MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered his weekly radio address highlighting “The Learning Tree” as the theme for the 2025 State Capitol Holiday Tree. The governor invited students to contribute handmade ornaments celebrating and thanking Wisconsin’s educators, child care providers, administrators, custodians, school bus drivers, counselors, librarians, school staff, tutors, mentors, after-school program teachers, and all the heroes in their lives who help them learn and support, educate, empower, and inspire them. Gov. Evers, who began 2025 by declaring it the Year of the Kid in Wisconsin, has spent his entire career fighting for Wisconsin’s kids and K-12 public schools, first beginning as a science teacher and going on to become a principal, superintendent, and state superintendent before becoming governor.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/grocery-store-checkout-s454.jpgGovernor remains committed to fighting these efforts with ‘every tool and every power we have’.

MILWAUKEE - This week America met the “Benedict 8” – who pursued a craven, cynical, and ultimately unstrategic betrayal of the American public. We dive into how the “Benedict 8” and the leadership that enabled them exposes what’s wrong with Democratic leadership and how it fails to deliver on its goals. Does this low point provide a moment to break with failed policies of the past and craft a new vision for the Democratic Party rooted in fighting powerful wealthy interests and winning on issues that dramatically improve the lives of the American people.

We discuss the successful Citizen Action of Wisconsin Climate and Utility Justice Lobby Day this week at the Capitol where 150 citizen lobbyists from around the state met with legislators and attended a media event to announce the 2% of Income Utility Rate Cap Bill. We unpack why the new legislation is critical.

The U.S. Catholic Bishops overcome the ideological cleavage in the church to condemn Trump immigration policies. What are the implications for the gestapo-like tactics of ICE? We discuss the new campaign against AT&T, who is helping ICE identify and pursue people across the country. AT&T contracts with ICE, CBP, and DHS—the agencies running Trump’s deportation machine—and the terror that comes with it. We urge listeners to attend an event exposing AT&T in Illinois this Saturday.

See list of AT&T events in Illinois Saturday, Nov. 16th. Sign the petition demanding AT&T drop the contracts and stop profiting from others pain

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MILWAUKEE - With Matt under the weather, Robert goes solo with the help of podcast producer Mollee Albinger asking the questions. We dig into the aftermath of the Democratic sweep in the off year elections this week. What does it mean for the ending of the government shutdown and the fight to save liberal democracy?

Meanwhile, still unwilling to negotiate with Democrats over health care costs, Trump doubles down on his calls on Senate Republicans to end the filibuster, and Ron Johnson flips to support the President. Is ending the filibuster one of the only good things for democracy Trump may accomplish? We also dig into the trumped up political scandal focused on the Department of Instruction’s handling of teacher misconduct cases, more revelations on the massive environmental and economic costs of the Data Centers, plus Marathon County cooperation with ICE, and book banning in the Milwaukee burbs.

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http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/grocery-costs-food-2024-s460.pngWhether that’s volunteering at a food pantry or dropping off a meal for a neighbor, donating items for those in need, or supporting a nonprofit organization in your community.

MADISON, WI – Yesterday, the Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation held a public hearing on AB 612, the trailer bill that was referenced in AB 315, but had yet to be introduced when AB 315 was taken up by the committee in June.

MILWAUKEE - We take a deep dive into the escalating data center debate in Wisconsin for the entire show.

We welcome IUPAT District Council No. 7, Director of Governmental Affairs Office, Andy Buck to tell us why their union supports the current data centers that will be built union and how IUPAT members get work and sustain work.

Next, State Senator Chris Larson joins us to provide his political perspective and educate us on the state’s role in enabling the current dynamic and how we need to see the populist organizing opportunity the data centers provide.

Finally, 620AM WTMJ’s Kristin Brey returns to the show to discuss her insightful observation that there is a unique coalition of political forces aligned against the new data centers and what it says about the current political environment.

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http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/affordable-care-act-02-s450.jpgPeople face sticker shock on out-of-pocket costs with many seeing premiums double, some seniors seeing increases of over $30,000 per year, if Republicans allow enhanced Obamacare supports to expire.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/laura/disinfo-2025-s436.pngDisinformation spreads because people want to believe it. The nation drowning in ignorance, anger, and fake statistics that sound believable only because they confirm what people already think.

MILWAUKEE - As Trump takes a bulldozer to the White House and liberal democracy, we take a deep dive into the devastating potential impact of the tech oligarchs here in Wisconsin. Foxconn 2.0: the Data Center Invasion, shows that as in the movies the sequel is even worse than the original.

Robert tells us about economist Jerrod Bernstein’s forecast that there is an AI bubble that will pop the stock market and leave Wisconsinites holding the bag on huge new fossil fuel plants and infrastructure when AI goes bust.

We review how state and local officials continue to ignore growing public public opposition and lavish the tech giants with generous state a local tax subsidies.

In addition, opposition to the transmission lines for massive data centers is growing and producing unique new political alignments.

Also on this week’s show: Congressman Brian Stiel’s bill that would cut funding to Milwaukee, other major transit systems; Flu vaccination rates plummet in Wisconsin in the wake of anti-vax disinformation from the top of government; and Wisconsin federal food assistance runs out in 8 days, leaving over 700,000 Wisconsinites in peril.

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