Kelda Roys
A Reprieve Is Not a Resolution (Hour 2)
Gov. Tony Evers provided a reprieve to childcare providers and parents by temporarily saving the Child Care Counts program, but only the Legislature can fund it to a sustainable level. We’ll talk to our friends from Motherhood for Good as well as state Sen. Kelda Roys. Plus Civic Media News Director Terry Bell has 3 Things You Should Know to start the week.
Justice For Janet (Hour 1)
State Senator Kelda Roys returns to us this week to update Wisconsinites on what’s going on in the legislature. She weighs in on Republican efforts to change tax laws and impeach Justice Janet Protasiewicz, offering some alternative ideas.
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.
Signs of Hope and a Bitter Pill (Hour 2)
As Wisconsin Democrats gathered for their annual convention, legislators celebrated recent success in statewide elections, expressed optimism about 2024, and groaned over the prospect of supporting a compromise bill with Republicans that provides more funding for local governments and public schools while also making the voucher school program even stronger. We’ll talk to Joint Finance Committee member Sen. Kelda Roys.
Kelda Roys In The 608 (Hour 2)
Todd and his listeners tell us their favorite haunts in the 608. And guest State Senator Kelda Roys informs us about funding for child care. And she may have done Howard Marklein’s work for him!
Home Crew Coalition (Hour 2)
We talk to State Senator Kelda Roys about her insights on where we are on the budget process.
Then CEO of CARW and member of the Home Crew Coalition, Tracy Johnson, joins to talk about the Brewers stadium negotiations, work from home and I94 expansion
‘Happy’ Anniversary, 1849 Abortion Ban (Hour 2)
It was on March 31, 1849 that Wisconsin Gov. Nelson Dewey signed a law banning abortion. State Sen. Kelda Roys will outline the legislation introduced by Democrats that would restore women’s healthcare rights and undo the damage brought by right-wing US Supreme Court justices when they repealed Roe v. Wade, allowing the 1849 ban to again take effect.
Wisconsin as a Start Up Hub (Hour 2)
State Senator Kelda Roys joins to encourage you to attend one of the Joint Finance Committee public budgetary hearings.
And then we talk to Missy Hughes, Secretary and CEO of WEDC, about the Wisconsin Investment Fund.
What happens if Mifepristone is banned by a Trump Appointed Federal Judge? (Hour 2)
Amazon is adding MD to its résumé. This week, the retail giant closed a $3.9 billion deal to acquire One Medical, which Kristin used to go to before moving back to Milwaukee. Good thing? Bad thing? We discuss.
Then State Senator of Senate District 26, Kelda Roys, joins to talk about what's happening with the Mifepristone lawsuit happening in Texas and what that means for the country and Wisconsin.
Sen. Roy’s Neighborhood (Hour 2)
Today, State Senator Kelda Roys joins us to talk about her journey in politics. She also discusses the Joint Finance Committee and her hopes to put the $6.6 billion surplus to good use in our state. Sen. Roys also chimes in on the impending closure of UW Platteville-Richland Center, further demonstrating the apparent plot to slowly kill off the smaller UW system campuses.
We will continue to elevate the proud voices of our communities and support their efforts to keep these schools open. We must stand together.
