Jeanne Meier from "Hands off New Glarus" talks to Jan Miyasaki about being an activist in a small town, the origins of their group, how people are afraid to speak up, and how they can work together to bring change. See more on their Facebook page.

"A genetic fire sale" -- that's the term used by J.B. Branch, Big Tech Accountability Advocate at Public Citizen, of the potential sale of the database of DNA of 15 million individuals involved in the bankruptcy sale of 23 and Me. Twenty-seven state attorney generals are also trying to block this sale, which involves not only individuals, but potential use of the data in extended family trees of those who had their DNA analyzed.

This is an excerpt of an interview with Chris Purdy, founder of The Chamberlain Network, which works with veterans on how to defend democracy in their communities.

Democrats gained ground this fall in both chambers of the state Legislature, after the state Supreme Court struck down Wisconsin’s legislative maps and Governor Evers signed new ones into law.

Two lawsuits are now taking aim at Wisconsin’s congressional map, including one from the Campaign Legal Center arguing that the districts’ uneven populations violate the state constitution.

ACLU of Wisconsin filed a brief late last month urging the court to take up the case right away and skip the lower court. Ryan Cox, ACLU of Wisconsin’s legal director, tells our News Producer Faye Parks that the court needs to decide on the congressional map soon – or risk confusion and chaos in the 2026 midterms.

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The state’s Joint Finance Committee continued its work today of hashing out a legislative proposal for the state’s budget. Depending on who you ask, they are either rushing through it, or are right on schedule.

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On today’s show, host Greg Michaud interviews Madison’s XXX, Joe Grande. They discuss what’s in Madison’s drinking water and what Madison Water Utility does to determine if water is meeting standards, as is disclosed in the recent Annual Drinking Water Quality Report.

Featured image of a water droplet via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0).

On today’s show, host Douglas Haynes unpacks the future of AI in the state of Wisconsin. He’s in conversation with Brett Korte who describes why big tech companies are looking to Wisconsin as the future home of their data centers. Lorena Jaume-Palasí adds an European perspective on the issue, saying that these projects require large-scale logistical support, usually taken up by governments.

Featured image of a data center from 2013 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).

A Chinese proverb says, ‘May you live in interesting times.’ “These are interesting times.” said Pete as he and Bert look at some of the factors that are affecting pricing in the dairy industry. MAGA vs MAHA, the defunding of federal nutrition programs, both domestic and international and the drought in Mexico are the things to watch in these times.

The Republican budget bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives late last month.

It’s now before the U.S. Senate – and Planned Parenthood is sounding the alarm. They say the Republican budget bill is a thinly-veiled attempt to defund their organization.

Tanya Atkinson is the CEO and President of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin.

She tells our News Producer Faye Parks that, if President Trump signs the budget bill into law, Republicans will be empowered to seek a national abortion ban next.

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Leaders in both state parties joined WisPolitics President Jeff Mayers for a panel last Thursday outlining their recent wins and losses – and sharing their thoughts on what’s slated to be a busy 2026 in state politics.

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