MADISON  — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address highlighting his special session that will take place September 20th and urging Republican Legislators to vote to invest in creating a first-of-its-kind Wisconsin Paid Family and Medical Leave program that would provide up to 12 weeks of paid leave to all public and most private employees in the state. More information on the governor’s special session plan is available here.

MADISON – Following the Pier collapse at UW-Madison's Union Terrace; Representative Shelia Stubbs released the following statement:

MILWAUKEE - We welcome Dr. Michael Rosen to the show, our resident economist dissected a new proposal asking to ReThink Brewers ownership and demand public equity in the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for nearly half $1 billion of public tax revenue.

We also discuss the climate change-induced Category 4 hurricane that hit Florida this week and yet another week of tragic shootings on multiple college campuses. We talk about the response from the University of North Carolina student newspaper bringing the horror the proliferation of guns has resulted in. In Wisconsin, Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Dallet writes an excellent letter to Justice Ziegler calling her out for her scheme to create a media firestorm and overturn another democratic election.

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http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/children-special-needs-s442.jpgGov. Evers continues to fight for a Special Session to give Wisconsin Legislative Republicans another chance to do the right thing after they eliminated Child Care Counts.

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address welcoming students, parents, families, educators, and school staff across Wisconsin back to school for the 2023-2024 school year.

MADISON – Today, legislative Republicans introduced a series of bills aimed at addressing Wisconsin’s child care crisis. Needless to say the package fell short. Senate Democratic Leader Melissa Agard (D- Madison) released the following statement:

MADISON – Tuesday, Senator Dan Knodl (R - Germantown) held an informational hearing on a two-year old Legislative Audit Bureau (LAB) report of the 2020 election. The audit showed that Wisconsin’s elections were free, accurate, fair, and secure. Senate Democratic Leader Melissa Agard (D- Madison) released the following statement:

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers delivered the Democratic Radio Address Thursday on his 2023-25 biennial budget investments to support Wisconsin’s agricultural industries. More information on the governor’s agricultural budget investments is available here.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/wdc/free-speech-s5.jpgWisconsin is one of just 19 states that currently does not have an anti-SLAPP law on the books.

MILWAUKEE - We welcome Milwaukee Teachers Education Association President Amy Mizialko back to the show to talk about the devastating news about a huge expansion of a private religious voucher school the former Cardinal Stritch University campus. The school’s owner said the expansion is the direct result of the historic increase in voucher school funding from the terrible shared revenue deal negotiated by Governor Evers. Is this the beginning of a massive expansion of unaccountable and discriminatory voucher schools?

We debrief the circus-like Republican Presidential debate which hit Milwaukee Wednesday. What does the “debate” say about the current state of the party and who stood out?

Next, we assess the news that Republicans filed motions in an attempt to force recently elected Supreme Court justice Justice Protasiewicz to recuse from the gerrymandering case. Does this latest power grab have a chance to succeed?

Following last week’s appearance by Wausau Pilot and Review publisher & editor Shereen Siewert on the Battleground Wisconsin Podcast, Legislative Democrats proposed anti-SLAPP lawsuit legislation on Wednesday.

Priscilla reminds us that this week was the 3 year anniversary of the Jacob Blake shooting in Kenosha, only a month following the wrongful arrest of an innocent black man by Kenosha Police with his family at an Applebees.

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