Hans Breitenmoser
Biting the Hand That Feeds (Hour 2)
A top official from the National Farmers Union will review a significant contradiction in rural America—a largely Republican-voting region that’s bound to be hurt badly if the budget blueprint promoted by House Republicans this year is adopted.
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A Hellscape for Women (2nd Hour)
The repeal of a national right by women to make their own reproductive healthcare decisions has created what’s been described as a hellscape for women whose troubled pregnancies have become near-death experiences in states that banned abortion care. A Texas woman is now traveling the country to tell her story and make the case to restore women’s rights and not allow Donald Trump to cause more damage.
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Immigration Reform: Green Shoots or More Weeds? (Hour 2)
Recently something happened very quietly on the subject of immigration reform. A bipartisan group including members of Congress made progress on reforming agricultural visas. It would be a game-changer for the migrant farm workers keeping Wisconsin’s dairy industry healthy. We’ll ask if what appears to be the first green shoots of good legislation growing in a barren US House will be choked off by the usual conservative weeds. Also, Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez reminds us to get out and vote today.
Real Rural Support for Wisconsin (2nd Hour)
Hans Breitenmoser talks about several rural economic development projects recently announced for Wisconsin as the Biden administration, the Evers administration, and Sen. Tammy Baldwin talk up the investments being made in the state and local economy. Courier News' Allen Piper also speaks about Project 2025
Rural Prosperity Comes from Partnerships (2nd Hour)
In our biweekly visit with Lincoln County dairy farmer Hans Breitenmoser, we’ll be joined by Beth Haskovec of the Wisconsin Office of Rural Prosperity to discuss a way to fund community projects in our state’s smaller communities. And Chad Holmes has the latest news from the Wausau area that he discusses on his daily show on Bull Falls Radio.
Envisioning a Cooperative Future (Hour 2)
Wisconsin pioneered the role of agricultural cooperatives—and perhaps it’s time to go back to the future. We’ll talk to an expert about the value of cooperatives to a local economy, and we’ll explore what the greater economy might look like if we had more co-ops to help democratize the markets.
Gimme a Double Shot (Hour 2)
It’s that time of year—to see if a responsible fella can get a flu shot and a COVID booster, and lift his arms the next morning! Also: Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes Conway talks about the jobs and improvements that are coming to Wisconsin because of President Biden’s emphasis on American infrastructure. And Hans Breitenmoser reviews a major rural economic to-do list.
Too Big to Break Up? (Hour 2)
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul is among 31 attorneys general helping the US Dept. of Agriculture examine ways where companies are trying to remove competitive pressures from the marketplace in the agriculture and food industries. We’ll talk to Hans Breitenmoser about the things that aren’t blatant monopolies but still hurt capitalism and consumers. Also: Heather Heil from Leadership Green Bay will discuss their 40th year kickoff event.
Against a Free Press, For More Child Labor (Hour 2)
We’ll visit with state Sen. Kelda Roys about two recent instances of Republicans getting attention for the wrong reasons. In one case, a Republican senator up north appears to be trying to sue a small news outlet out of business. That same senator and two Assembly colleagues are also co-authors of a new bill that would gut work permits for 14- and 15-year-olds, making it harder to protect them from mistreatment and unsafe conditions. Also: We’ll talk to a WI Farmers Union member who was recently at the White House to mark the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act.
That Big Ol’ 6-Pack Will Be Old Style Again
It’s been more than 20 years since the sad news that La Crosse’s old G. Heileman Brewing Co. would go bankrupt and Old Style beer would go away. The label was eventually bought by Pabst and brewed in Milwaukee, but now Pabst is bringing Old Style back home—and the brewery’s iconic “6-Pack” of storage tanks will return to a look it sported for decades. Also: an introduction to Wisconsin Women in Conservation.
