Episodios

  • Capitol Notes: How could the government shutdown affect Wisconsin?

    Capitol Notes: How could the government shutdown affect Wisconsin?
    Oct 13 2025

    The federal government has been shut down for about two weeks. This week’s Capitol Notes digs into the politics behind it and the potential effects in Wisconsin.
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    14 m
  • Capitol Notes: The shutdown continues

    Capitol Notes: The shutdown continues
    Aug 11 2025

    Some states have declared a state of emergency as FoodShare benefits pause because of the federal government shutdown. Wisconsin has not taken action. Why is that?
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    14 m
  • Capitol Notes: How does the Wisconsin budget protect healthcare funding?

    Capitol Notes: How does the Wisconsin budget protect healthcare funding?
    Jul 14 2025

    As the federal government sliced health care coverage over the next decade, Wisconsin, too, passed its budget. How will it impact people with Medicaid coverage, SNAP benefits or child care needs?
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    14 m
  • Capitol Notes: Can Wisconsin pull a budget together?

    Capitol Notes: Can Wisconsin pull a budget together?
    Jun 30 2025
    Legislators in the GOP-led Joint Finance Committee are working to get a budget finalized. It then needs to go before the Assembly and Senate, and then the Democratic governor.
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    15 m
  • Capitol Notes: The ABCs of school funding and tax cuts in Wisconsin

    Capitol Notes: The ABCs of school funding and tax cuts in Wisconsin
    Jun 16 2025
    The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee is putting its stamp on the state budget. Last week, it took up K-12 funding and tax cuts. Will the plans survive Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' veto pen?
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    15 m
  • Capitol Notes: Wisconsin & the federal tax and spending bill

    Capitol Notes: Wisconsin & the federal tax and spending bill
    Jun 2 2025
    The U.S. House passed a reconciliation bill in May. The U.S. Senate is taking it up. There's a lot that's unknown about what will actually pass, but this week's Capitol Notes lays out how it could impact the Dairy State.
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    14 m
  • Capitol Notes: Latest on Wisconsin's budget and more!

    Capitol Notes: Latest on Wisconsin's budget and more!
    May 19 2025
    Have you been thinking about how Wisconsin's going to pay for stuff, like Medicaid, given that the federal government is working to slice its budget? JR Ross of WisPolitics.com unpacks that and more on this week's Capitol Notes.
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    22 m
  • Capitol Notes: A win for the governor's veto pen

    Capitol Notes: A win for the governor's veto pen
    Apr 21 2025
    What does a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling upholding the governor's ability to set up a 400-year school funding increase with his veto pen mean for this year's state budget process?
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    16 m