Daybreak w/ Brian and Jamie

We hit the headlines from around our nation and the pop culture world. In this hour there is breaking news from a post by President Trump. We also help with your plan to get out and vote today by letting you know what’s on the ballot, when polls close and more.

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Wake up! It’s Election Day in Wisconsin! Meanwhile Governor Evers has signed bills that will address PFAS contamination, we discuss that and the president’s latest news conference about Iran. Also: how can you keep your brain engaged to lessen dementia risk?

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Jamie gives us a Civics Lesson about the 25th amendment before we’re joined by Ashlynn Kirk from UW-River Falls. Kirk tells us about new “cow vision” goggles that let you see what a cow sees. We close the show with some fun news you can use, this time it’s about coffee grounds.

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The president posted a tweet with expletives and threats on Easter Sunday, we discuss in Stuff You Need To Know. Speaking of presidents, who will be the next one and who should the Democrat nominee be? We close with some animal rescue stories from around the country.

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We talk birthdays, Easter and cooking to kick off this week. Next we dive into more vetoes from Governor Evers. In national news, Liberation Day’s anniversary is here and we ask how you have been affected by tariffs. Later we check out some public art.

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We bring a little breaking news in this hour’s headlines, the news comes straight out of Ian. We also touch on the secretary of defense asking the Army Chief of Staff to retire. Later we discuss Hegseth’s newly signed order to allow soldiers to carry personal firearms on base. 

In this last hour of the week we play Fact or Fiction, spouting from another Senator Ron Johnson town hall. We close the show with Dairyland Diaries and talk about good news stories from around the state.

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We cover this morning’s headlines, including word that the Universities of Wisconsin is trying to oust its president. Later we chat with one of the Democrats running for governor, Kelda Roys. 

This hour we also have fun in our daily Swipe or Stay segment and close by talking about the best burgers in Wisconsin.

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To open the show Brian tells what he has coined the “saddest Easter story ever.” Later we talk about the world’s oldest tortoise.

In the land of news: A rule change has come to the Department of Homeland Security, we discuss how it frees up the abilities of FEMA. Later we talk about the large number of Wisconsin Republicans who aren’t seeking reelection, what does it mean?

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We have an all-Wisconsin Stuff You Need To Know to start the hour, in the headlines we talk about how declined immigration has hurt school funding in Green Bay, plus some strong language from Governor Tony Evers.

Also in Wisconsin news, consumers may begin to be affected by the rise in diesel prices that are facing milk haulers and other trucks.

Wisconsin Policy Forum President Jason Stein and Andy Tisdel, a researcher on the topic, tells us about opioid deaths in Wisconsin and where they’re trending.

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We bring you the day’s headlines from around the nation as well as our state, which includes news that Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul is joining in on a lawsuit against the EPA over changed standards. Later we talk about a Republican report on outside influences at the Wisconsin Department of Justice.

We are also joined by Carole Trone, the executive director of the Wisconsin Coalition on Student Debt and the president of College Goal Wisconsin. She tells us about student loans and the status of loan forgiveness as well as what people affected by this should do. She also points listeners to a helpline, 833-589-0757.

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