But Baltimore Has a Streetcar…
This week’s show, a quick rundown of the week’s events, and my Parting shot.
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Insight 2016: Political Pundit Roundtable
I joined The Pundit Panel with Charlie Sykes at Insight 2016 with Brian Sikma of Media Trackers and RightWisconsin Managing Editor Collin Roth discussing a wide array of topics from local elections to the presidential primary. Listen, here.
Speaker Vos: Statement on tax-cut proposal
[Madison] Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) and Assembly Republicans announced the “Returning Your Surplus” proposal, which would deliver major tax relief for Wisconsin’s middle-class earners and retirees. The proposal is expected to cut the state’s tax burden by nearly $3 billion, with an average filer seeing a savings of $772 a year. “With today’s crippling inflationary…
The Wheelercast: Episode #28
With temps finally breaking 20 degrees for the first time in several weeks, it’s time for the Spring Legislative Session! Gwyn previews the upcoming floor period. We also examine the Governor’s plans to move juvenile offenders out of the troubled Lincoln Hills facility. All this and more in the latest episode of The Wheelercast. https://audioboom.com/posts/6585324-the-wheelercast-01-08-18
Rep. August: On GOP tax cut
MADISON… Assembly Majority Leader Tyler August (R-Lake Geneva) released the following statement on the GOP plan to reduce taxes in Wisconsin: “Now that the state budget has been finalized and our priorities have been funded, the focus will be on what to do with the billions in surplus that still remain. Our current surplus is…
My take on tonight’s looming government shutdown
The folks at WTMJ’s Milwaukee studio called the Edge Messaging production facility in Brookfield and we discussed tonight’s looming federal government shutdown. Who wins? Who loses? Who’s to blame? Will anyone blink? Listen, here:
Outside the Bubble: James Wigderson
James Wigderson is the Editor of RightWisconsin.com and joins us on the latest episode of Outside the Bubble. Check it out here.
The Wheelercast: Episode #19
Gwyn is in Iowa, and no, she is not being held by terrorists. However, in this week’s episode we do discuss the state of legislative relations, as well as a new Catfishing bill. We also look at the productivity stats for this legislative session so far. https://audioboom.com/posts/6419791-the-wheelercast-10-23-17
Vukmir on session, ALEC and Walker for Prez
I sat down with Wisconsin State Senator Leah Vukmir (R-Wauwatosa) to discuss legislative developments, her role at ALEC and Governor Scott Walker’s presidential campaign. Later, Fraley is joined by RightWisconsin’s Collin Roth for the weekly Rundown.
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.