Mornings with Pat Kreitlow

Score one for Sen. Ron Johnson. The Wisconsin Republican is one of the GOP holdouts on President Trump’s “big beautiful” budget bill. Know who else is? Trump’s former bestie, Elon Musk, who called it a disgusting abomination. We’ll get into the GOP civil war over whether they want to pass a budget packed with special favors for the rich and cuts for the middle class… or packed with special favors...

We’ll talk to Civic Media political editor Dan Shafer about the ongoing efforts by the Trump administration to deport almost anyone they want to take away, even if they’re law-abiding and doing good works in our communities. Plus, Chad Holmes tells us about stories he’s covering for Civic Media around Wausau. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations acr...

Congressman Derrick Van Orden provides more evidence that his apparent addiction to social media remains unchecked as he tries again to bully and intimidate a constituent in the comments section. We’ll also be joined by dairy farmer Hans Breitenmoser and Shelia Everhart of the Wisconsin Agricultural Tourism Association about June Dairy Month activities. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpN...

The Milwaukee Brewers are now on an 8-game winning streak. We’ll talk to UpNorthNews community editor Christina Lorey about the team’s upswing as well as her new monthly newsletter about Wisconsin sports. Also: UpNorthNews social media manager Cherita Booker tells us about some of this weekend’s big upcoming events around the state. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs...

You know how Shawano County is a big-time liberal enclave, right? Oh wait, it’s not. It’s solidly Republican territory where the county board even went so far as to declare itself a 2nd Amendment “sanctuary” a few years ago. So you can imagine the surprise when the county made a list put out by the Trump administration last week of places hostile to their anti-immigrant activities. We’ll explain t...

The latest trend in sports isn’t on the field or the court. It’s Name Image Licensing (NIL) deals that allow student athletes to make money through endorsement deals without jeopardizing their amateur status. The NCAA has had it for the past few years and now the WIAA is going down that road with high school sports. We’ll talk to Civic Media’s Jimmie Kaska about the opportunities and the risks tha...

We’ve always known our fresh water in Wisconsin is the envy of the country, especially in areas struggling to maintain drinking water supplies. But out-of-state interests are now trying to steal our fresh water for recreational use with little to no concern for the harm their wake boats can do to water quality, the shorelines, and the quieter uses of others. We’ll review a new court case that thre...

Britney Merlot warns of poor air quality in her weather report as wildfires blaze in Canada, causing headaches to those stuck in the smoke. Todd Allbaugh and Dr. Kristin Lyerly discuss men's health, breast cancer screening and some health habits to pick up if you have Fatty Liver Disease. Todd learns a little about Parker as they wrap up the lively show.

Guest host Todd Allbaugh welcomes Jennifer Schulze and Mark Jacob to the round table to cover the most fascinating stories from the week. Including, but not limited to, RJK Jr. saying not to take his advice as well as news about Elon Musk and his doings leading up to a press conference with the president that will take place later today.

Todd Allbaugh takes over for the day as Pat attends a family graduation. Todd gets to know new producer Parker Olsen and jokes with Greg Bach before he departs from the show. Todd goes over some of the days headlines and learns about how air quality warnings are rated.

Sen. Tammy Baldwin is not only fighting back against proposed cuts to Medicaid, she’s putting forward a bill that would call for even more prescription drugs to have lower prices by giving the government the power to negotiate bulk pricing. We’ll discuss that with Joe Zepecki. We’ll talk to Chad Holmes about stories he’s covering around Wausau. And Sean O’Malley talks about Money and Markets. Morn...

Congressman Derrick Van Orden claims that anyone who says the Trump budget plan will cut benefits is a liar. There’s already a line forming with folks who’d like to point out that Van Orden is the one telling a fib. We’ll talk to guests from Citizen Action who outline the real harm that’s going to come to people if the “big beautiful bill” Van Orden supports becomes reality. Mornings with Pat Krei...

