Nearly two-thirds of Wisconsin college students have outstanding student loans. Total loans totalled a staggering 24 billion dollars in 2018, for an average of $31,700 per student — one of the highest averages in the country. All that money spent on student loans means money that students can’t spend elsewhere, such as on housing […]
Split Show: Meet Justice Daniel Kelly and Election Analysis with Mike ...
For the first half of today’s program, Carousel interviews Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Daniel Kelly as part of her Meet the Candidates series. Then, she spends the remainder of the hour in conversation with Mike Browne, deputy director of One Wisconsin Now, to discuss the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, the role of the state judiciary, […]
Legal Action Against the Lame-Duck Legislative Session
Last week, a federal judge ruled that early voting restrictions signed into law during Wisconsin’s lame-duck session in December violated a 2016 court order. For the first part of today’s episode, we speak with Analiese Eicher, program director at One Wisconsin Now, one of the organizations that filed the court challenge. Then, we hear from Representative […]
Fighting the Lame Duck Bills
On Friday, December 14, outgoing Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed legislation passed during an extraordinary session that limits the authority of Democrat Governor-elect Tony Evers and of Attorney General-elect Josh Kaul, and sets limits on absentee and early voting. Evers and Kaul both won their respective elections on the strength of historic turnout in Madison […]
Walker’s School Safety Plan, and the Blue Wave
In a two-part show, host Carousel Bayrd first speaks with State Representative Melissa Sargent about the governor’s new $100 million school safety plan that will not put new limits on guns. Then, she turns to One Wisconsin Now‘s Program Director Analise Eicher to talk about the “Blue Wave” from last week’s elections and how that will inform […]
Voter ID Faces New Scrutiny in Court Challenge
After reports that the Wisconsin DMV had given out inaccurate information to those seeking a voter ID, the law is back in court. Judge James Peterson had harsh words for the State and its implementation of the ID process. Analiese Eicher of One Wisconsin Now joins Tony Castaneda to talk about the case. Judge Blasts […]
