We’re joined by Kyle LaFond, founder and CEO of American Provenance, a business in Mount Horeb. He helps us understand how much Wisconsin businesses are being affected by tariffs, plus how the conflict in the Middle East may affect small businesses.

We discuss the monopoly case that concertgoers have had their eyes on as the DOJ and Live Nation have reached a settlement over their Ticketmaster monopoly. Also, Anthropic is now suing the Trump administration after being designated as a supply chain risk.

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We start our show with a look into Iran and the major headlines, including oil and gas prices as well as a still non-specific timeline. In federal news, after the slashing of federal jobs at the start of the second Trump administration, they are now ramping up hiring. Also, a top FDA drug official is trying to hire a friend who wants to add warnings about unproven side effects. 

In a little Wisconsin news, a bipartisan law has expanded to improve the missing child alerts system. We go into the details of the expansion and who is behind the changes.

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The Department of Education came to Wisconsin on their “History Rocks!” tour, a program that has sparked concerns about the whitewashing of history. In other Wisconsin news, Beloit has a pre-development agreement with a company that is working on putting a data center in the city. Meanwhile, another Trump administration official has been told she was acting unlawfully in her leadership of Voice of America. 

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Members of the GOP trying to push charges against Cassidy Hutchinson, who became a key witness of January 6, over her testimony about that day. Transgender youth rights are under attack as the Trump administration is opening an investigation into a Wisconsin school district’s gender policy. We also ask how much you’re paying for gas as we see prices rise across the state.

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We bring weekend updates from the situation with Iran, which isn’t the only country Trump is looking at. We also take a deeper look into Trump’s desire to “take over” elections.

In Wisconsin news, Tammy Baldwin and Minnesota democrats are asking for funds from the federal government to replace the important Blatnik Bridge, which connects Superior and Duluth. We also look into news that Amtrak could begin rail service going through Madison as early as 2030.

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Across the nation state Medicaid budgets will decline by $665 billion, it’s because of new federal law signed off in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. We stick with the administration and discuss the way that they talk about military deaths.

We end the week with some lighthearted conversations! First we talk to Beth Howard, a pie expert, and then we close things out with some good news from around the state during our Dairyland Diaries segment.

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Markwayne Mullin is Kristi Noem’s replacement, we take a look into Noem’s history leading up to her failure in the Department of Homeland Security. Mullin is not someone that is sure to bring much positive change, we look into who he is.

Later we’re joined by Alex Shur from Votebeat. He tells us about their report on how few bills are being taken up by the Wisconsin Senate because the chamber did not create a committee for election policy.

In this hour we also play Swipe or Stay with senior producer Frank Gargano, we also discuss Daylight Savings and debate whether or not we should keep it.

There are three northeast Wisconsin towns calling for a one-year moratorium on data centers, it’s a way to combat the rapidly moving situation. Also in Wisconsin news, the state has joined a lawsuit over the newest round of tariffs that the president installed after a Supreme Court ruling. Glendale-based Weyco Group says that they had to pay $16 million in tariffs during 2025.

On a somber note, former Packers president and CEO Bob Harlan died yesterday. We take a look at his importance to Green Bay and the surrounding area, his impact went far beyond football.

We quickly cover Iran headlines and discuss the news that Noem has been relieved of her role with the DHS, but Trump is going to have her lead a new security initiative called Shield of the Americas Summit.

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Yesterday the Senate voted against a measure to constrain Trump’s authorities in Iran by using the War Power Act. We discuss what this does for the strikes against Iran and what it signals for the future of Congress needing to approve military action in 60 days. Also, a case against former President Biden over use of an autopen has failed.

Gabe Rottman, vice president of policy at Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, joins to explain SLAPP laws and how they effect freedom of speech and freedom of the press.

To close the hour we take a look at the specialty license plates you can get in Wisconsin and ask which you would get.

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With the conflict in the Middle East, we take a look at how the Strait of Hormuz getting shut down by Iran could hit the global economy. These are things that can impact Wisconsinites directly. Governor Tony Evers said that a federal hemp law will hurt the state, we discuss that as well as a bill in the state that would put a cool-off period for lawmakers turned lobbyists.

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