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Capitol Chats: Yee Leng Xiong says state treasurer’s office needs more fiscal transparency

Wednesday, Jul 29, 2026

On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” Dem state treasurer candidate and Marathon County Supervisor Yee Leng Xiong discusses the upcoming primary election, his plans to increase fiscal transparency and his Hmong heritage.

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Capitol Chats: CUB’s Tom Content says data centers need to ‘show me the money’

Thursday, Jul 23, 2026

On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” Tom Content, executive director of the Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin, talks about why the consumer advocacy group pushed to require data centers to post billions of dollars of collateral for new power plants, Oracle’s lawsuit to weaken those rules, and how utilities are proposing to bill data centers for their power needs.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: Mike Roberts says the Legislature needs more ‘real-world experience’

Thursday, Jul 9, 2026

On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” physical therapist and GOP candidate for the 5th SD Mike Roberts discusses how he wants to improve health care, reduce the state’s property tax burden, and how to pay for reforms he wants to see to prisons and policing.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: Rep. Franklin argues he’s ‘done a good job’ promoting bipartisanship

Thursday, Jun 25, 2026

On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” freshman Rep. Ben Franklin, R-De Pere, talks about school funding, bipartisanship, and how he’s making the case to voters to grant him a second term.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: Fair Wisconsin’s Swetz on supporting ‘champions’ of the LGBTQ+ community

Wednesday, Jun 17, 2026

In this week’s Capitol Chats, Fair Wisconsin Executive Director Abigail Swetz talks about the group’s work to support LGBTQ+ Wisconsinites, which candidates Fair Wisconsin PAC is backing this fall, and political rhetoric and ads targeting the transgender community.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: 88th AD candidate Tollefson says ‘we can be doing better’ to support schools

Wednesday, Jun 10, 2026

On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” De Pere School Board member Brandy Tollefson talks about her campaign for the 88th AD as a Democrat, what she thinks the Legislature can do for public schools and affordability, and what she’s doing to distinguish herself from incumbent GOP Rep. Ben Franklin.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: Rep Novak says Dems ‘going to pay a price’ for failed surplus deal

Wednesday, Jun 3, 2026

On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” Rep. Todd Novak, R-Dodgeville, says he expects Democrats to take the blame for the failure of the $1.8 billion surplus spending package that failed in the Senate last month, though he said he’d “love to come back with the same deal.”

Read More »

Capitol Chats: Jacobson touts support for education, says Marklein ‘scared’ going into reelection

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

In this week’s Capitol Chats, Rep. Jenna Jacobson, D-Oregon, who is running for the 17th Senate district, explains her vote for a failed $1.8 billion surplus deal, touts her support for education funding and says incumbent GOP Sen. Howard Marklein is “scared” going into his reelection bid.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: UW Prof. Yablon says ‘potential for quite a bit of redistricting activity’ into 2028

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” UW Law Prof. Robert Yablon breaks down where Wisconsin stands amid the national mid-decade redistricting race and discusses how a pair of lawsuits and a possible Democratic trifecta could decide the future of the state’s congressional maps.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: Moore says Voting Rights Act ruling going ‘all the way back to the 19th century’

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

In this week’s “Capitol Chats” episode, U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Milwaukee, discusses the impact of a Supreme Court ruling narrowing a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, debate over immigration enforcement funding and more.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: Grothman defends GOP push for more ICE, Border Patrol funding

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Glenbeulah, defends congressional Republicans’ push to funnel more than $70 billion in new funding to ICE and Border Patrol and answers questions about immigration enforcement reform and why the GOP is pushing this legislation now.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: August on maintaining Assembly GOP majority: ‘the math is still on our side’

Wednesday, Apr 29, 2026

In this week’s “Capitol Chats” episode, Assembly Majority Leader Tyler August, R-Walworth, says he’s confident in Republicans’ ability to retain control of the Assembly, reflects on longtime Speaker Robin Vos’ departure and more.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: Caledonia trustee and data center critic Balch says local officials are ‘not doing enough homework’

Wednesday, Apr 22, 2026

In this week’s “Capitol Chats,” former technology executive and Caledonia trustee Prescott Balch argues local officials are being drawn into bad deals with the trillion-dollar tech companies building data centers throughout Wisconsin, and need to slow down development deals to better understand the risks and rewards of such projects.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: RightCount’s Steineke says trust in elections a ‘bipartisan problem’

