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WisPolitics Capitol Chats provides political insights from political movers and shakers around Wisconsin in about 10 minutes. Quality interviews brought to you each week by the reporting team at Wis... more
FAQs about WisPolitics Capitol Chats:How many episodes does WisPolitics Capitol Chats have?The podcast currently has 979 episodes available.
August 27, 2026Wisconsin Elections Commission's Jacobs says Trump mail-in ballot order unlikely to be in force for NovemberOn this week's "Capitol Chats," Wisconsin Elections Commission member Ann Jacobs discusses recent litigation by states, including Wisconsin, seeking to block a Trump administration effort to require the U.S. Postal Service only deliver mail-in absentee ballots to people on a citizenship list. ...more15minPlay
August 19, 2026Capitol Chats: WI Head Start Association's Mauer says federal Head Start changes will 'deteriorate quality and access'On this week's "Capitol Chats", Jennie Mauer, executive director of the Wisconsin Head Start Association, discusses a federal proposal that would increase Head Start class sizes and eliminate non-English instruction, among other changes. ...more21minPlay
August 12, 2026Capitol Chats: Our Revolution's Dempsey says Francesca Hong will be progressive leader 'for a long time to come'On this week's "Capitol Chats," Robert Dempsey, national political director for the progressive political action group Our Revolution, discusses democratic socialist Francesca Hong's loss in Tuesday's Democratic gubernatorial primary, what it means for the progressive movement, and what comes next for Hong and Dem guv nominee David Crowley. ...more13minPlay
August 05, 2026Cap Chats: Dylan Helmenstine wants 'public power for the public good' as treasurerOn this week's "Capitol Chats," Dem state treasurer candidate and Wisconsin Heights School Board member Dylan Helmenstine discusses his plans to increase the visibility of the treasurer's office, managing state trust funds and the upcoming primary election....more16minPlay
July 29, 2026Capitol Chats: Yee Leng Xiong says state treasurer's office needs more fiscal transparencyOn this week's "Capitol Chats," Dem state treasurer candidate and Marathon County Supervisor Yee Leng Xiong discusses the upcoming primary election, his plans to increase fiscal transparency and his Hmong heritage....more19minPlay
July 23, 2026Capitol Chats: CUB's Tom Content says data centers need to 'show me the money'On this week's "Capitol Chats," Tom Content, executive director of the Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin, talks about why the consumer advocacy group pushed to require data centers to post billions of dollars of collateral for new power plants, Oracle's lawsuit to weaken those rules, and how utilities are proposing to bill data centers for their power needs. ...more14minPlay
July 09, 2026Capitol Chats: Mike Roberts says the Legislature needs more 'real-world experience'On this week's "Capitol Chats," physical therapist and GOP candidate for the 5th SD Mike Roberts discusses how he wants to improve health care, reduce the state's property tax burden, and how to pay for increasing police staffing and prison reforms. ...more15minPlay
June 25, 2026Capitol Chats: Rep. Franklin argues he's 'done a good job' promoting bipartisanshipOn this week's "Capitol Chats," freshman Rep. Ben Franklin, R-De Pere, talks about school funding, bipartisanship, and how he's making the case to voters to grant him a second term....more15minPlay
June 17, 2026Capitol Chats: Fair Wisconsin's Swetz on supporting 'champions' of the LGBTQ+ communityIn this week's Capitol Chats, Fair Wisconsin Executive Director Abigail Swetz talks about the group's work to support LGBTQ+ Wisconsinites, which candidates Fair Wisconsin PAC is backing this fall, and political rhetoric and ads targeting the transgender community....more16minPlay
June 10, 2026Capitol Chats: 88th AD candidate Tollefson says 'we can be doing better' to support schoolsOn this week's "Capitol Chats," De Pere School Board member Brandy Tollefson talks about her campaign for the 88th AD as a Democrat, what she thinks the Legislature can do for public schools and affordability, and what she's doing to distinguish herself from incumbent GOP Rep. Ben Franklin....more11minPlay
FAQs about WisPolitics Capitol Chats:How many episodes does WisPolitics Capitol Chats have?The podcast currently has 979 episodes available.