Baldwin focuses while GOP opponents squabble
While the GOP Senate candidates and their teams are busy squabbling (online and in the press) over what a “true conservative” is, the incumbent Democrat is talking about key issues that matter to 100% of the state’s voters. Quibble if you think she’s ignoring her own problems on this issue while exploiting a personal situation…
Legislature poised to make voter registration process more secure
Wisconsin’s voter registration process is about to become a lot more sane, and a lot more secure. The courts have thwarted every attempt to overturn Wisconsin’s photo voter identification requirements. So, with this safeguard finally in place, voters here should now be able to register electronically using a valid driver’s license (or free state ID).
The Wheelercast Episode #12
After an extended Labor Day break, Gwyn is back in this special Tuesday edition of The Wheelercast. Key committee votes are on the docket for Foxconn and the state budget. She has the scoop. Don’t miss her straightforward reporting of the issues facing Wisconsin lawmakers’ in the jam-packed week ahead. https://audioboom.com/posts/6270785-the-wheelercast-episode-12-09-05-17?t=0
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects John Doe Appeal – My Take
As many of you have now heard, Monday the U.S. Supreme court rejected an appeal by Democratic D.A.’s John Chisholm of Milwaukee, Dane County’s Ismael Ozanne and Iowa County’s Larry Nelson to revive the egregious attack on conservatives across the state AKA the John Doe investigation. WISN 1130-AM’s Jay Weber called me early this morning to discuss…
Five Questions with Bill McCoshen
Bill McCoshen of Capitol Consultants answers five quick questions including one near and dear to me, charcoal or gas? Watch it here.
Defending Free Market Capitalism
As for my work? My dad weeded onion fields in the depression. Crawling on his hands and knees for hours in the hot sun for the equivalent of spare change for his single-mother led family. He did this as kid. THAT’s hard work. I get paid to think and to communicate. If I break a sweat it’s because the A/C is out.
Brian Fraley, Scott Walker and Martha Laning: Trump as Nominee…Now What?
Brian Fraley, Scott Walker and Martha Laning: Trump as Nominee…Now What? Wisconsin Public Radio Reports
The Wheelercast: Episode #17
Gwyn and Brian examine some emerging legal strategies local and state governments are using in the fight against opioid addiction. We also mark the passing of State Representative Bob Gannon. https://audioboom.com/posts/6376520-the-wheelercast-episode-17-10-09-2017
Rep. Rob Hutton is the guest on this week’s Half Hour Happy Hour
See and hear the author of the proposal to repeal the prevailing wage law in Wisconsin. Does he think Republican leadership is supportive of his efforts? What odds does he give to outright repeal? Is the State Budget the best vehicle by which to advance the proposal?