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In this week’s Capitol Chats podcast, Sen. Eric Wimberger, R-Oconto, discusses recent bipartisan progress on legislation to combat PFAS contamination and says he expects the bills to make it to the finish line before the session ends.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider how a transmission line bill dubbed “right of first refusal” lost support in the Wisconsin Legislature.
On this week’s Capitol Chats podcast, U.S. Rep Gwen Moore, D-Milwaukee, talks about her takeaways from a hearing on the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, the Democratic effort to impeach Kristi Noem and Democrats’ odds in the midterm elections.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider the Wisconsin’s GOP-controlled Legislature’s possible agenda for the 2026 election year. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMTAf4X7aSk… Please log in to access subscriber
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, Dem Missy Hughes, former Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation secretary and CEO, says she will tackle affordability for Wisconsinites if elected to the East Wing.
In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” Monex USA Chief Economist John Min says tariffs are driving up prices on imported goods, contributing to inflation.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss property tax increases facing property owners and how Wisconsin legislators could address the issue. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, Rep. Shae Sortwell, R-Two Rivers, talks about his bill incentivizing nuclear development in Wisconsin and why he thinks the state is primed to lead the country in building new nuclear power plants.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the big issues they see impacting Wisconsin politics in 2026. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take a look back on the political winners and losers in Wisconsin in 2025. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take up the federal ban on hemp products containing THC and its effect on a multi-million dollar industry in Wisconsin. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public
In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” John Gatto of Transatlantic Strategy Group says “decades-overdue” German defense spending creates new opportunities for U.S. businesses.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ actions on a series of bills, new teaching requirements for Universities of Wisconsin faculty, the race for governor, timelines in cases challenging Wisconsin’s congressional district lines and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at court cases seeking the redrawing of Wisconsin’s Congressional district boundaries. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, state Sen. Kelda Roys, D-Madison, talks about why she’s running for governor. Roys says the state deserves a leader who will ”stand up for what’s best for Wisconsinites, not what Trump and his Washington cronies want.”
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss the latest in the SNAP benefits debate, a redistricting panel being appointed, the Supreme Court accepting a case from an immigrants rights group challenging ICE detainers in five Wisconsin counties, and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider cases on the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s docket and other issues it may take up. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public leadership.
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, La Follette School of Public Affairs Director Susan Webb Yackee discusses a newly unveiled undergraduate major in public policy.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss former Wisconsin AG Brad Schimel’s appointment as interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, this week’s Assembly and Senate floor sessions, a ruling upholding wedding barn alcohol permit requirements, utility rate hikes and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take an early look at the race for the Wisconsin attorney general. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public leadership.
In this week’s Capitol Chats podcast, Sen. Eric Wimberger, R-Oconto, discusses recent bipartisan progress on legislation to combat PFAS contamination and says he expects the bills to make it to the finish line before the session ends.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider how a transmission line bill dubbed “right of first refusal” lost support in the Wisconsin Legislature.
On this week’s Capitol Chats podcast, U.S. Rep Gwen Moore, D-Milwaukee, talks about her takeaways from a hearing on the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, the Democratic effort to impeach Kristi Noem and Democrats’ odds in the midterm elections.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider the Wisconsin’s GOP-controlled Legislature’s possible agenda for the 2026 election year. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMTAf4X7aSk… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, Dem Missy Hughes, former Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation secretary and CEO, says she will tackle affordability for Wisconsinites if elected to the East Wing.
In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” Monex USA Chief Economist John Min says tariffs are driving up prices on imported goods, contributing to inflation.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss property tax increases facing property owners and how Wisconsin legislators could address the issue. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, Rep. Shae Sortwell, R-Two Rivers, talks about his bill incentivizing nuclear development in Wisconsin and why he thinks the state is primed to lead the country in building new nuclear power plants.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the big issues they see impacting Wisconsin politics in 2026. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take a look back on the political winners and losers in Wisconsin in 2025. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take up the federal ban on hemp products containing THC and its effect on a multi-million dollar industry in Wisconsin. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAqYW53sGDg… Please log in to access subscriber content. If
In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” John Gatto of Transatlantic Strategy Group says “decades-overdue” German defense spending creates new opportunities for U.S. businesses.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ actions on a series of bills, new teaching requirements for Universities of Wisconsin faculty, the race for governor, timelines in cases challenging Wisconsin’s congressional district lines and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at court cases seeking the redrawing of Wisconsin’s Congressional district boundaries. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, state Sen. Kelda Roys, D-Madison, talks about why she’s running for governor. Roys says the state deserves a leader who will ”stand up for what’s best for Wisconsinites, not what Trump and his Washington cronies want.”
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss the latest in the SNAP benefits debate, a redistricting panel being appointed, the Supreme Court accepting a case from an immigrants rights group challenging ICE detainers in five Wisconsin counties, and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider cases on the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s docket and other issues it may take up. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public leadership.
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, La Follette School of Public Affairs Director Susan Webb Yackee discusses a newly unveiled undergraduate major in public policy.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss former Wisconsin AG Brad Schimel’s appointment as interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, this week’s Assembly and Senate floor sessions, a ruling upholding wedding barn alcohol permit requirements, utility rate hikes and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take an early look at the race for the Wisconsin attorney general. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public leadership.