Civic Media Mornings

We start the hour talking with Rep. Karen DeSanto from Assembly District 40. DeSanto gives us her take on Robin Vos’ announcement, the bills that passed yesterday and where she thinks things could go…

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos announced his retirement on a packed day in the Wisconsin legislature. Lawmakers voted to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage, as well as a breast cancer screening bill. We…

Harley Davidson paid quite a bit of money in tariffs, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Ricardo Torres gives us the details on how that is impacting the company. Later we are joined by the organizi…

The Epstein files are beginning to cause a wave of resignations and investigations. Overnight former prince Andrew was arrested in the UK. Back in the US, the Trump family’s business wants to tradema…

We discuss the State of the State address from last night. Evers laid out his focal points for his last year as governor – a year he dubs “the year of the neighbor.”

Governor Tony Evers’ State of the State address last night was a little fiery. He started strong with bipartisan applause, but by the end of the speech he had Republicans sitting on their hands heari…

Jackie Anderson, the executive director of Feeding Wisconsin , talks to us about the new requirements for SNAP benefits and its impact. You can find more info on the DHS website .

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Rev. Jesse Jackson passed away overnight, we open the show by remembering him and his life as a civil rights icon. We turn to Minnesota, where Tom Homan has been talking about ICE’s presence and what…

Peter Burres, government affairs manager for Wisconsin Conservation Voters , gives details on the Water Pollution Notification Act that is highly supported but has stalled. Later we’re joined by Tim…

DHS is on track to shutdown with controversy surrounding ICE, we bring the latest. In Wisconsin news we take a look at a proposed data center moratorium, this would block construction until some ques…

The House voted to cancel tariffs against Canada, which leads us into the conversation of why did Canada become a massive drug problem for the US? Claire Kelloway, food program manager at the Open Ma…

Yesterday was a bit hectic at the El Paso airport as the FAA and Customs & Border Patrol had a fiasco with lasers and a mylar balloon… yup, that is a real story. Meanwhile Pam Bondi got hostile in fr…

Milwaukee Brewers President of Business Operations Rick Schlesinger joins to discuss the changes for this upcoming season, including the new TV deal and of course we talk ball. We continue our sports…

We discuss the latest pettiness coming out of the White House. In this edition, Trump doesn’t invite all governors to a dinner, sparking some Democrats to threaten to boycott it all together. Stickin…

Ghislaine Maxwell spent yesterday pleading the fifth to a Congressional committee, but says if President Trump grants her clemency she will talk. Even GOP congress members are calling Maxwell out for…

Election security is under the spotlight as Trump pushes the SAVE America Act and Wisconsin Representative Bryan Steil’s proposed Make Elections Great Again Act gain attention in a White House push t…

There are changes coming for government employees, which are being criticized for how they make it for employees to be fired. According to the Office of Personnel Management, over 242,000 federal emp…

The Trump administration continues to get itself into issues, this time with the president reposting a video with a racist depiction of the Obamas and refusing to apologize. Meanwhile, there are repo…

This Friday is plenty of fun! Racine Unified School District Deputy Superintendent Jody Bloyer joins to discuss creating a girls flag football program with the help of former Packer, Donald Driver. W…

Ron Johnson calling for more investigations of fraud in Minnesota. Some people with ties to Jeffrey Epstein, including the chairman of a prestigious law firm, are starting to feel the repercussions o…

In the second hour of Civic Media Mornings, the Washington Post just hit the “delete” key on a third of its newsroom, leaving iconic desks like Sports and Books on the cutting room floor.

Jamie and Brian are back in the studios for another news filled show! They start with the federal government pulling 700 immigration officers out of Minnesota after local officials agreed to increase…

We discuss Trump’s desire to nationalize elections, his comments come on the heels of another investigation into the 2020 election in Georgia. If he gets his way it would not only go against the Cons…

The Clintons have come forward to have public hearings in Congress over the Epstein files. They are scheduled to appear before Congress later this month. We also sit down with Seth Stern, chief of ad…