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Longtime Wisconsin Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner says he won't seek reelection in 2020. He's been serving in the U.S. House of Representatives for about 40 years and says it's time to pass the torch to somebody else.

Sensenbrenner's district north of Milwaukee leans heavily Republican. In this week's Capitol Notes conversation, WUWM's Marti Mikkelson asked JR Ross of WisPolitics.com if a long list of Republican candidates might appear on the primary ballot next August.

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala & Jensen, assess the political fallout as the GOP-run Joint Finance Committee wrestles with a lame-duck law requiring oversight of settlements by AG Josh Kaul.

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Republican Congressman Sean Duffy announced last week that he is stepping down from the job. Duffy represents northern Wisconsin and says his last day will be Sept. 23. He says he wants to spend more time with his family, especially since discovering his baby will be born next month with a heart condition.

In this week's Capitol Notes conversation, WUWM's Marti Mikkelson asked JR Ross, of WisPolitics.com, when Gov. Tony Evers might call a special session — and whether Democrats can flip the heavily Republican-leaning seat.

On the August 28 edition of the Jay Weber Show on 1130 WISN, WisPolitics.com's JR Ross discusses GOP U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy's pending resignation and the emerging battle over his 7th CD seat, along with a dispute between Dem AG Josh Kaul and GOP members of the Joint Finance Committee over confidentiality agreements regarding settlement talks.

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers doubled down on talk of gun control last week. He called Republican concerns over bills that he is pushing "BS," and said he may call the Legislature into special session to take up the measures.

One measure Evers is thinking about proposing would require universal background checks on gun purchases in Wisconsin, and the other would establish a so-called red flag law.

Evers also predicted that Republicans would "pay the price at the polls" if they don't take up the bills. The GOP has expressed concerns about Second Amendment rights in response to the proposed legislation.

In this week's Capitol Notes conversation, WUWM's Marti Mikkelson asks JR Ross of WisPolitics.com what he thinks of the latest developments.

With the Legislature gearing up for a return to Madison in the fall, the WisOpinion Insiders, Jensen & Chvala, grade the efforts of the GOP majority in the first half of 2019.

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Mass shootings in Texas and Ohio drew a response again last week at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Gov. Tony Evers and Democratic lawmakers introduced a bill requiring universal background checks for most gun purchases.

Republicans who control the Legislature have repeatedly opposed such calls. Could this case be any different? WUWM's Marti Mikkelson asked JR Ross of WisPolitics.com in this week's Capitol Notes conversation.

With neighboring states wrestling with siting marijuana dispensaries, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider the chances the Wisconsin Legislature will approve medical marijuana.

Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.

Talk of gun control surfaced in the State Capitol last week after mass shootings occurred in Texas and Ohio. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers called on the Republican-controlled Legislature to pass a bill that would require universal background checks for gun purchases. He also called for a "red flag" law to make it easier to remove guns from people believed to be a danger to themselves or others.

Republicans have opposed the measures in the past. So, what does the future hold for these proposals? WUWM's Marti Mikkelson asked JR Ross of WisPolitics.com in this week's Capitol Notes conversation.

WisPolitics.com's JR Ross discusses Gov. Tony Evers' state plane use, controversy over Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes' not graduating college despite past statements interpreted otherwise and more on the August 14 edition of the Jay Weber Show on 1130 WISN.