The 9er – Episode 47 – 07.02.18
France! Australia! Spain! Columbia County, Wisconsin! It’s the international topics edition of The 9er! Check out this episode!
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Outside the Bubble: Jessie Opoien
Jessie Opoien covers state government and politics for the Capital Times. At our invitation, she left the comforts of Madtown and ventured into Waukesha County to sit down for an interview with me on Outside the Bubble.
Fraley on Scaffidi Show
We covered a ton of ground in 16 minutes this morning on WTMJ radio. For those who want to pick and choose topics, here are approximate timestamps. 3:00 Why the tax cuts are not energizing GOP voters 4:50 The Dems are all-in opposed to Foxconn 5:50 Walker’s DOT Secretary spreading the Dem message on Foxconn…
Speaker Ryan’s Agenda is Trumped
Today in Washington, Speaker Paul Ryan and fellow house Republicans unveiled a plan to attack poverty “at its roots.” Ryan was ready to talk about the House GOP agenda. Instead, he had to talk about….
What a Joke: Peg Lautenschlager Named Chair of Ethics Committee
Wisconsin’s former AG Peg Lautenschlager is the new chair of the Wisconsin ETHICS Commission. Yes the same Peg Lautenschlager who drove a state vehicle for personal use, and later drove it drunk into a ditch. Check out my comments in these stories with WKOW in Madison and Fox 6 in Milwaukee.
The Wheelercast 6/26/17
Dark stores. Zero-based accounting. Budget stalemate. Despite these ominous sounding topics, this episode of The Wheelercast was upbeat and (as always) informative. Gwyn Guenther of The Wheeler Report brings you the latest from the State Capitol in Madison.
My Thoughts on Charlie Sykes’ Semi-Retirement
I first met Charlie Sykes more than 25 years ago when I was a Senior at the UW. He was speaking at a conference of collegiate journalists in Evanston, Illinois and as the author of ProfScam was emerging as one of the most insightful critics of higher education at the time. He was so entertaining…
The 9’er Podcast 8/02/2017
Nine topics. Three Hosts. Thirty minutes. Dan Deibert, Lisa Manna, and Brian Fraley put their unique, Midwestern spin on nine events/issues/topics/things from the previous week. Current events, politics, sports… It’s all on the agenda.
Wisconsin Campaigns and Politics
I had the pleasure of joining Steve Scaffidi of 620 WTMJ radio in Milwaukee this morning to talk about the state of campaigns and politics in Wisconsin. Listen to the segment here.