In this week's Midday podcast we cover the two winners of the Milwaukee mayoral primary election. Acting Mayor Cavalier Johnson and former Ald. Bob Donovan will be on the April general election ballot. They both had some things to say about what comes next at their respective election night parties.

Today's Midday podcast covers the Wisconsin Elections Commission's latest move to respond to Republican concerns in the Legislature over how the 2020 presidential election was handled.

Today's Midday podcast covers Assembly Speaker Robin Vos' effort to stall liberal group American Oversight's move to depose the Rochester Republican over former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman's election probe. Gableman also recently granted a deadline extension to Madison and Green Bay allowing them more time to respond to subpoenas regarding the last presidential election.

Today's Midday podcast covers the omicron variant of COVID-19, which UW Health Chief Quality Officer Dr. Jeff Pothof says is now the dominant variant. He also said hospitals are having to come up with unique ways to cope with the influx of new patients as beds fill up.

Today's Midday podcast covers a quick update on the rise of the omicron variant as the holiday season prompts travel. We also cover Assembly Dems' leadership updates as Minority Leader Gordon Hintz announces he will step down from his leadership role in January.

Today's Midday podcast covers the rise in COVID-19 cases across Wisconsin filling hospital beds and ICUs. Gov. Tony Evers is requesting help from the federal government to deal with the worsening situation as many Wisconsinites refuse to get vaccinated.

Today's Midday podcast covers the latest Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling on how the state's next legislative and congressional maps should be drawn. Justices ruled in favor of the Republican-backed least changes approach to drawing new district boundaries. They also ruled new maps will not take partisan makeup into consideration.

Today's Midday podcast covers a bill that would reduce penalties for marijuana and paraphernalia possession in most communities across the state, but it would increase penalties in Milwaukee and Dane counties. The lawmakers who introduced the bill also recently made headlines on their own for different reasons.