WisPolitics Capitol Chats

In this week's "Capitol Chats" episode, U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Milwaukee, discusses the impact of a Supreme Court ruling narrowing a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, debate over immigration enforcement funding and more.

On this week's "Capitol Chats," U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Glenbeulah, defends congressional Republicans' push to funnel more than $70 billion in new funding to ICE and Border Patrol and answers questions about immigration enforcement reform and why the GOP is pushing this legislation now.

In this week's "Capitol Chats" episode, Assembly Majority Leader Tyler August, R-Walworth, says he's confident in Republicans' ability to retain control of the Assembly, reflects on longtime Speaker Robin Vos' departure and more.

In this week's "Capitol Chats," former technology executive and Caledonia trustee Prescott Balch argues local officials are being drawn into bad deals with the trillion-dollar tech companies building data centers throughout Wisconsin, and need to slow down development deals to better understand the risks and rewards of such projects.

In this week's "Capitol Chats" episode, RightCount Wisconsin Chair Jim Steineke touts the group's work to promote trust by educating voters about election administration and says faith in elections is a bipartisan issue.

On this week's "Capitol Chats," Melissa Moore talks about Wisconsin's "Wild West" of unregulated intoxicating hemp products ahead of a federal ban that could curtail their sale, and what policymakers need to consider if they are to craft regulation keeping these products on shelves.

In this week's Capitol Chats episode, Marquette Law School Poll Director Charles Franklin discusses recent polling of the state Supreme Court race and says anti-Trump sentiment is a key factor pushing Dem voters to the polls.

On this week's "Capitol Chats," U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Town of Vermont, weighs in on negotiations to fund the Department of Homeland Security, the Pentagon's $200 billion funding request to prosecute the war in Iran, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents being deployed to major airports.

In this week's "Capitol Chats" episode, Dem guv candidate Mandela Barnes discusses his vow to freeze utility rates if elected and criticizes utility companies for being "greedy" at Wisconsinites' expense.

On this week's "Capitol Chats," Phillip Scott of the Wisconsin Hemp Farmers and Manufacturers Association forecasts a grim future for Wisconsin's $700 million intoxicating hemp industry if lawmakers can't create a legal pathway for the cannabis alternative at the state or federal level.