Episodes

  • Capitol Notes: Latest on Wisconsin's budget and more!

    Capitol Notes: Latest on Wisconsin's budget and more!
    May 19 2025
    Have you been thinking about how Wisconsin's going to pay for stuff, like Medicaid, given that the federal government is working to slice its budget? JR Ross of WisPolitics.com unpacks that and more on this week's Capitol Notes.
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    22 mins
  • Capitol Notes: A win for the governor's veto pen

    Capitol Notes: A win for the governor's veto pen
    Apr 21 2025
    What does a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling upholding the governor's ability to set up a 400-year school funding increase with his veto pen mean for this year's state budget process?
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    16 mins
  • Capitol Notes: Can Wisconsin expect congressional redistricting ahead of 2026?

    Capitol Notes: Can Wisconsin expect congressional redistricting ahead of 2026?
    Apr 7 2025
    Supporters of conservative-backed Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel included the possibility that liberal-backed Susan Crawford would sign on to new congressional district maps for Wisconsin. As JR Ross of WisPolitics.com details, that may not be so easy.
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    17 mins
  • Capitol Notes: Big takeaway from the spring election and a look forward

    Capitol Notes: Big takeaway from the spring election and a look forward
    Apr 2 2025
    Susan Crawford won the state supreme court race by nine percentage points. JR Ross chimes in on what it all means and what to keep an eye on from Wisconsin's high court.
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    4 mins
  • Capitol Notes: 3, 2, (April) 1 — Countdown to the Wisconsin Supreme Court election

    Capitol Notes: 3, 2, (April) 1 — Countdown to the Wisconsin Supreme Court election
    Mar 24 2025
    Hear about the donors, issues, ads and comments affecting Wisconsin's race that could, again, affect the ideological balance of the state's highest court.
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    16 mins
  • Capitol Notes: Updates on statewide races and the most-lobbied issue in the Wisconsin Legislature

    Capitol Notes: Updates on statewide races and the most-lobbied issue in the Wisconsin Legislature
    Mar 10 2025
    A look at the latest in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, the race for superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction and what's fascinating JR Ross right now in the Wisconsin Legislature.
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    19 mins
  • Capitol Notes: Voters needed! Vacancy on the Wisconsin Supreme Court

    Capitol Notes: Voters needed! Vacancy on the Wisconsin Supreme Court
    Feb 24 2025
    On April 1, 2025 voters will go to the polls for yet another election for Wisconsin Supreme Court justice. Whoever wins will, again, determine the ideological balance of the court.
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    13 mins
  • Capitol Notes: Check out 'Swing State of the Union' Season 2

    Capitol Notes: Check out 'Swing State of the Union' Season 2
    Feb 17 2025
    On this special edition of "Capitol Notes," learn about Season 2 of WUWM's "Swing State of the Union" podcast.
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    3 mins