Started talking about the two suspects identified in the La Crosse County triple homicide. After that, Adam Lorentz, MTU Czar, joined to talk Joe Biden's visit — how stingy the secret service were, when it sounds like Biden's team wanted to have some fun — bus ridership and a new ranking system the city is using for future projects.

Started talking about the two suspects identified in the La Crosse County triple homicide. After that, Adam Lorentz, MTU Czar, joined to talk Joe Biden's visit &mdash; how stingy the secret service were, when it sounds like Biden's team wanted to have some fun &mdash; bus ridership and a new ranking system the city is using for future projects.

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Rick Solem talks about the days events in and around the La Crosse area. Weekdays from 5:07-6pm on 1410 WIZM

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The secret service wouldn't let Joe Biden jump in the orange snowplow?

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 BadgerCare, fully funding public schools, and increasing the minimum wage. He also detailed plans to freeze utility rates, tax billionaires, and implement universal childcare, arguing that Wisconsin has "backslid" while neighboring states have pulled ahead.

We didn't just talk about his "wish list," though. We also threw Barnes a bit of  a conspiracy theory that Republicans in the Legislature — including retiring leadership — might be trying to "set the state up to fail," by draining the budget surplus before a potential Democratic takeover. 

Barnes also took aim at US House Rep. Tom Tiffany, the Republican candidate for governor, calling his support of certain federal policies a "dereliction of duty" that has left Wisconsin family farms and small businesses footing the bill.

The conversation wrapped with skepticism about AI data centers in the state. Barnes joined the pushback against the "secrecy deals" and non-disclosure agreements that often surround these projects, arguing that if big tech wants to use Wisconsin’s water and energy, they shouldn't be doing it behind closed doors — or at the expense of local ratepayers.

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&rsquo;d like to get done that included expanding BadgerCare, fully funding public schools, and increasing the minimum wage. He also detailed plans to freeze utility rates, tax billionaires, and implement universal childcare, arguing that Wisconsin has "backslid" while neighboring states have pulled ahead.
We didn't just talk about his "wish list," though. We also threw Barnes a bit of &nbsp;a conspiracy theory that Republicans in the Legislature &mdash; including retiring leadership &mdash; might be trying to "set the state up to fail," by draining the budget surplus before a potential Democratic takeover.&nbsp;
Barnes also took aim at US House Rep. Tom Tiffany, the Republican candidate for governor, calling his support of certain federal policies a "dereliction of duty" that has left Wisconsin family farms and small businesses footing the bill.
The conversation wrapped with skepticism about AI data centers in the state. Barnes joined the pushback against the "secrecy deals" and non-disclosure agreements that often surround these projects, arguing that if big tech wants to use Wisconsin&rsquo;s water and energy, they shouldn't be doing it behind closed doors &mdash; or at the expense of local ratepayers.

From utility caps to universal childcare: Mandela Barnes on his "Day 1" plan for Wisconsin

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 might play a role in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race.

We start with the physical infrastructure of AI and why RAM prices are exploding as data centers transition from simple storage to massive processing hubs.

That led into the "resource sucking" reality of these data centers in Wisconsin and across the world —as I again compare them to what happens in the movie Oblivion — and whether the state should mandate that tech giants over-produce for the local power grid to keep electricity costs down for everyone else.

We then moved on to the Wisconsin Supreme Court race and why the candidates' gender might be a bigger variable for Republican voters than Democrats in the upcoming Chris Taylor vs. Maria Lazar matchup.

We finished off the show breaking down the EV math and why charging at home is essentially paying $1.64 a gallon (last week), which makes "range anxiety" for people like Adam’s 72-year-old mother mostly a myth.

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 &mdash; 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 might play a role in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race.
We start with the physical infrastructure of AI and why RAM prices are exploding as data centers transition from simple storage to massive processing hubs.
That led into the "resource sucking" reality of these data centers in Wisconsin and across the world &mdash;as I again compare them to what happens in the movie Oblivion &mdash; and whether the state should mandate that tech giants over-produce for the local power grid to keep electricity costs down for everyone else.
We then moved on to the Wisconsin Supreme Court race and why the candidates' gender might be a bigger variable for Republican voters than Democrats in the upcoming Chris Taylor vs. Maria Lazar matchup.
We finished off the show breaking down the EV math and why charging at home is essentially paying $1.64 a gallon (last week), which makes "range anxiety" for people like Adam&rsquo;s 72-year-old mother mostly a myth.

Adam Murphy on the environmental suck of AI data centers and Wisconsin's Supreme Court race

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 at the politics behind whether leaders in the state Legislature and the governor — who are all retiring — are going to do anything with property tax relief and the budget surplus.

But, we began with Chris Taylor smoking Maria Lazar in funding in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race which is on the spring ballot, but because there’s no Elon Musk to bring attention to it, and the balance of the court isn’t on the line, it’s almost going unheard.

After that, we discussed the reasoning behind Evers vetoing no tax on tips and overtime — two of over 20 bills he vetoed.

Part of that discussion included that Evers is retiring so there are no repercussion to the vetoes, which seem unpopular. That led us to another issue with Evers retiring — the fact that it’s just him, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu being the only ones negotiating possible property tax relief. All three are not seeking reelection — retiring from politics. 

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers does the Friday news dump, vetoing no tax on tips and overtime, and the state doesn&rsquo;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.&nbsp;
We also looked at the politics behind whether leaders in the state Legislature and the governor &mdash; who are all retiring &mdash; are going to do anything with property tax relief and the budget surplus.
But, we began with Chris Taylor smoking Maria Lazar in funding in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race which is on the spring ballot, but because there&rsquo;s no Elon Musk to bring attention to it, and the balance of the court isn&rsquo;t on the line, it&rsquo;s almost going unheard.
After that, we discussed the reasoning behind Evers vetoing no tax on tips and overtime &mdash; two of over 20 bills he vetoed.
Part of that discussion included that Evers is retiring so there are no repercussion to the vetoes, which seem unpopular. That led us to another issue with Evers retiring &mdash; the fact that it&rsquo;s just him, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu being the only ones negotiating possible property tax relief. All three are not seeking reelection &mdash; retiring from politics.&nbsp;

The secret service wouldn't let Joe Biden jump in the orange snowplow?

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