In this week’s Capitol Chats episode U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Town of Vermont, says it’s tough to see Republicans working together to get things done this Congress after a tumultuous speaker vote. He also says it’s too early to say if U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden will work with others and blasts U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson for shooting down President Joe Biden’s nomination of brother William Pocan to the federal bench.

In this week’s Capitol Chats, freshman U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, in an interview recorded before the new year says former U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, La Crosse, won’t return his phone calls. Van Orden also says he wants in on the House Agriculture Committee.

This week’s Capitol Chats episode features Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu talking about his priorities to reduce taxes, slim down committees and reduce prison staff vacancy rates in the upcoming session.

This week’s Midday podcast covers Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu signaling areas they’re willing to work with Gov. Tony Evers on this upcoming session. But they say that doesn’t mean Evers will get everything he wants. And the Republican-run Legislature could still stop bills from

This week’s Midday podcast covers what new Senate Minority Leader Melissa Agard, D-Madison, wants to accomplish in the upcoming legislative session. She’s taking the reins as outgoing Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley, D-Mason, is leaving the Senate after her current term.

wispolitics · CD3 goes to Van Orden after national Dems pull funding, Toney polls better than Michels This week’s Midday podcast covers what happened in the 3rd CD after national Dem groups pull funding from the race. We also talk about what it means to see Fond du Lac County

This week’s Midday podcast covers the Legislature quickly gaveling in and out of a special session Gov. Tony Evers called to take up a measure that would allow voters to weigh in on statewide referendums. U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson also this week pitched his idea to have a 10-option referendum on when abortions should be allowed.

This week’s Midday podcast covers Gov. Tony Evers’ call to convene a special session of the Legislature to take up a constitutional amendment to allow voters to pass legislation via referendum. Ever’s promoted it as a way to overturn the state’s 1849 abortion ban, but Republicans have signaled they won’t

Today’s Midday podcast covers three election-related lawsuits that involve the Wisconsin Elections Commission, federal courts, county courts and the Wisconsin Supreme Court. WEC Administrator Meagan Wolfe at a WisPolitics.com Luncheon said the increasing amount of litigation is creating even more work for the commission. wispolitics · Election related lawsuits abound

Today’s Midday podcast covers President Joe Biden and Gov. Tony Evers visiting Milwaukee’s Laborfest on Monday to tout their support for unions and labor. GOP gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels outside the event slammed Biden’s student loan forgiveness program and festival goers inside had a range of thoughts on the $10,000

This week’s Midday podcast covers Assembly Speaker Robin Vos firing former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman from his job investigating the 2020 election. Vos also withdrew subpoenas that would have forced mayors of the state’s five largest municipalities to testify in private in Gableman’s office, which caused a Waukesha County

This week’s Midday podcast covers results from the August primary election on Tuesday in the gubernatorial, attorney general, 63rd AD and secretary of state races. Trump-backed Tim Michels will face Gov. Tony Evers as GOP Fond du Lac Co. DA Eric Toney faces Dem AG Josh Kaul and Assembly Speaker