WIZM - La Crosse
UW-L's Chergosky on Wisconsin leading Congress is dropping F bombs, lawmakers again using taxpayer money on funding sports and spring election fallout
UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky, in studio discussing how Wisconsin's US House members use the F bomb more than anyone, taxpayers are now paying for Badgers players and have state Republicans lost their "muscle." We started the show with the Brewers "city" Wisco jer…
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From utility caps to universal childcare: Mandela Barnes on his "Day 1" plan for Wisconsin
Mandela Barnes is back on the campaign trail, this time running for governor, and he stopped in studio leaning heavily into a "working class vs. corporate greed" narrative. Throughout the show, Barnes hit on his priorities, giving a Top 10 of what he’d like to get done that included expanding Badg…
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Adam Murphy on the environmental suck of AI data centers and Wisconsin's Supreme Court race
Adam Murphy on the environmental suck of AI data centers and Wisconsin's Supreme Court race He's what we like to call our political blowhard — politics and economics expert Adam Murphy recently joined the show to discuss the cost of AI data centers, the cost of gasoline vs. EVs and whether gender …
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UW-L's Chergosky on no Elon to hype Wisconsin's Supreme Court race and Evers vetoes no tax on tips
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers does the Friday news dump, vetoing no tax on tips and overtime, and the state doesn’t have a villain to make voters care about a Supreme Court race. Those were the big topics we covered with UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky. We also looked…
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Blue Baby set to return and the reimagining of Pearl Street in La Crosse
A couple of ideas we've been talking about for years on WIZM are now being put into action at La Crosse City Hall. Jenna Dinkel, an associate city planner, joined to discuss La Crosse bringing back the iconic "Hatched Baby" or blue baby, as well as a the reimagining of Pearl Street in downtown La …
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Rivoli hosting Moon Tunes 15-year tribute Thursday, ahead of Riverside concert opener
Terry Bauer in the WIZM studio, telling us about the Moon Tunes tribute party Thursday at the Rivoli Theatre in downtown La Crosse, ahead of the 15th year of this concert series at Riverside Park. The event is free but it's already half full. Tickets can be found on the Rivoli website here. Doors o…
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Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez lays out platform dealing with childcare, healthcare and education vying for Wisconsin's top job
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez stopped in studio to discuss her campaign to become Wisconsin's next governor hitting on everything from housing to childcare to minimum wage and marijuana — plus how weird her current job is. After getting to know the former healthcare executive and public health expert, w…
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Brad Pfaff wants to bring Wisconsin stadium food prices down
Stadium food prices are getting out of hand, and Wisconsin state Sen. Brad Pfaff was in studio to discuss how legislative action could bring costs down for fans. Pfaff (D-Onalaska) broke down his “Stop the Squeeze” bill, which would cap concession prices at state-funded stadiums at 20% profit marg…
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Mac Kiel helps preview committee with city looking to spend TID money like an expiring gift card
Mac Kiel in studio previewing committee week for the city of La Crosse, which includes potentially spending thousands of dollars in TID money like it’s an expiring gift card, that includes some big projects. Kiel helps explain—with the help of TID expert John Kovari from UW-L speaking with us befo…
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HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR IRENE MILLER: "I am the living witness of an extremely important chapter of history."
Holocaust survivor Irene Miller stopped in studio to tell her story, ahead of Thursday’s event at Viterbo University. Miller tells her tale of resilience that defies imagination, beginning when she was 6 years old, her family fleeing the Germans to Warsaw for the "safety" of the Soviet Union. Wha…
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