Sen. Ron Johnson isn’t closing the door on running for a 4th term, claiming he’s “just a guy from Oshkosh who’s trying to save the country.” Please don’t hurt yourself making an eyeroll at that. Also: When you elect a convicted criminal as president, don’t be surprised when he starts letting fellow felons out of prison. Of course, there’s a catch, so we’ll update his pardons of reality TV stars an...

We talk to Earl Ingram about last week’s remarks by HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy, Jr. claiming a “team” was on the ground in Milwaukee to help with a lead paint crisis in schools. That was a lie. And James Kelly has a story out of Hayward reminding us that when school’s go on summer break, some kids lose out on the one good meal they might get that day. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpN...

Hundreds of bills have been introduced in the Wisconsin Legislature so far this session, from Assembly Bill1 to Assembly Bill 273. In the other chambers, you can go all the way up to Senate Bill 280. But one bill is missing: Senate Bill 1. Republicans reserved it for their version of a state budget and tax plan, but it’s still missing in action nearly five months into the session. We’ll talk to Ro...

Not that it’s anything new for a congressman who tried to get a court to throw out the will of Wisconsin voters in 2020, but US Rep. Tom Tiffany continues to embrace authoritarian tactics like threatening a governor with investigations or even an arrest. And we’ll see if there’s any update on Melissa Kaye’s “Pigeon Quest” for a new pet. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across th...

Chad Holmes will give us an update on spring sports and news stories he’s following in the Wausau area for Civic Media. And Melissa Baldauff helps us update the latest Trump administration efforts to kill clean energy progress, substantially increase nuclear power, and allow an oil rig executive sweeping powers over federal lands, without going through a US Senate confirmation. Mornings with Pat K...

Author Laura Bird shares some of the big “beach reads” you’ll see on summertime book lists. And she’ll tell you how to find out about some of those upcoming books as early as she does. And we’ll review a controversy in Eagle River that shouldn’t be a controversy, but that won’t stop some local politicians from trying to suppress protests they can’t simply wish away. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow airs...

There’s always a lot of behind-the-scenes chatter at a political convention—state as well as national. And when Wisconsin Democrats meet in just over two weeks, there will be no shortage of chatter about whether Gov. Tony Evers will run for a third term—and if not, how many (many, many) Democrats are likely to crowd into the primary field. Plus, Dan Hagen tells us what he’s following up north for...

We talk to state Democratic Party chair candidate Devin Remiker. State Sen. Sarah Keyeski outlines her bill that would prevent Wall Street hedge funds from making the affordable housing crisis worse in Wisconsin. We talk to state Democratic Party chair candidate Joe Zepecki. Eau Claire native Sarah Driever talks about her reaction to Robert Kennedy, Jr.'s wrong and hateful comments about people wi...

Corrine Hendrickson outlines the ongoing crisis of affordable childcare in Wisconsin and how she and other providers are calling attention to it. Michelle Velasquez of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin tells us the Trump budget plan would decimate basic healthcare services all across Wisconsin. We talk to state Democratic Party chair candidate William Garcia. Lincoln Co. dairy farmer Hans...

State Assembly Rep. Christian Phelps (D-Eau Claire) has an update on an Assembly Education Committee with Republican leadership more interested in culture wars and sideshows than on improving our kids’ schools. Earl Ingram sets up an interview series with Dr. Howard Fuller about the earliest days of the voucher schools program. Benefit specialist Zab Martinez outlines how Trump’s massive budget cu...

Welcome to the weekend and we thank you for stopping by! We have put together a Best Of episode of Morning With Pat Kreitlow with some our favorite moments and interviews. You'll hear from Civic Media Political Editor Dan Shafer about the transformation of Rep. Derrick Van Orden, as well as State Rep Christian Phelps talking about his work on the Assembly Education Committee. Then we hear from fin...

Dr. Kristin Lyerly talks to us about guarding against preeclampsia, a condition during pregnancy that can lead to high blood pressure and serious impacts to mother and baby. And we’ll wrap up our second round of interviews with the candidates for state Democratic Party chair with William Garcia. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday throug...