Melissa Agard
With Melissa Agard
On this snowy, chilly Friday, John and Gordy talk Popcorn day, events from today in history, and some birthdays. Gordy covers news on the Silver Dollar Tavern, which will get a new life in the new Wisconsin State Historical Museum. They touch on the retirement of local broadcasting legend Mark Koehn, and later have former Senate Minority Leader and Dane County Executive candidate Melissa Agard on the show. They talk with her on guns in schools, Republicans in the legislature, housing in Dane county, her campaign for County Executive, and on marijuana legalization in Wisconsin.
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State Sen. Melissa Agard on marijuana legalization in Wisconsin
Agard has been working to legalize marijuana for many years in Wisconsin. She says Republican leadership is the biggest obstacle to full recreational legalization in the state.
The issue of marijuana legalization has come into focus in Wisconsin as of late, as many of our neighboring states have been implementing new recreational legalization policies. Democrats in Wisconsin have repeatedly proposed legalization efforts, only for them to stall in the Republican-controlled Wisconsin State Legislature.
One of those Democrats who has championed this issue for years is State Senator Melissa Agard of Madison. I interviewed here about the issue for a podcast here at The Recombobulation Area.
“The most dangerous thing about weed in Wisconsin is that it's illegal,” said Agard. “And by having a thoughtful, comprehensive policy that doesn't pick winners and losers in our state, we will be more safe, more prosperous, and people's personal liberties will be honored in a more true way.”
Wouldn’t hire you to build an engineering building
State Senate Minority Leader Melissa Agard joins the show to talk yesterday's Brewers stadium bill, and Dom and Crute look at why Republicans don't want to build a new engineering building for the UW.
Choker in Chief
Senate Minority Leader Melissa Agard joins the Devil's to talk the choker in chief's calls not to impeach Protasiewicz, and Crute threatens to sink the Jordan Love Boat.
So Much to Do, So Little Help (Hour 2)
We review what should be an ambitious to-do list for the fall session of the Wisconsin Legislature with state Senate Democratic Leader Melissa Agard—though it still looks like the Republican leadership would rather do little to nothing at all.
Smoke on the water
Senate Minority Leader Melissa Agard (D-Madison) joins the Devils to talk Protasiewicz, and Congressional Candidate Tara Johnson comes on to talk about taking on Derrick Van Orden for Congress.
Prohibition Doesn’t Work
Today we welcome State Senator Melissa Agard to echo the wishes of a majority of Wisconsinites: Cannabis should be legalized. She and our hosts discuss the financial, social, and safety benefits we would experience.
Also, Republican legislators in our state are attempting to loosen child labor restrictions. We take your calls to see what Wisconsin thinks about this idea!
Weekly Best of UpNorthNews Radio with Pat Kreitlow for Aug 5
This Tuesday, Wisconsin got a new justice. The investiture of Janet Protasiewicz marks a new era, a return to normalcy after years of political activism by far-right justices. We’ll discuss the significance for Wisconsinites of a court under progressive control with representatives of Motherhood for Good and later with state Senate Democratic Leader Melissa Agard.
On the Table (Hour 1)
In the first segment, Earl and Sandy are joined by Senator Melissa Agard to talk about the prospects of legalizing marijuana in Wisconsin. Then, they discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine and potential ways in which peace will be found.
