Civic Media Mornings

We start the hour talking with Rep. Karen DeSanto from Assembly District 40. DeSanto gives us her take on Robin Vos’ announcement, the bills that passed yesterday and where she thinks things could go.  Later we discuss the new TrumpRx website, an effort at lowering prescription drug prices. Of course, there is a little controversy around this, we dive in. Our Olympic roundup is filled with Wi...

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos announced his retirement on a packed day in the Wisconsin legislature. Lawmakers voted to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage, as well as a breast cancer screening bill. We also ask, how old is too old to be a Wisconsin judge? A new bill says 74 is the age that is too old to begin a term as a judge. Later, we talk about the money that the DHS has spent in the last year o...

Harley Davidson paid quite a bit of money in tariffs, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Ricardo Torres gives us the details on how that is impacting the company. Later we are joined by the organizing director of Fair Maps Coalition , Iuscely Flores, to discuss fair maps after Governor Evers made a call to ban partisan gerrymandering. If you need something to get your mind off things, maybe Girl...

The Epstein files are beginning to cause a wave of resignations and investigations. Overnight former prince Andrew was arrested in the UK. Back in the US, the Trump family’s business wants to trademark the Trump name and it is raising concerns that the family could profit from the renaming of airports.  Meanwhile in Wisconsin news, Tom Tiffany responds to Governor Evers’ vow to have Wisconsin...

We discuss the State of the State address from last night. Evers laid out his focal points for his last year as governor - a year he dubs “the year of the neighbor.” Tamia Fowlkes , public investigator with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, talks about the new USPS postmark rules and how they could impact Wisconsinites’ mail.  In freedom of the press news, Stephen Colbert says that his show is...

Governor Tony Evers’ State of the State address last night was a little fiery. He started strong with bipartisan applause, but by the end of the speech he had Republicans sitting on their hands hearing his agenda for the year. Up in Canada there are some bad blooded curlers competing in the Olympics. Later, we are joined by Paul Glastris, editor in chief of the Washington Monthly . He discusses af...

Jackie Anderson, the executive director of Feeding Wisconsin , talks to us about the new requirements for SNAP benefits and its impact. You can find more info on the DHS website . We’re also joined by our friend at 98Q Country, Gray Gunderson, he shares plenty of information about the American Birkebeiner in Hayward. We stick with winter sports and talk a little ice fishing. To learn more about th...

Rev. Jesse Jackson passed away overnight, we open the show by remembering him and his life as a civil rights icon. We turn to Minnesota, where Tom Homan has been talking about ICE’s presence and what’s to come. Over in Milwaukee, two common council members were removed from being on the same committees after a confrontation. We also ask, how did Trump become morally acceptable?  Laurel Burles...

Peter Burres, government affairs manager for Wisconsin Conservation Voters , gives details on the Water Pollution Notification Act that is highly supported but has stalled. Later we’re joined by Tim Wegener, from Indivisible Twin Cities , to discuss the announced end of the immigration crackdown in Minnesota. An AI toy maker has apparently been exposed for a publicly accessible database of the toy...

DHS is on track to shutdown with controversy surrounding ICE, we bring the latest. In Wisconsin news we take a look at a proposed data center moratorium, this would block construction until some questions are answered. Sticking to our Wisconsin roots, we play Fact or Fiction - Ron Johnson edition! Also, Fact or Fiction - Ron Johnson edition. We close the hour checking out the best places to live i...

The House voted to cancel tariffs against Canada, which leads us into the conversation of why did Canada become a massive drug problem for the US? Claire Kelloway, food program manager at the Open Markets Institute , tells us about one way to bring down grocery prices by utilizing something similar to military commissaries. In Wisconsin, a bill is being discussed that would put limits on rent hike...

Yesterday was a bit hectic at the El Paso airport as the FAA and Customs & Border Patrol had a fiasco with lasers and a mylar balloon… yup, that is a real story. Meanwhile Pam Bondi got hostile in front of the cameras at a congressional hearing about Epstein while in the presence of victims. Back in Wisconsin, Democrat candidate for governor Sara Rodriguez is walking back on comments she made...