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026

In this week’s “Capitol Chats” episode, RightCount Wisconsin Chair Jim Steineke touts the group’s work to promote trust by educating voters about election administration and says faith in elections is a bipartisan issue.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: Public health consultant Moore says hemp ‘is a consumer safety issue … not a cannabis issue’

Wednesday, Apr 8, 2026

On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” Melissa Moore talks about Wisconsin’s “Wild West” of unregulated intoxicating hemp products ahead of a federal ban that could curtail their sale, and what policymakers need to consider if they are to craft regulation keeping these products on shelves.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: Marquette Poll’s Franklin says ‘antipathy’ toward Trump has fueled Dem turnout

Wednesday, Apr 1, 2026

In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, Marquette Law School Poll Director Charles Franklin discusses recent polling of the state Supreme Court race and says anti-Trump sentiment is a key factor pushing Dem voters to the polls.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: U.S. Rep. Pocan says ‘we’ve just got to do what we all agree we need to do’ to fund TSA

Wednesday, Mar 25, 2026

On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Town of Vermont, weighs in on negotiations to fund the Department of Homeland Security, the Pentagon’s $200 billion funding request to prosecute the war in Iran, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents being deployed to major airports.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: Barnes says Public Service Commission should put the public over profit

Wednesday, Mar 18, 2026

In this week’s “Capitol Chats” episode, Dem guv candidate Mandela Barnes discusses his vow to freeze utility rates if elected and criticizes utility companies for being “greedy” at Wisconsinites’ expense.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: Lobbyist Scott says hemp industry ‘is going to potentially collapse overnight’

Wednesday, Mar 11, 2026

On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” Phillip Scott of the Wisconsin Hemp Farmers and Manufacturers Association forecasts a grim future for Wisconsin’s $700 million intoxicating hemp industry if lawmakers can’t create a legal pathway for the cannabis alternative at the state or federal level.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: Guv hopeful Brennan backs temporarily pausing data center projects to ensure guardrails

Wednesday, Mar 4, 2026

In this week’s Capitol Chats podcast, former Department of Administration Secretary Joel Brennan discusses his Dem guv campaign and says if elected, he supports temporarily pausing data center projects until state leaders can agree on regulatory guardrails.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: Yee Leng Xiong says state treasurer’s office needs more fiscal transparency

Wednesday, Jul 29, 2026

On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” Dem state treasurer candidate and Marathon County Supervisor Yee Leng Xiong discusses the upcoming primary election, his plans to increase fiscal transparency and his Hmong heritage.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: CUB’s Tom Content says data centers need to ‘show me the money’

Thursday, Jul 23, 2026

On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” Tom Content, executive director of the Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin, talks about why the consumer advocacy group pushed to require data centers to post billions of dollars of collateral for new power plants, Oracle’s lawsuit to weaken those rules, and how utilities are proposing to bill data centers for their power needs.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: Mike Roberts says the Legislature needs more ‘real-world experience’

Thursday, Jul 9, 2026

On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” physical therapist and GOP candidate for the 5th SD Mike Roberts discusses how he wants to improve health care, reduce the state’s property tax burden, and how to pay for reforms he wants to see to prisons and policing.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: Rep. Franklin argues he’s ‘done a good job’ promoting bipartisanship

Thursday, Jun 25, 2026

On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” freshman Rep. Ben Franklin, R-De Pere, talks about school funding, bipartisanship, and how he’s making the case to voters to grant him a second term.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: Fair Wisconsin’s Swetz on supporting ‘champions’ of the LGBTQ+ community

Wednesday, Jun 17, 2026

In this week’s Capitol Chats, Fair Wisconsin Executive Director Abigail Swetz talks about the group’s work to support LGBTQ+ Wisconsinites, which candidates Fair Wisconsin PAC is backing this fall, and political rhetoric and ads targeting the transgender community.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: 88th AD candidate Tollefson says ‘we can be doing better’ to support schools

Wednesday, Jun 10, 2026

On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” De Pere School Board member Brandy Tollefson talks about her campaign for the 88th AD as a Democrat, what she thinks the Legislature can do for public schools and affordability, and what she’s doing to distinguish herself from incumbent GOP Rep. Ben Franklin.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: Rep Novak says Dems ‘going to pay a price’ for failed surplus deal

Wednesday, Jun 3, 2026

On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” Rep. Todd Novak, R-Dodgeville, says he expects Democrats to take the blame for the failure of the $1.8 billion surplus spending package that failed in the Senate last month, though he said he’d “love to come back with the same deal.”

