Keya Vakil
You Mad, Bro? (Hour 1)
The people who coined the term “snowflake” sure are quick to have a meltdown when you call attention to their actual record. We’ll look at Eric Hovde’s attempt to deny his own words about nursing home residents, their pending death, and voting. There was also mock indignation from legislators who were at a fundraiser in Washington, DC instead of trying to find a way to clean up contaminated drinking water in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin’s Surest Sign of Spring (Hour 1)
Nothing says spring like the opening of farmers markets around Wisconsin. We’ll talk to Christina Lorey about this weekend’s opening of the state’s largest—a market that wraps around the state Capitol. And Courier Newsroom national correspondent Keya Vakil is joined by Cam Stevenson of our sister outlet in Arizona, the Copper Courier, to talk about that state’s 1864 abortion ban.
Ask These Questions (Hour 1)
Before you consider the political positions of a candidate, shouldn’t you consider whether he or she is a good person? We’ll use a Wisconsin business leader’s recent essay to ask 10 questions about Donald Trump—as well as a state Assembly rep known for her anti-LGBTQ agenda—to help people determine whether they are really worth supporting.
Who’s Watching Out for You? (Hour 1)
While a former president is focused on siphoning donor money to his mounting legal bills, the current president puts up another example of how his policies are designed to benefit the American consumer.
Hit the Bricks, Mitch (1st Hour)
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Obstruction) is stepping down as Senate Republican Leader at the end of this year. Courier Newsroom national correspondent Keya Vakil tells us how McConnell’s legacy ranges from that of a strategic partisan to a destroyer of norms that has rendered the Senate nearly useless.
Tim Michels, Part Deux (1st Hour)
It could be that Sen. Tammy Baldwin will have a formidable opponent this fall, but California bank owner Eric Hovde would first have to get through a Republican primary—which he failed to do in 2012. We’ll cover this week’s headlines with Courier Newsroom national correspondent Keya Vakil.
No Honor (1st Hour)
A partisan hit piece, disguised as a special counsel’s report, exonerates President Biden for his handling of classified documents but gets more attention for its efforts at armchair psychiatry. And former President Trump is dealt one loss and quite likely one win in two of his many court cases.
Bye Bye, Rigged Maps (1st Hour)
For more than a decade, voters have been subjected to gerrymandered maps of the Wisconsin Legislature’s Assembly and Senate districts. Now, not only are the current gerrymandered maps going away, but two experts working on new boundaries have already panned two proposed Republican maps as being about as bad as what’s in place right now.
How to Get Moderates Motivated (1st Hour)
Courier Newsroom national correspondent Keya Vakil takes a look at former President Donald Trump’s performance in this week’s New Hampshire primary and sees where America will face an inflection point on Election Day: Trump polls terribly with moderates, but what if the campaign is so muddy that enough moderates stay home in November? Plus, we’ll look at the, um, unusual things said during Thursday’s Assembly debate about a proposed abortion ban.
Smokescreens and Mirrors, Again (Hour 1)
Once again the talk about Wisconsin Republicans putting forward a marijuana legalization proposal appears designed to go nowhere, as the Senate Republican leader shoots down a plan from the Assembly.
Keya Vakil, national correspondent at Courier Newsroom, joins Pat to take a look at the official start to the 2024 election cycle. From Iowa to New Hampshire, and updates from the legal cases surrounding the frontrunner of the Republican primary.
Plus, sports updates from around Wisconsin from a Bucks blowout win against the Celtics and the Brewers avoiding arbitration with several key players.
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