Hutton: This Session or Never for Prevailing Wage Repeal
As a part of this week’s Half Hour Happy Hour, State Rep. Rob Hutton (R-Brookfield) provides me with a somber update regarding efforts to repeal prevailing wage.
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Sunday Insight With Charlie Sykes
The war on cops….the latest on Clinton and Trump. I joined the panel on Sunday Insight over the weekend on Today’s TMJ-4 in Milwaukee. You can watch the whole show here.
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 9er – Episode 53 – 08.20.18
It’s our last 9er for a couple of weeks because Dan is on vacation next week, and Brian is being uncharacteristically decent giving the office the day off for Labor Day. In this episode, we learn chat about “The mom uniform”, new changes (that you won’t like) coming to Netflix, mini-horses on planes, and Brian’s new…
There Will Be Long Term Shake Out No Matter Who Wins
Veteran journalist Craig Gilbert of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel called me last week for my take on what Trump has done to the Republican Party of Wisconsin. Its leading Republicans are in limbo, rendered mostly mute about Trump amid mounting allegations over his treatment of women. They aren’t recanting their support for their nominee. But they…
Podcast: Last Minute Fundraising Appeals
It’s likely your email in box is stuffed with last-minute political fundraising appeals. In today’s podcast we examine 11th hour fundraising. Is it a scam or can campaigns actually spend money right up until Election Day…
My #DebateNight on Twitter
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NRA Misfires with Their Unrelenting Trump Love
The NRA disappoints membership with their unrelenting Trump Love. Now, I’m not going to quit the organization, but I am going to sit on my wallet this year. No political giving through their organization. I’ll support pro-2nd Amendment and pro 1st Amendment politicians who are not stained with the association to Donald Trump.
New Outside the Bubble With Wisconsin’s Hogs for Heroes
On a special episode of Outside the Bubble, Edge Messaging’s Brian Fraley talks with Kevin Thompson of Hogs for Heroes and veterans Scott Kruchten and Brian Kvitek, who both received motorcycles courtesy of this unique charity.
“We’re a local, Wisconsin, non-profit, we support and are dedicated to healing the wounds of injured Wisconsin veterans,” said Thompson. “Our mission is a little different though, we raise money to purchase Harley-Davidsons for injured Wisconsin vets to help their healing and honor all veterans, get them back on the road and in the community.”
Rep. Rodriguez: Assembly Republicans unveil a new tax plan
OAK CREEK, Wis. – Rep. Jessie Rodriguez (R-Oak Creek) joined her Southeastern Wisconsin Assembly Republican colleagues in a press conference on Tuesday morning to unveil a new tax cut package. “In the wake of Governor Evers’ disappointing veto of the middle-class tax cut we included in the state budget, we are introducing our new plan to…