With Paul Soglin leaving office this week, WisOpinion Insiders Jensen & Chvala reflect on the legacy of the capital city's longtime mayor.

Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.

The results of the state Supreme Court race were finalized last week when Appeals Judge Lisa Neubauer, who was backed by Democrats, conceded to conservative Appeals Judge Brian Hagedorn. The court currently leans 4-3 conservative. When Hagedorn takes office in August, the gap will increase to 5-2 conservative.

In this week's Capitol Notes conversation, JR Ross of WisPolitics.com, tells WUWM's Marti Mikkelson that the wider gap could bode well for Republicans who control the Legislature.

With Lisa Neubauer's concession to fellow Appeals Court Judge Brian Hagedorn in the race to replace Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, trade views on what the outcome means for future elections and the high court.

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Panelists at an April 4, 2019, WisPolitics.com luncheon at the University Club in Milwaukee discuss new developments in the complicated issues affecting Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes. Out-of-basin diversions, including those affecting Foxconn, invasive species and politics all combine to challenge those seeking to manage and preserve a critical resource.

Included in the discussion are top experts on Great Lakes issues:

— Peter Annin, author of “The Great Lakes Water Wars,” a former Newsweek journalist who currently serves as director of the Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation at Northland College in Ashland.

— Molly M. Flanagan, vice president for policy at the Alliance for the Great Lakes in Chicago.

— J. Val Klump, dean of the School of Freshwater Sciences, Great Lakes WATER Institute, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

— And Stephen G. Galarneau, director, Office of Great Waters – Great Lakes & Mississippi River, Environmental Management Division, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Québec Government Representative in the Midwest Jean-François Hould provided the program introduction.

This event was sponsored by Canada and UW-Milwaukee.

With recent questions about the type of construction proceeding at Foxconn, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider the past stumbles by the Taiwanese company and its future impact on the political landscape.

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News about the lame-duck laws approved in December dominated the headlines again last week in Wisconsin politics. A second Dane County judge blocked portions of the laws, which limit the powers of new Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul. Then, an appeals court reinstated the laws except for the parts that the Dane County judge blocked.

But, before the courts reinstated the laws, Evers had already rescinded 82 appointments that Republicans approved during the lame-duck session. So, what's the status of those appointments now? That's what WUWM's Marti Mikkelson speaks with JR Ross, of WisPolitics.com, about in this week's Capitol Notes conversation.

With the Supreme Court race drawing to a close, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, handicap the contest between Lisa Neubauer and Brian Hagedorn.

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JR Ross of WisPolitics.com, says challenges to the lame-duck laws are far from over.

As legislative Republicans take over the budget process, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, gauge Gov. Tony Evers' budget items that trim back the GOP's labor law changes from the past two sessions.

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As budget deliberations get started at the State Capitol, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, navigate the possible routes for creating a bipartisan transportation budget.

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