Read More »

Capitol Chats: Jacobson touts support for education, says Marklein ‘scared’ going into reelection

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

In this week’s Capitol Chats, Rep. Jenna Jacobson, D-Oregon, who is running for the 17th Senate district, explains her vote for a failed $1.8 billion surplus deal, touts her support for education funding and says incumbent GOP Sen. Howard Marklein is “scared” going into his reelection bid.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: UW Prof. Yablon says ‘potential for quite a bit of redistricting activity’ into 2028

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” UW Law Prof. Robert Yablon breaks down where Wisconsin stands amid the national mid-decade redistricting race and discusses how a pair of lawsuits and a possible Democratic trifecta could decide the future of the state’s congressional maps.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: Moore says Voting Rights Act ruling going ‘all the way back to the 19th century’

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

In this week’s “Capitol Chats” episode, U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Milwaukee, discusses the impact of a Supreme Court ruling narrowing a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, debate over immigration enforcement funding and more.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: Grothman defends GOP push for more ICE, Border Patrol funding

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Glenbeulah, defends congressional Republicans’ push to funnel more than $70 billion in new funding to ICE and Border Patrol and answers questions about immigration enforcement reform and why the GOP is pushing this legislation now.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: August on maintaining Assembly GOP majority: ‘the math is still on our side’

Wednesday, Apr 29, 2026

In this week’s “Capitol Chats” episode, Assembly Majority Leader Tyler August, R-Walworth, says he’s confident in Republicans’ ability to retain control of the Assembly, reflects on longtime Speaker Robin Vos’ departure and more.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: Caledonia trustee and data center critic Balch says local officials are ‘not doing enough homework’

Wednesday, Apr 22, 2026

In this week’s “Capitol Chats,” former technology executive and Caledonia trustee Prescott Balch argues local officials are being drawn into bad deals with the trillion-dollar tech companies building data centers throughout Wisconsin, and need to slow down development deals to better understand the risks and rewards of such projects.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: RightCount’s Steineke says trust in elections a ‘bipartisan problem’

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026

In this week’s “Capitol Chats” episode, RightCount Wisconsin Chair Jim Steineke touts the group’s work to promote trust by educating voters about election administration and says faith in elections is a bipartisan issue.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: Public health consultant Moore says hemp ‘is a consumer safety issue … not a cannabis issue’

Wednesday, Apr 8, 2026

On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” Melissa Moore talks about Wisconsin’s “Wild West” of unregulated intoxicating hemp products ahead of a federal ban that could curtail their sale, and what policymakers need to consider if they are to craft regulation keeping these products on shelves.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: Marquette Poll’s Franklin says ‘antipathy’ toward Trump has fueled Dem turnout

Wednesday, Apr 1, 2026

In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, Marquette Law School Poll Director Charles Franklin discusses recent polling of the state Supreme Court race and says anti-Trump sentiment is a key factor pushing Dem voters to the polls.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: U.S. Rep. Pocan says ‘we’ve just got to do what we all agree we need to do’ to fund TSA

Wednesday, Mar 25, 2026

On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Town of Vermont, weighs in on negotiations to fund the Department of Homeland Security, the Pentagon’s $200 billion funding request to prosecute the war in Iran, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents being deployed to major airports.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: Barnes says Public Service Commission should put the public over profit

Wednesday, Mar 18, 2026

In this week’s “Capitol Chats” episode, Dem guv candidate Mandela Barnes discusses his vow to freeze utility rates if elected and criticizes utility companies for being “greedy” at Wisconsinites’ expense.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: Lobbyist Scott says hemp industry ‘is going to potentially collapse overnight’

Wednesday, Mar 11, 2026

On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” Phillip Scott of the Wisconsin Hemp Farmers and Manufacturers Association forecasts a grim future for Wisconsin’s $700 million intoxicating hemp industry if lawmakers can’t create a legal pathway for the cannabis alternative at the state or federal level.

Read More »

Capitol Chats: Guv hopeful Brennan backs temporarily pausing data center projects to ensure guardrails

Wednesday, Mar 4, 2026

In this week’s Capitol Chats podcast, former Department of Administration Secretary Joel Brennan discusses his Dem guv campaign and says if elected, he supports temporarily pausing data center projects until state leaders can agree on regulatory guardrails.

Read More »
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