WIZM - La Crosse
WisDems chair Remiker: Why the goal is more than just the governor’s mansion
The biggest race in Wisconsin isn't for governor — not according to Devin Remiker. He wants Democrats to win the whole thing. Remiker, who’s been the chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin for just over a year now, sat down with us at the 26-year running corn roast on Wednesday and made it cle…
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In West Salem, David Crowley talks affordability, Housing First, and corn etiquette
David Crowley sat down with us from the corn roast in West Salem on Wednesday. Along with why he’s the favorite parent at home, the Democratic candidate for governor was asked about how he plans to tackle housing, healthcare, and childcare affordability across Wisconsin. As La Crosse gets set for…
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Brainstorming a La Crosse Hallmark Christmas movie with Teddy Eck
A Hallmark Christmas movie right out of La Crosse — why not? A fun conversation with Teddy Eck, executive director of Coulee Arts in downtown La Crosse, where we get a little nuts on a La Crosse Hallmark Christmas, talk about the movie industries new tax incentives to come to Wisconsin and how dec…
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Reshaping La Crosse schools: Superintendent Engel on Trane gift & what’s next
La Crosse School District Superintendent Dr. Aaron Engel stopped in studio to unpack the massive 42-acre Trane property donation, breaking down how the surprise gift is reshaping long-term facility plans. The handoff opens up possibilities the district couldn't have imagined just a few months ago …
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Despite $250M Facebook settlement, Pfaff says Wisconsin isn't doing enough regulating tech
Wisconsin state Sen. Brad Pfaff stopped by the studio to warn that despite a landmark Meta settlement, state lawmakers are failing to pass lasting regulations on Big Tech. Coming off the multistate lawsuit settlement — where Wisconsin is set to receive over $250 million from a $17 billion national…
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Dem leader Garcia on Van Orden’s AI ‘slop,’ data center politics
Democratic Party Chair for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District, William Garcia, stopped in studio to unpack why he believes U.S. House Rep. Derrick Van Orden is running a “desperate” re-election campaign. Garcia highlights Van Orden’s use of AI deepfake videos on social media and bringing contr…
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Homelessness debate, city admin & committee preview with Mac Kiel
One homeless meeting down, another to go in La Crosse, as Mac Kiel stopped in the WIZM studio for the Rick Solem Show to help break them down, as well as preview committee week. The homeless conversation centered on a recent two-hour special meeting with a state official, in what Kiel called a “li…
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GOP state leader Huebsch on Wisconsin governor's race: Data centers, ads, and 'Double T' strategy
It’s data centers now, because it’s not Francesca Hong. That looks to be how the Wisconsin governor’s race is shaping up, and state Republican leader Ryan Huebsch stopped in studio to analyze the fight between Tom Tiffany and David Crowley. Huebsch, the GOP Vice Chair of the 3rd Congressional Dis…
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From Mexico to UW through deep space with Astrochemist Alejandra Lopez Holguin
She’s searching for the building blocks of life in deep space, and now UW-Madison astrochemistry Ph.D. student Alejandra Lopez Holguin is bringing that search to Trempealeau. Lopez Holguin joined The Rick Solem Show to share her journey from a small town in Mexico to studying interstellar molecule…
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Wisconsin AG Kaul on governor’s race, PFAS lawsuit, following in mom’s footsteps
We got the guy to blame for all the chaos in the Wisconsin primary election in studio to defend why he chose not to run for governor. Attorney General Josh Kaul played along with the bit that his decision not to run caused multiple people to drop out of the Democratic primary, before David Crowley…
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