The Insiders

Following special elections in the 1st SD and 42th AD, the WisOpinion Insiders, Jensen and Chvala, address whether a "blue wave" will flip the governor's office and reshape the partisan makeup of the Legislature. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, analyze how Donald Trump will help and hurt the GOP this election year. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala & Jensen, handicap the big field of Dem gubernatorial candidates in advance of this weekend's state Democratic Party convention. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.

As House Speaker Paul Ryan faces increased criticism from his fractious House Republican caucus, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at Ryan's political future. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.

Now that the primaries have set the field, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, analyze two legislative districts set for special elections in less than a month. Sponsored by Michael Best Strategies and the Wisconsin Counties Association.

With the upcoming state Republican convention, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, handicap GOP U.S. Senate primary candidates Vukmir and Nicholson ahead of the party's endorsement vote. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take on the promise of federal infrastructure funding, just in time for summer road construction season. Sponsored by Michael Best Strategies and the Wisconsin Counties Association

The Insiders, Chvala & Jensen, reflect on a rarity in politics -- agreement in the Legislature on a big issue in an election year: juvenile justice reform. Sponsored by Michael Best Strategies and the Wisconsin Counties Association.

As schools prepare to apply for grants and the nation remembers Columbine, WisOpinion Insiders Jensen & Chvala debate the Republicans' election-year school safety package. Sponsored by Michael Best Strategies and the Wisconsin Counties Association.

Gov. Scott Walker recently signed bills overhauling state welfare programs as Republicans in Washington, D.C. made an election-year push on welfare reform. Jensen & Chvala, the WisOpinion Insiders, debate the reasons behind the GOP efforts. Sponsored by Michael Best Strategies and the Wisconsin Counties Association.

The Insiders, Chvala & Jensen, debate whether Gov. Scott Walker and majority Republicans did enough in the legislative session to prepare for the coming election storm. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, handicap the Supreme Court contest between Sauk County Judge Michael Screnock and Milwaukee County Judge Rebecca Dallet. Sponsored by Michael Best Strategies and the Wisconsin Counties Association.

The Insiders, Jensen & Chvala, reflect on Gov. Scott Walker's welfare reform efforts and how they compare to what Tommy Thompson and Democrats did in the 1990s. Sponsored by Michael Best Strategies and the Wisconsin Counties Association.

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala & Jensen, look forward to the end of the legislative session and debate Gov. Scott Walker's child tax rebate. Sponsored by Michael Best Strategies and the Wisconsin Counties Association.

Strategic return of money to the taxpayers or panicked response to a Democratic surge? The WisOpinion Insiders, Jensen & Chvala, debate GOP spending items this election year. Sponsored by Michael Best Strategies and the Wisconsin Counties Association.