Previewing the MU Law Poll
Steve Scafiddi had me on his morning show today on 620 WTMJ to discuss the upcoming release of a new MU Law School Poll later today. Listen to the whole segment when you click below.
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Missing the point, again.
Stories like this bug me to no end. Over a five-year period that included the near-elimination of collective bargaining in Wisconsin’s public schools, the teacher workforce in metro Milwaukee is smaller, less experienced and still largely white, according to a new report. The metro region also lost 700 teachers during that time, but that trend…
U.S. Rep. Fitzgerald: Introduces bill to reform the National Education Association Federal charter
Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) introduced the STUDENT (Stopping Teachers Unions from Damaging Education Needs Today) Act to reform the National Education Association (NEA) Federal charter and rededicate the organization to the pursuit of increased student learning and quality education in schools across America. The bill adds accountability and transparency provisions commonly found in other federal charters to…
The Wheelercast, Episode #2
Intra-party discord is a new thing in Madison, right? Actually, no, it’s not. We look into the Wheeler archives for details. We also look ahead to potential Joint Finance Committee action this week and we pay special tribute to two important Capitol players. The Wheeler Report’s Gwyn Guenther and I talk about this and more in…
The Wheelercast 7/31/2017
The largest economic development deal in Wisconsin state government history has been negotiated, and Gwyn has details regarding the substance of and timeline for legislative action on the Foxconn deal. Things are moving quickly. How quickly, and how could this impact the State Budget impasse? This news and more on the latest episode of The…
Profane Marketing
Is it a sign of my age that I was surprised to see Burger King market their new product this way? So much for the subtle art of persuasion…
The Wheelercast: Episode #30
The sleepy Spring Session is sleepy no more. The Wheeler Report’s Gwyn Guenther talks with Governor Walker about his new health insurance reform package. We also talk about the federal government shutdown, the forthcoming State of the State address and more. https://audioboom.com/posts/6612177-the-wheelercast-01-22-18
The 9’er Episode 2
The 9er podcast is back for week number 2 with Lisa, Brian, and Dan’s thoughts on 9 things that happened this week. Movie Bathroom App Detroit’s Mayoral Problem The Sleeping Bus Cutler / Kapernik The Karate Kid Broken Hip edition The Bad Girls of Little League Softball Baltimore’s No-Kill Weekend The Dog Reader toer…
Paul Ryan’s Not Running
By now you’ve no doubt heard the news that Speaker Paul Ryan has announced he will not be seeking re-election this fall, saying he would like to spend more time being a husband and father. WTMJ 620’s Steve Scafiddi called me today to get my take on the whole thing. You can listen to the…
Previewing tonight’s debate…
Earlier in the week a reporter asked me a series of questions about tonight’s GOP Debate. Here is what I sent her in response…
Trump will consume all of the oxygen in the room, and will be rewarded with a majority of the post-debate press coverage no matter what actually happens Thursday. With Trump in the debate, the regular expectations of debate decorum are out the window. That’s in part why the media loves Trump and gives him so much coverage. It will be interesting to see if any of the competitors try to mix it up with Walker, or if they ignore him. Trump has tried to say that Wisconsin is a mess, but his reliance on failed, generalized lefty talking points hasn’t hurt Walker. Perhaps Trump or others seize on specifics to which Walker would feel compelled to react. How he responds is important.