Daybreak w/ Brian and Jamie

Spring break is upon us and travel prices surround us. We discuss how increasing gas prices have affected people’s daily commutes. As kids head off to spring break trips, the arts are in the headlines as funding for them waivers. We ask how important arts are to education. Later we’re joined by Titus Seilheimer, fisheries outreach specialist at Wisconsin Sea Grant, to talk about the impact of inva...

We start off the day with some talk on Iran and whose information you can trust regarding peace talks. We cover other headlines including news that the Pentagon is making more moves against the press. Meanwhile the Supreme Court has declined to review a Texas law regarding freedom of the press, we discuss the law. Also, a woman has been awarded $19.2 million in her sexual battery case against Bill...

We take a look into how much money is being put into the Wisconsin Supreme Court race. Also, the data center in Port Washington is in headlines again, this time because the construction was going 24/7 and the noise was so bad that residents complained enough to limit when construction can happen. Airports have been in the news constantly, why? Because lines have been growing longer amid the DHS sh...

We discuss a plan to make student loans go to the Treasury Department, this comes as the Trump administration continues to dismantle the Education Department. We discuss who the plan seems to target. We ask where you get your news from as we tackle the shuttering of the CBS radio news service, which has been around for almost a century. We also take a glance at a bill from Minnesota that would let...

We bring you headlines from over the weekend and focus on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defending military action against Iran. Also in national news, election laws are hitting the Supreme Court in the form of mail in voting. We discuss the key players and what it could mean for the midterms. Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul is joining yet another lawsuit against the Trump administration, t...

Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu has announced that he is not seeking reelection, we discuss this and other key Republicans in the Wisconsin legislature that will not be returning to the chambers. After much ado, more than $1 billion in federal funding has been approved to replace the Blatnik Bridge, the Superior’s connection to Duluth, Minnesota. But, there are some concerns about its connec...

Despite the overwhelming support for the Knowles-Nelson stewardship program, Wisconsin lawmakers have chosen inaction and the program appears to be at its end. We also discuss the expansion of a Madison Reading Project literacy program for kids. We play a few games this hour! As always, we catch up on pop culture during Swipe or Stay and later we have a little spelling bee ahead of the Badger Stat...

We check out both local headlines and the latest in Iran, which launches us into our first topic: The Pentagon is seeking $200 billion to help support the war in Iran. Meanwhile, border official Tom Homan met with centrist Democratic senators to reopen the Department of Homeland Security; this meeting excluded Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer. Back home with Wisconsin news, a bill that would...

Bill Lueders, president of Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council , joins us to explain the loophole that allows lawmakers to delete records that should be accessible via open records requests. We also talk to Sara Shaw, the deputy research director at Wisconsin Policy Forum , about a study on how Wisconsin is funding its childcare and what it could do. Gambling has been a big topic lately, this...

We’re joined by Nicole Schneider from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. She gives us details on a program that helps people get the food they need in order to help them with their health. Meanwhile, Wisconsin’s Senate has been busy, we dive into some of the several bills that are headed to Governor Evers’ desk, including a postpartum medicaid extension bill. We glance at headlines, incl...

To start today’s show we look at a little bit of Markwayne Mullin’s confirmation hearing in Congress as he seeks confirmation as the new leader of the Department of Homeland Security. We take a peak at movement in Milwaukee to stop ICE from being active on city-owned property. In other Wisconsin news, we look at some comments from Speaker Robin Vos about data centers that highlight some disagreeme...

The director of the National Counterterrorism Center has resigned, he said that Iran posed no imminent threat and that he could not support this conflict. We get into the details of his resignation, in which he said Israel convinced the US to act, and what this signals is happening in and around the administration. Elsewhere, the Wisconsin Senate passed two bills addressing PFAs. We talk about the...

We are joined by Yoshiko M. Herrera, UW-Madison professor of comparative politics and international relations. She tells us about Russian-Iranian relations and how Russia is supporting Iran in the Middle East conflict as well as how the Russians are benefitting from it. We take a look at the topic of the legalization of online sports betting in Wisconsin since the state senate passed it this week....

