Civic Media Mid-Mornings

In a move that shocked absolutely no one, the president has officially endorsed Wisconsin Congressman Tom Tiffany in his campaign for Governor in a Tweet Truth? post on social media . In completely related an also not breaking news, the only other opponent to Mr. Tiffany has dropped out and given his endorsement to the presumptive nominee . Next, we speak with Chelsea Chandler from Clean Wisconsin...

We begin the second hour with Jim Santelle, the host of Amicus: A Law Review and we're discussing the major stories coming out of the world of law and we focus our attention on Minneapolis. We talk about Wisconsin's Attorney General supporting Minnesota in their fight for sovereignty , as well as a judge who is very tired of the lack of cooperation from federal agents . Then for Audio Sorbet, we w...

A small, rural school district in Wisconsin is showing exciting results with a new plan and new mission to changing how they do things for all of their students . We then talk about the importance of investing in our schools here and why it doesn't just make sense for the kids, but for the entire community . Next, Judge Chris Taylor serves in the District IV Court of Appeals and is currently a can...

In the second hour, we welcome Wisconsin Watch Journalist Bennet Goldstein back to the program . He is here to talk about his latest article which deals with the matter of secrecy at the local levels . We also discuss the processes involved with information requests at a municipal and state level (and yes, it is always helps to be polite) and why you shouldn't back down when demanding transparency...

In the wake of the tragic shooting death of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis this past weekend , we take a look at how folks here in Wisconsin are reacting to the news from our next door neighbor. We start with news from the WI Attorney General's office on how he is supporting democracy in Minnesota and here . Next we take a look at the demonstrations from peaceful in places like Madison, Oshkosh, Super...

After a brilliant recap (Greg made me type that), we are so pleased to welcome Aja Barber to the show. She is a writer, stylist and consultant who works in the world of fashion to educate us all on why sustainability matters in our clothing choices as well as the rise of the "fast fashion" movement. We also also discuss financial privilege along with convenience is a something we need to discuss i...

Welcome to Monday, we hope you're doing well. Over the weekend, another person was killed by ICE Agents in the streets of Minneapolis , this being the second ICE related death in the city in less than twenty days . We asked Mark Becker, host of Rational Revolution to open the show to talk about his program, it's goals and his connection with the victim, Alex Pretti . Next, we welcome State Senator...