There are now two candidates running for the post of state Superintendent of Public Instruction and neither of them are political conservatives. We’ll review the current field. And we’ll talk to Shawn Phetteplace from Main Street Alliance about small business priorities for the next session of the Legislature, especially the need to expand BadgerCare to bring stable healthcare coverage to more working families.

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