Milwaukee Brewers President of Business Operations Rick Schlesinger joins to discuss the changes for this upcoming season, including the new TV deal and of course we talk ball. We continue our sports conversation by checking in on the Olympics. Back to politics, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has voiced disappointment in the Trump administration’s denial of flood relief. The speaker is also...

We discuss the latest pettiness coming out of the White House. In this edition, Trump doesn’t invite all governors to a dinner, sparking some Democrats to threaten to boycott it all together. Sticking with national news, we bring the latest in the abduction of Nancy Guthrie. The Wisconsin lawmakers are in Madison, but not for long. Also in Wisconsin, UFO reports are awfully high… we ask, why? To l...

Ghislaine Maxwell spent yesterday pleading the fifth to a Congressional committee, but says if President Trump grants her clemency she will talk. Even GOP congress members are calling Maxwell out for this, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna called her a monster that deserves punishment. We also take a look at things that the Trump administration has done that directly hurts Wisconsin, like cutting research fu...

Election security is under the spotlight as Trump pushes the SAVE America Act and Wisconsin Representative Bryan Steil’s proposed Make Elections Great Again Act gain attention in a White House push to nationalize elections and make voting harder. Also: the free speech of olympians is being attacked amid comments criticizing some of the events happening in the nation. CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES Sen....

There are changes coming for government employees, which are being criticized for how they make it for employees to be fired. According to the Office of Personnel Management, over 242,000 federal employees have left the workforce during Trump’s second term. Up in Minnesota, the economy is taking a hit as a result of ICE presence, National Campaigns Director Shawn Phetteplace from Main Street Allia...

The Trump administration continues to get itself into issues, this time with the president reposting a video with a racist depiction of the Obamas and refusing to apologize. Meanwhile, there are reports that the National Security Agency flagged an unusual phone call relating to someone close to Trump. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has allegedly made steps to keep the report from...

This Friday is plenty of fun! Racine Unified School District Deputy Superintendent Jody Bloyer joins to discuss creating a girls flag football program with the help of former Packer, Donald Driver. We share some facts about the NFL’s championship game and its halftime show, plus we ask about party snacks. All hour we play a big game to give away some prizes. To learn more about the show and all of...

Ron Johnson calling for more investigations of fraud in Minnesota. Some people with ties to Jeffrey Epstein, including the chairman of a prestigious law firm, are starting to feel the repercussions of having been part of the Epstein files release. Plus: Democrats involved in a video telling military members it is illegal to follow illegal orders have rejected Justice Department requests for an int...

In the second hour of Civic Media Mornings, the Washington Post just hit the "delete" key on a third of its newsroom, leaving iconic desks like Sports and Books on the cutting room floor. Jamie and Brian also talk about the road to the 2026 Senate. The 2026 Senate majority is officially a high-stakes game of political Tetris with four states sitting in the "Toss-Up" zone. Democrats are playing def...

Jamie and Brian are back in the studios for another news filled show! They start with the federal government pulling 700 immigration officers out of Minnesota after local officials agreed to increase cooperation by turning over arrested individuals to federal authorities. They also discuss how republican lawmakers are moving to dismantle Governor Tony Evers’ creative "400-year" funding maneuver th...

We discuss Trump’s desire to nationalize elections, his comments come on the heels of another investigation into the 2020 election in Georgia. If he gets his way it would not only go against the Constitution, but it would be a dangerous centralization of power. Meanwhile, Congress was able to pass a spending bill that ended the partial government shutdown after the funding for DHS was moved to a s...

The Clintons have come forward to have public hearings in Congress over the Epstein files. They are scheduled to appear before Congress later this month. We also sit down with Seth Stern, chief of advocacy at Freedom of the Press Foundation , to talk about the rights of journalists and the message being sent to them after Don Lemon was arrested for videoing a protest in a church. With a Wisconsin...

Hour 2 of Civic Media Mornings focus toward Wisconsin-specific political and community issues, starting with a fact-check of President Trump’s recent claims alleging that Wisconsin’s voter rolls contain millions more names than eligible residents; state election officials clarify that these figures misleadingly include inactive records, such as those of deceased or relocated individuals, which are...