WPT Midweek Moment

This week, we are still gawking at the slow motion car crash that has been the surplus tax rebate bill. You know Governor Evers is angry when he starts throwing around words like "untenable".

Next, we look at what state government is consistently good at (but wish they weren't). Then, a quick update on the UW System stepping into some future drama.

Then, we wrap it all up with a quote for all my loyal farm listeners on what is killing the soul of rural America, and all in less time than it takes to pack up the tailgate before heading in to a Brewers game.

…and as always, thanks for listening.

I might just change the name of this to the you just can't make this stuff up podcast. Probably not, but seriously. This week we:

• start with something cool in Wisconsin.
• see how politicians are twisting themselves into pretzels
• see how Governor Evers is frustrating crime victims throughout the state.

Then we wrap it all up with a quote from the shortest U.S. President, and all in less time than it takes for the annual tradition of rain on Memorial Day Weekend to show up in the forecast.

…and as always, thanks for listening.

In case you don't get to listen, here's a quote to summarize what happened with multiple tax rebates that weren't given to Wisconsin taxpayers:

If you are a taxpayer... "No matter what side of the aisle you sit on, your lawmakers and every candidate for governor have failed you."

This week we look at the political debacle that was the pro-taxpayer legislation that got killed by politics…

• we almost had no tax on tips and no tax on overtime.
• instead, we get duckie ties and turduckens in the official debate.
• we almost had property tax relief
• instead, we get half truths and outright lies about your tax dollars.
• we started with a constructive bipartisan accomplishment
• instead, it turned into alliances of mudslinging and backstabbing.

After we look at Madison politics at its disfunctional worst, we wrap it all up with a quote from C.S. Lewis about what taxpayers should expect from politicians, and it isn't pulling any punches.

…and as always, thanks for listening.

This week we look at only ridiculous stories…

• a ridiculously disappointing story about the farm bill.
• a ridiculously cool story about a new type of police dog.
• a ridiculously lucky story about being in the right place at the right time.
• and maybe the most ridiculous "you can't make this stuff up file" story of the year.

We wrap it all up with a ridiculously great quote from a Nobel prize winner about freedom, and all in less time than it takes to make Mother's Day brunch reservations.

…and as always, thanks for listening.

This week we look at…

• some cool things happening in Wisconsin this weekend.
• why the federal government is suing Wisconsin for suing sites for sports gambling.
• yet another court ruling on legislative maps in Wisconsin.
• why there are multiple people announcing that they are running for a state office that is two years away from an election.
• an article that plainly says what people want from local government.
• how Appleton made an international headline that landed it in the "you can't make this up file.

We wrap it all up with a great quote on the legal system from French economist Frédéric Bastiat on integrity and the legal system, and all in less time than it takes for "post-tragedy bipartisanship" to give way to politics as usual.

…and as always, thanks for listening.

This week we look at…

• how much of your energy bill hikes are going directly to the company's stockholders.
• some of the interesting and boring press releases flying around WI.
• a "you can't make this up", better late than never story from the Governor's office.
• a funny look at how the media take your words and paint you in whatever light they want.
• the massive consequences the UW Board of Regents should expect.

We wrap it all up with a quote from John Locke on the consent of the people, and all in less time than it takes for boats to turn around in the Straight of Hormuz.

…and as always, thanks for listening.

This week we look at…

• how Wisconsin roads compare to the rest of the nation.
• how the Milwaukee Public School Superintendent is starting to make everyone else look bad.
• how our pension fund is making most of the other states look bad, for now.

We wrap it all up with a quote from Samuel Adams on the power of taxation, and all in less time than it takes for the temperature to drop 15 degrees before a thunderstorm rolls in.

…and as always, thanks for listening.

This week we look at…

• what is between the lines of the firing of the UW System President.
• the massive consequences the UW Board of Regents should expect.
• the absolutely, without a doubt, most surprising veto of the year.

We wrap it all up with a quote from Alexander Hamilton on the power of the people, and in less time than it took for my NCAA Men's Basketball Bracket to bust.

…and as always, thanks for listening.

This week we look at…

• something cool in Wisconsin this week.
• how much the spring election is a shadow of previous years.
• an update on the infinite stream of jerrymandering lawsuits.
• since the Legislature has adjourned for the year, we do a superficial comparison Wisconsin's lawmaking body to other states.

We wrap it all up with wisdom from our nation's knowledge repository, and all in less time than it takes for April showers to switch to wintery mix.

…and as always, thanks for listening.

This week we look at…

• something cool in Wisconsin this week.
• we get conflicting information about the health of Wisconsin's economy.
• we see an example of how not to do good tax reform.
• dive back into the "You Can't Make This Stuff Up" file

We wrap it all up with some very relevant wisdom from a former presidential advisor and ambassador, and all in less time than it takes to get the snow thrower back out of storage.

…and as always, thanks for listening.