Episodes

  • Capitol Notes: Can Wisconsin pull a budget together?

    Capitol Notes: Can Wisconsin pull a budget together?
    Jun 30 2025
    Legislators in the GOP-led Joint Finance Committee are working to get a budget finalized. It then needs to go before the Assembly and Senate, and then the Democratic governor.
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    15 mins
  • Capitol Notes: The ABCs of school funding and tax cuts in Wisconsin

    Capitol Notes: The ABCs of school funding and tax cuts in Wisconsin
    Jun 16 2025
    The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee is putting its stamp on the state budget. Last week, it took up K-12 funding and tax cuts. Will the plans survive Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' veto pen?
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    15 mins
  • Capitol Notes: Wisconsin & the federal tax and spending bill

    Capitol Notes: Wisconsin & the federal tax and spending bill
    Jun 2 2025
    The U.S. House passed a reconciliation bill in May. The U.S. Senate is taking it up. There's a lot that's unknown about what will actually pass, but this week's Capitol Notes lays out how it could impact the Dairy State.
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    14 mins
  • 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