La Crosse Talk PM WIZM

We bring in the expert, UW-La Crosse political science professor, Anthony Chergosky, Ph. D., to break down how divided America is on whether they'd go out to eat if they couldn't use their phone. We also discussed some politics, including how Donald Trump's endorsement changes before and after the primary, and how a Joe Biden endorsement would work. We also hit on the $1.1 million, taxpayer-funded 2020 election investigation being ended by Wisconsin's top Republican, and whether or not that was simply to get — or not get — votes.

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La Crosse Schools Superintendent, Dr. Aaron Engel joined, to talk about the district's consolidation plan down to one high school, with a $194.7 million referendum heading to the November ballot. Before that, we talked quick about the F-35 flyover and then no flyover. After, WIZM's Brad Williams gave a quick update on the city's plan to end -- sort of -- alternate side parking.

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Despite it being his 31st wedding anniversary, Wisconsin state Sen. Brad Pfaff stopped in studio, fresh off winning the Democratic primary for the 3rd Congressional District in the US House of Representatives. Played a little joke on Pfaff to start the show, in regards to that anniversary. After that, talked about some state Senate stuff, before diving into some of the issues he'd want to focus on if he's the US House representative.

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La Crosse Mayor Mitch Reynolds joined Monday, as he does each month the week of the city council meeting. On the show, we discussed the council's plan to sort of end alternate-side parking for snow emergencies. We also dived into the La Crosse School District $194.7 million referendum due to a lack of state funding and where the city is at with state funding. Lastly, we touched on roundabouts and a pipe-dream of an idea for housing. Oh, we did kick off the show talking about high school football.

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UW-L political science professor Anthony Chergosky in studio, as Donald Trump holds a rally on the other side of the state for his GOP governor candidate. As we discussed that race, the number of diapers a baby uses an hour and how even the Cracker Barrel is now politicized, Chergosky rattles off tweets referring to the Trump rally.

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Kou Lee joined the show to talk about running for Senate, why Hmong always end up playing volleyball — and how that relates to his candidacy — and the backstory of his family's struggle coming from Laos to freedom in the United States. Lee is one of five Democratic candidates running for US Senate in Wisconsin. The voting primary ends Tuesday, Aug. 9.

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Fritz Leinfelder is running for sheriff in La Crosse County. He's one of two Republican candidates on the ballot looking to replace the retiring Jeff Wolf. The primary voting period ends August 9. We discussed everything from the biggest responsibilities within a sheriff's office to mental health to Leinfelder’s experiences that he believes will make him a good sheriff. 

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Another interesting La Crosse School Board meeting this week saw the resignation in protest by member Rob Abraham. School Board president Juan Jimenez joined to talk about the dilemma in how the school district consolidates, with a $194.7 million November referendum on the ballot as the focal point now. Before that, one of the five Democratic candidates left running to replace Ron Johnson, Steven Olikara joined to discuss how he would handle the role of US Senator. 

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Marte Peterson is running for sheriff in La Crosse County. He's one of two Republican candidates on the ballot looking to replace the retiring Jeff Wolf. The primary voting period ends August 9. We discussed everything from the responsibilities within a sheriff's office to mental health to Peterson's experiences that he believes will make him a good sheriff. 

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UW-La Crosse political science professor joins to break down all the biggest questions, including the number of chicken sandwiches or Chipotle burritos an hour it would take for you to work in fast food. Also, would the Klondike Choco Taco exist in your school's vending machine today? We kicked off the show talking a bit about the GOP governor candidates in Wisconsin and about three-quarters through discussed how the 3rd US House district in the state is one of the biggest in the nation. Ended the show with two very important cat stories — including a Mewsuem owning in Wisconsin.

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