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WisBusiness: the Podcast with Greg Piefer, SHINE Technologies by wispolitics

In this week’s Capitol Chats podcast, Wisconsin Education Association Council President Peggy Wirtz-Olsen says the $1.4 billion in combined school budget referendum requests across Wisconsin is a sign public schools need more funding and the funding formula is broken. Data provided to WisPolitics by the Wisconsin Policy Forum show this year to be the third-highest ask from schools since 2000. Wirt...

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, examine how and why the principles and priorities of the Republican and Democratic parties in Wisconsin have evolved over time. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

WisBusiness: the Podcast with Chris Tatge, DC Materials by wispolitics

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the upcoming Wisconsin primary and the likely rematch of former President Donald Trump with President Joe Biden. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

WisBusiness: the Podcast with Jessica Martin Eckerly, Forward BIOLABS by wispolitics

In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, Sen. Brad Pfaff discusses his bill aiming to fight PFAS contamination. The Onalaska Dem says the Legislature must act on the issue amid a standoff between Republicans and Gov. Tony Evers over PFAS funding.

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the candidacy rollout for Eric Hovde, a Republican seeking to unseat Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin. Recorded live before the Wisconsin Bankers Association annual Capitol Day at the Monona Terrace in Madison, Wis. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

WisBusiness: the Podcast with Nick Myers, RedFox AI by wispolitics

In this week's Capitol Chats podcast, Assembly Corrections Committee Chair Michael Schraa, R-Oshkosh, talks about some of the most pressing issues facing the Wisconsin's prisons. He talks about what it will take to continue driving security staff vacancy rates down and how likely it is a longterm push to replace maximum security prisons from the 19th century in Waupun and Green Bay with one newer...

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, offer their take on Gov. Tony Evers' signing of legislative district maps approved by the GOP-controlled Wisconsin Legislature Recorded live before the Wisconsin Bankers Association Annual Capitol Day at Monona Terrace, Madison, Wis. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center for Public Leadership.

WisBusiness: the Podcast with Dr. Shekar Kurpad, Wisconsin Institute of NeuroScience by wispolitics

In this week's Capitol Chats episode, WISDOM Transformational Justice Campaign Coordinator Mark Rice says long term lockdowns amount to torture for inmates. He also says there has been no significant progress to lift the nearly yearlong lockdowns at Wisconsin's two oldest maximum security prisons, and argues former Parole Commissioner John Tate II created a better climate on the Parole Commission.

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, offer their take on the abortion issue and its impact on the 2024 elections. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

WisBusiness: the Podcast with Ashley Oppermann, EVA by wispolitics

In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, freshman Rep. Nate Gustafson discusses recommendations from the Speaker's Task Force on Artificial Intelligence he chairs. The Fox Crossing Republican also shares his thoughts on how AI could be used to address the state's workforce shortage.

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, review Gov. Evers' State of the State address for its policy objectives and legacy in gubernatorial speeches. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

WisBusiness: the Podcast with DJ Vogel, Ghostscale by wispolitics

In this week's WisPolitics Capitol Chats podcast, Americans for Prosperity State Director Megan Novak says most voters are thinking about inflation on regular goods and services such as groceries and energy heading into the presidential election. She argues the federal government has got to stop growing the national debt and should also focus on providing more American energy while. She also blast...

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, offer their take on where the Supreme Court redistricting process is headed. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership. Note: This episode was recorded before the Supreme Court's consultants weighed on the proposed maps parties in the case submitted.

WisBusiness: the Podcast with Tony Snell Rodriguez, VISIT Milwaukee by wispolitics

In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, state Rep. Katrina Shankland, D-Stevens Point, talks about her campaign to unseat U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, and touts her credentials as a state legislator. Shankland is one of three Dems vying for the seat.

WisBusiness: the Podcast with Ben Kossow, Riley Construction by wispolitics

In this week's WisPolitics Capitol Chats WILL President and General Counsel Rick Esenberg talks about the legislative redistricting lawsuit his office is party to. Esenberg also talks about what to watch for in the lawsuit seeking to make Wisconsin's 1849 abortion law unenforceable. A Dane County judge late last year ruled the law doesn't apply to consensual abortions, but Sheboygan DA Urmanski is...

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss efforts to keep former President Trump off state primary election ballots, including a lawsuit in Wisconsin. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.