WisPolitics Capitol Chats

Today's Midday podcast covers the newly announced site for the type 1 facility in Milwaukee slated to replace the state's juvenile prison in Lincoln County. But building that new facility alone won't mean Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake, where juvenile girl offenders are also kept in Lincoln County, will close any time soon.

This week's Midday podcast covers results from the August primary election on Tuesday in the gubernatorial, attorney general, 63rd AD and secretary of state races. Trump-backed Tim Michels will face Gov. Tony Evers as GOP Fond du Lac Co. DA Eric Toney faces Dem AG Josh Kaul and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos holds onto the Republican endorsement for his 63rd AD seat.

This week's Midday podcast covers what Republican gubernatorial candidates are up to the week ahead of Tuesday's primary election. Construction business exec Tim Michels changes his stances on backing Trump in 2024 ahead of the former president's Wisconsin visit and former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch knocks Michels over an attack ad.

This week's Midday podcast covers what to watch for as candidates prepare to face off in the August 9 primary. Several candidates have dropped out and endorsed their former opponents while campaigns launch ads and gather endorsements. Primary winners will go on to the November general election.

This week's Midday podcast covers an argument between the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules and the Wisconsin Elections Commission over whether election clerk are allowed to cure missing or incorrect information on absentee ballot envelopes. JCRAR voted to suspend a WEC rule on the matter, but WEC attorneys say clerks can still use ballot curing guidance from 2016.

This week's Midday podcast covers the Wisconsin Supreme Court's ruling that absentee ballot drop boxes are illegal after Republicans have been raising concerns about them since the last presidential election. The Wisconsin Elections Commission also decided not to send local election clerks guidance on how to deal with the ruling.

This week's Midday podcast covers what some of Wisconsin's statewide candidates are doing to prepare for the August primary. Democratic candidates have been participating in candidate forums and making some attacks on each other while Republican candidates have started launching attack ads. But none of the attacks in Wisconsin have risen to the level seen in other states.

Today's Midday podcast covers what happens next in Wisconsin after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned abortion access protections in Roe v. Wade. Republicans argue the state's 1849 ban criminalizing abortions could go into effect, while many Dems argue newer laws supersede the 173-year-old law.

Today's Midday podcast covers the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn abortion protections in Roe v. Wade, triggering Wisconsin's 1849 law that criminalizes most abortions as a Class H felony. Dem AG Josh Kaul has said he won't expend Department of Justice resources enforcing the law, but Republicans are still praising the Supreme Court ruling.

This week's Midday podcast covers who's on the ballot for the August primary after the deadline to submit nomination signatures elapsed. The Legislature has 31 seats with only one major party listed on the ballot and three of those will have just one name.