In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, Debra Cronmiller, executive director of the League of Women Voters and chair of the Fair Maps Coalition, discusses a case before the Supreme Court challenging the state’s legislative maps. The court has ordered new
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, Department of Workforce Development Secretary Amy Pechacek says the department’s plan to modernize its unemployment insurance claims program is on track to finish within the 4-year goal. But she says that won’t be the
In this week’s Capitol Chats podcast, Sen. Eric Wimberger, R-Green Bay, says it’s crucial to include protections for innocent property owners who discover PFAS contamination in their wells in his grant bill.
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, Democracy Found Executive Director Sara Eskrich says ranked choice voting has proven successful in other states such as Alaska. Final five, a subset of ranked choice voting, would also decrease the odds candidates who
In this week’s WisPolitics Capitol Chats podcast, Rep. David Steffen, R-Green Bay, argues the state has delayed replacing the aging Green Bay maximum security prison, built in the 1890s, too long. He says the politics of constructing a new prison
In this week’s Capitol Chats podcast, Wisconsin Conservation Voters Government Affairs Manager Peter Burress explains why the group opposes a GOP bill to combat PFAS contamination. Burress argues a provision in the bill would protect polluters and shift the cost
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, Rock County Clerk Lisa Tollefson, co-chair of the Wisconsin County Clerks Association’s Legislative Committee, says a bill to allow absentee ballot processing before election night will absolutely help clerks do their jobs. But she
In this week’s Capitol Chats podcast, U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Town of Vermont, says he and other House members are asking the White House to press Israel to describe what the end of its conflict with Hamas will look like.
In this week’s Capitol Chats podcast, Sen. Romaine Quinn says his package of abortion-related bills would provide support for women and families. The Cameron Republican also pushes back on a lawsuit arguing abortion is legal in Wisconsin, saying abortion is
In this week’s Capitol Chats podcast, acting State Public Defender Katie York is in the office to talk about how she’s doing since outgoing SPD Kelli Thompson gave her the reins earlier in the year. She says recent pay raises
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, Rep. Shelia Stubbs discusses a bill she has reintroduced to establish a task force on missing and murdered African American women and girls. The Madison Dem says she is hopeful the bill will be
This week’s Capitol Chats podcast features an interview with redistricting expert John Johnson. The Marquette University Law School Lubar Center research fellow says the state Supreme Court could take a few different paths to tackling how to redraw the state’s
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, Rep. LaKeshia Myers explains why she voted with Republicans on a nonpartisan redistricting bill. The Milwaukee Dem also explains her past concerns with Gov. Tony Evers’ People’s Maps Commission…. Please log in to access
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos in his first interview for the podcast says he’s skeptical about releasing any kind of report or findings from the panel looking into impeachment. The Rochester Republican also says he
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, Rep. Rob Brooks, R-Saukville, talks about the details in a proposal to spend more than $600 million on Milwaukee Brewers stadium maintenance and improvements efforts. The deal would keep the team in Wisconsin through
