http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/capitol-xmas-tree-s5.jpg2025 holiday tree, “The Learning Tree,” to be displayed in the Capitol throughout the holiday season, celebrating those who help make learning possible and fun.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/ho-chunk-code-talkers-honored-s440.jpgNew signs unveiled to identify Ho-Chunk Nation communities and the Mississippi River in both the Ho-Chunk and English languages.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/laura/justice-or-payback-2025-s422.pngWhen justice turns into a weapon, democracy becomes the target. How the Department of Justice is being twisted into a tool for political revenge — and why it’s tearing down the rule of law in the process.

Madison's Devil’s Advocates radio show adding station in the Milwaukee market, Scott Walker’s punitive plan to force parents with children to work a minimum of 80 hours a month to receive food stamps, and the latest Trump assaults on civil liberties.

STATEWIDE - In a major victory for Citizen Action's Radio-Active project, Mike Crute ( co-host of the Devil’s Advocates radio show) makes an exclusive announcement on the podcast that he is buying a major radio station in the Milwaukee market, broadcasting at 1510 AM. The new commercial talk radio station will feature independent and progressive voices engaging in fact-based discussions, including local hosts and national luminaries such as Thom Harthman, Stephanie Miller, and many others.

We also discuss Scott Walker’s punitive plan to force parents with children to work a minimum of 80 hours a month to receive food stamps and housing assistance, while the Walker economy continues to hemorrhage family supporting jobs. Also the panel discusses shocking new cost estimates for one of Walker's biggest corporate tax loopholes, his latest assault on worker rights, and new evidence that private school tax break passed by the GOP in the middle of the night is going primarily to wealthier Wisconsinites.

We also weigh in on the latest Trump assaults on civil liberties. We welcome Milwaukee County Supervisor Marina Dimitrijevic to talk about the County Board’s resolution this week opposing all forms of discrimination and pledging that Milwaukee County will remain a safe place for undocumented immigrants -- regardless of federal law.

LISTEN NOW - EPISODE #278