State address.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the State of the State address, the state’s budget surplus, the state Supreme Court race, Adam Payne’s appointment as Natural Resources secretary and the state’s district attorney shortage.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, examine how 3rd Cong. Dist. U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden pivoted from outsider and Jan. 6 rally attendee to member of Congress. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
This week’s Capitol Chats episodes features an interview with freshman Rep. Darrin Madison. The Milwaukee Democratic Socialist says he wants to focus much of his time on improving the juvenile justice system. He also says he wants to “center working class citizens” in his discussions with fellow lawmakers.