La Crosse Talk PM WIZM

UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Cherosky in studio discussing weird state fair foods — including a million-dollar idea — a taco bell lawsuit that could bring down fast food and political messaging that deters young voters. Began the show talking about how literal kittens are working at the hardware store in Houston, Minn., which led to Chergosky breaking down Wisconsin’s latest jobs report. After that, we got into the list of foods at the Wisconsin state fair, and whether these vendors are trying to sell great food or weird us out. Then we got into the oddity that no Republican wants to run against US Sen. Tammy Baldwin in the state, despite Ron Johnson just winning that same seat last election. That led into a conversation about young voters, how much they pay attention to politics and whether they’re turned off by political messaging. Lastly, we discuss the Taco Bell lawsuit dealing with the picture you see versus the food you get, and Chergosky’s money making idea he may just implement at the La Crosse County corn roast in West Salem on Aug. 30.

SHOW LINKS:

Wisconsin state fair foods:
https://wistatefair.com/fair/Food-Category/new-foods/

Taco Bell lawsuit:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/taco-bell-lawsuit-beef-ingredients-mexican-pizza-crunchwrap/

No Republicans offering to run against Tammy Baldwin
https://www.wizmnews.com/2023/08/01/still-no-republicans-running-against-sen-tammy-baldwin-in-wisconsin-after-rep-tom-tiffany-pulls-out/

US jobs report:
https://apnews.com/article/economy-jobs-inflation-federal-reserve-def1e5500e2852bf8ec3621b7270cd61

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We pick La Crosse County District Attorney Tim Gruenke's his brain on a few things surrounding weed possession — now legal in Minnesota — and where did the gun come from in something like the mass shooting that happened in the city last month. We began the show, though, getting an update on a dead body found along the Bud Hendrickson Trail. After that,we spent a few talking about some of the terms floating around having to do with former President Donald Trump, including  "grand jury" and "Indictment." Then we got into a couple different things surrounding marijuana, including how authorities determine whether your under the influence and how long that stays in your system — a bit different than alcohol. Also, the city of La Crosse has a $1 fine system for those caught with less than 25 grams of weed. But what if you're caught every day with that amount? After that, we talked guns, and some of the cases recently involving guns, including that drive-by shooting where the assailant threw the gun onto a roof, and downtown killing, where the killer made what's called a ghost gun, from scratch, by buying all the parts online.

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With Minnesota legalizing recreational marijuana, it's likely that it will make its way to La Crosse, where driving under the influence could increase. So, La Crosse Police Sgt. Danny Mandujano joined to discuss how police determine DWI (driving while intoxicated), and if it's harder to recognize if someone's under the influence of drugs versus alcohol.

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Jim Mathy, Milwaukee County's housing administrator joins to discuss, what he calls a homeless crisis in La Crosse. We talk about what Milwaukee has done over the past decade to bring their homeless population down. We also get Mathy's opinion on what La Crosse has done so far and what it might consider to help get people off the streets and into housing.

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Wisconsin state Sen. Brad Pfaff in the WIZM studio, discussing everything from the Derrick Van Orden outburst, and whether he's going to run for US House, to childcare and healthcare costs, to his wanting to buy an old Ford Ranchero or Chevy El Camino. 

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UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky, in studio discussing the fallout from Derrick Van Orden’s teen tirade, an $870 billion defense bill and Chick-Fil-A conveyor drive-thrus. Began the show, however, talking quick about Minnesota legalizing recreational marijuana, before we got into the Van Orden discussion. For those who don’t know, Van Orden cursed at Senate interns for taking pics of the US Capitol on their last day of work. After that, we hit on the defense bill that both Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson — the world’s most opposite politicians, who just happen to be from the same state, voting together on the same bill — signed on. We took a political break and talked a couple of food stories, including Subway offering free subs for anyone that changes their name to Subway,” French’s and Skittles teaming up for some disgusting promotion, and the whole Chick-Fil-A conveyor idea. Lastly, picked Chergosky’s brain about Third Party candidates in the presidential race and how they could spoil it for either Democrats or Republicans. This stems from an argument with La Crosse County Democratic Party chair William Garcia saying the No Labels Party is simply created to put Donald Trump back into office.

STORY LINKS:
DERRICK VAN ORDEN: 

https://www.wizmnews.com/2023/07/27/us-house-rep-van-orden-curses-out-high-school-aged-pages-for-taking-pictures-of-rotunda-says-they-treated-us-capitol-like-frat-house/

https://www.wizmnews.com/2023/07/28/while-derrick-van-orden-swears-at-teenage-senate-pages-for-taking-pics-at-capitol-state-rep-steve-doyle-loves-their-interest-his-daughter-was-a-page/

Skittles and French's team up

https://abc7chicago.com/mustard-skittles-frenchs-candy/13550617/

Free Subway sandwiches for naming self "Subway"

https://www.wfla.com/news/national/subway-to-give-free-sandwiches-for-life-to-one-person-who-agrees-to-legally-change-name-to-subway/

Chick-Fil-A conveyors

https://www.instagram.com/p/CvOMLqVtsTB/

$886 billion defense bill passage

https://www.wizmnews.com/2023/07/27/gop-sen-ron-johnson-signs-886-billion-defense-bill-despite-concerns-of-militarys-radical-left-social-agenda-and-wokeness/

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Wisconsin state Rep. Steve Doyle joins to discuss his golden retriever pups, the Derrick Van Orden incident cursing at teens and the amount of time the Legislature takes off. We also discussed some of the negotiations going on in Madison with tax cuts, childcare funding and we gave Doyle an idea in resolving the Brewers stadium funding. Began the show talking about the work the Legislature does while it's out of session, and whether or not it's actual work. After that, a bit about the breaking story that Van Orden was yelling at high school-aged Senate pages for taking pics, as Doyle has multiple experiences in this regard. Also talked about his five-week old golden retriever puppies — there's one left. After that, we got into how the work in both Madison and Washington is more about headlines and less about working out deals between parties. Part of that issue in Wisconsin is gerrymandered maps, so we also discussed the state Supreme Court flipping to a progressive majority and how that might solve some of these issues. Lastly, we talked specifics in terms of tax cuts, childcare and senior care funding and how to use the state's $3.5 billion budget surplus.

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Coulee Region Wildlife rehabber Kathy KasaKaitas joins to talk about the work she's been doing with countless animals over summer. From opossums to ducklings to bunnies and owlets, KasaKaitas' work at the the rehab facility never slows. Among those animals, included an owlet that lost an eye and a punctured wing and opossum babies whose mother was hit by a car. 

The wildlife center's Amazon wishlist can be found here:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/4BS0FP9CY27Q

The center's donation page is found here: 

https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/crhswildlife

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La Crescent Mayor Mike Poellinger joins to discuss Minnesota legalizing recreational marijuana and just how that will affect the city. We also talked about bike paths in every direction out of La Crescent, and the city's upcoming 75th Applefest celebration.

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La Crosse County administrator Jane Klekamp joined to talk about the ambitious plans for the Hillview Health Care campus. The facility would go from, basically a nursing home, to an expansive center that includes a daycare, alternative senior living, bridge housing for adults and crisis stabilization. Klekamp also talked about fixing the roads.

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