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In this episode of New Fashioned Conservatives, two semi-involved Wisconsin guys break down Gov. Tony Evers' signing of the grooming bill which creates a felony for grooming children for sexual activity and requires school districts to adopt policies on appropriate staff-student communications—calling it a rare bipartisan win on child protection despite earlier Democratic resistance from the socialist caucus.

They then dissect "Keldacare," State Sen. Kelda Roys' February 2026 healthcare platform for her gubernatorial bid, which would allow all Wisconsinites and businesses to buy into the state employee health plan.

The New Richmond School District faces a U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights investigation launched over reports of allowing biological males in female restrooms, following parent concerns at January and February board meetings and a failed policy vote to enforce sex-based facilities—framed as a Title IX violation under the Trump administration's enforcement push.

AJ Bayatpour exposed partisan blinders when he covered the U.S. Department of Education's "History Rocks" tour stop in Brookfield, where critics slammed it as "indoctrination" tied to right-wing groups like Turning Point USA, highlighting how Democrats view everything through a partisan lens.

The hosts cover the sentencing of Caiden Stachowicz, the 20-year-old who set fire to U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman's Fond du Lac office in January 2025 over the TikTok ban vote, receiving seven years in prison.

Democratic congressional candidate Rebecca Cooke fled questions on ICE after calling it "disgusting" for community operations, refusing to clarify support for deporting violent criminal illegals in a viral confrontation. They review the contested Waukesha County sheriff election landscape heading into 2026. An update on the State Senate race to replace retiring Sen. Steve Nass notes early interest and a now competitive primary.

The "Draft Ramthun" effort gains a new cringe AI-generated songs hyping the push—dismissed as desperate nostalgia from his 2022 election denial days.

Finally, a jab at Secretary of State candidate Nate Pollnow, the farmer/auctioneer running to "reclaim" the office as "Secretary FOR the state" with promises of better recordkeeping and transparency—questioning if his outsider bid can shake up the race.

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