We bring you the latest from Iran to begin the show, then we look at comments from the US Postal Service saying they may run out of cash in 2027 if Congress doesn’t help. Also in national news, President Donald Trump and his cabinet are continuing to entertain the idea of “taking” Cuba. In another case of “make sure to read past the headlines,” Governor Tony Evers vetoed a child care tax credit bi...

Turns out even some Republicans are tired of Trump continually bringing up the 2020 election, we discuss their better-late-than-never concern. Meanwhile President Trump has endorsed a candidate in Wisconsin’s 7th District, however the  GOP in that district has refused to do so thus far. Later we talk to our very own Pete Schwaba about new film tax incentives that have arrived in Wisconsin. We...

New data shows the continuation of a trend of few kids being in public schools. Nearly all Wisconsin counties saw a decline in public school student enrollment, we discuss it and why it is a concerning trend. Meanwhile, a US court ruling has temporarily paused the looming termination of the temporary protected status for immigrants from Somalia. In this hour we also play Swipe or Stay with senior...

To kick things off we discuss the conflict in Iran and its effect on the Federal Reserve’s ability to cut interest rates. Also in national news, some GOP donors are making moves to have Marco Rubio be the one that Republicans have take the lead in the next presidential campaign. Today’s Wisconsin news comes from the state senate, where the majority leader may get ousted for bringing two controvers...

The FCC Chairman Brendan Carr threatened TV networks over how they are covering Iran, echoing sentiments from President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. We discuss how incorrect Carr is with his threats to revoke licenses. Also in national news, we look into what’s happening behind the scenes of the Trump immigration crackdown. We sit down with state Senator Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit) a...

We kick off the hour talking to some guests from up north where the snow storm is even worse. In non-weather Wisconsin news, Republican candidate for governor Tom Tiffany weighed in on absentee voting. Wisconsin is one of over a dozen states suing the Trump administration (again). This time the lawsuit is over a new federal rule that requires colleges to report detailed admissions data on individu...

The president’s war against Iran has not been welcomed with open arms, even by US allies, we discuss the latest from the attacks against Iran. We also look at what the war is doing to energy prices and we listen to what Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on “Meet the Press.” Closing the hour, we ask whether or not FIFA and the World Cup should pull out from being in the US this summer. To learn mo...

Gas prices are on the rise so we talk to Nick Jarmusz, regional director of public affairs for AAA. He tells us about prices and the factors contributing to them. Speaking of prices, we talk about a bipartisan housing affordability bill that is heading to the US Congress. We look into how it affects Wisconsin, and how our representatives are supporting, or against, the bill. We also revisit our co...

We start the hour talking about the economic impact of tariffs, this conversation comes from news that the White House is taking steps to try to make a permanent fix for illegal tariffs. We also talk about the filibuster and what Senator Ron Johnson had to say about it. At the end of the hour we talk to Democrat candidate for governor and former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes about his energy plan. We’re...

After the headlines from the war against Iran we talk about an attack at a synagogue in Detroit, as well as an allegedly ISIS-inspired shooting at Old Dominion University in Virginia. Later we discuss the barring of press photographers from the Pentagon after there were “unflattering” photos of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Meanwhile, the CEO of Kohl’s says that they focus on middle to low-in...

To start the hour we talk about the Wisconsin Supreme Court hearing arguments about lame duck laws. In the nation’s capitol a plaque to remember the tragedy of January 6 is allegedly unlawfully hidden from the public. We take a look at President Trump and his messaging around the attacks against Iran. He says we’re winning but isn’t clear on what must happen for the war to end. Also, the president...

The FBI may take action that could reveal how Milwaukeeans voted in 2020 elections, we discuss that and other Wisconsin news regarding childcare in the state. Meanwhile, new vehicles were bought for ICE to use… but ICE doesn’t want to use them. To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line u...