Melissa Baldauff
Overdue Reform (Hour 3)
When the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state could move forward with a ban on so-called conversion therapy, it was actually ruling on a much broader topic: Republicans abusing the rules in order to allow the Legislature to interfere with state agencies. It’s not the only example of an abuse of power—remember those gerrymandered maps? But the liberal justices now in charge of the court seem to be making it harder for politicians to bend the rules. We’ll talk to state Sen. Kelda Roys. Also: Climate Check with Melissa Baldauff, a check on western Wisconsin news with James Kelly, and Earl Ingram launches his Civic Media podcast.
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Cows Going Solar (Hour 3)
In this week’s Climate Check, a lighter story about adaptation. The knock on solar farms has been that all those panels would restrict crop growth or grazing. It didn’t take long for folks to get creative in ways that make the panel mobile and even provide shade for cows while they graze! And we’ll get updates from Civic Media friends Earl Ingram in SE Wisconsin, James Kelly in NW Wisconsin, Jimmie Kaska in southwest WI with updates on how the new state budget will support UW projects and more.
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Ban the Bags (Hour 3)
In this week’s Climate Check, it really is that simple — plastic bag bans work to reduce litter and damage. Also: Despite a Trump administration at war with cleaner energy, one automaker says it’s keeping its plans to expand battery development, even without tax incentives.
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The GOP Wants Thought Police on Campus (Hour 1)
When it comes to public funding by legislatures, the University of Wisconsin System is already one of the least-supported in the country because of an ongoing Republican war against education. Now GOP lawmakers want to drag the UW down further. Instead of considering the requests from Gov. Tony Evers and hundreds of business leaders for an overdue funding increase, Republicans are now talking about cutting UW funding. Why? Their perpetual whining about “political correctness” has them demanding changes in how ideas are discussed. How much closer to Orwell’s “Thinkpol” can they get?
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Selective Support for Clean Energy (Hour 3)
The big, bloated boondoggle of a budget bill working its way through Congress not only has massive cuts to Medicaid and other vital programs, it also tries to kill the tax credits that could create a new generation of clean energy jobs. Republicans are suddenly having second thoughts—not about protecting healthcare, but at least protecting the tax credits that benefit their corporate friends who could create those new jobs in their states.
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Donald Jefferson Davis Trump (Hour 1)
A former top advisor to Gov. Tony Evers, Melissa Baldauff has some thoughts on a new column by our colleague Dan Shafer and whether the governor should follow his advice and decline to run for a third term next year. And we’ll follow how our Confederate president is doing more to put the names of sworn Civil War enemies of the United States back on our military bases. Plus, Cherita Booker reviews some popular events happening this weekend around Wisconsin.
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A Pro-Pollution Transportation Secretary (Hour 3)
In our Climate Check segment, Melissa Baldauff talks about Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s war on pollution controls for automobiles. She also has some opinions on a new Dan Shafer column calling on Gov. Tony Evers not to run for a third term. We’ll also check in with Civic Media’s Earl Ingram and James Kelly.
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‘Small’ Cuts with Big Impact (Hour 3)
In this week’s Climate Check, Melissa Baldauff talks about how some Republicans still want to cut the job creating programs contained in the Inflation Reduction Act. But even if they did, it would mean little for a bill that otherwise explodes the national debt. We’ll also check in with Civic Media’s Earl Ingram, covering stories in southeast Wisconsin and James Kelly, covering news in northwest Wisconsin.
Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-9 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X, and YouTube.
Going Nuclear (Hour 3)
Chad Holmes will give us an update on spring sports and news stories he’s following in the Wausau area for Civic Media. And Melissa Baldauff helps us update the latest Trump administration efforts to kill clean energy progress, substantially increase nuclear power, and allow an oil rig executive sweeping powers over federal lands, without going through a US Senate confirmation.
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Send Us a Voice Note! (Hour 1)
We open with a convenient new way for listeners to interact with their favorite shows with the Civic Media app. And we’ll examine new reporting about Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s conveniently timed stock sales, just prior to President Trump’s tariff details that sent markets crashing.
Mornings with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-9 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up.
