Congressman Ron Kind joined. Talked about a lot of things from saving our wildlife refuges (or not saving them), running for a 13th term, conversations over policing and protests and whether the campaign fight between he and Van Orden will get messy. 

Congressman Ron Kind joined. Talked about a lot of things from saving our wildlife refuges (or not saving them), running for a 13th term, conversations over policing and protests and whether the campaign fight between he and Van Orden will get messy.&nbsp;

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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

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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La Crosse County Administrator Jane Klekamp in studio helping decide how much money it would take to get a radio show host to move here and become part of the tax base.

Klekamp said it's something the county has looked into in the past — and is currently underway in Fond du Lac — as we discussed Wisconsin’s declining population and ways to get people to move here.

We also dove into the possibility of universal childcare as the county waits on the state to approve its intergenerational daycare plan, and the recent passing of an 18-month data center moratorium — along with the new data center study committee.

One other topic, we broke down is the critical work the county and city are doing on the homeless situation, highlighting the Homes for 100 plan that launched last month as part of La Crosse's Pathways Home plan.

La Crosse County Administrator Jane Klekamp&nbsp;in studio helping decide&nbsp;how much money it would take to get a radio show host to move here and become part of the tax base.
Klekamp said it's something the county&nbsp;has looked into in the past &mdash; and is currently underway in Fond du Lac &mdash; as we&nbsp;discussed Wisconsin&rsquo;s declining population and ways to get people to move here.
We also dove into the possibility of universal childcare as the county waits on the state to approve its intergenerational daycare plan, and the recent passing of an 18-month data center moratorium &mdash; along with the new data center study committee.
One other topic, we broke down is the critical work the county and city are doing on the homeless situation, highlighting the Homes for 100 plan that launched last month as part of&nbsp;La Crosse's Pathways Home plan.

Data center bans, getting paid to move to La Crosse and universal childcare with administrator Klekamp

La Crosse’s household survival budget. The bare minimum it takes for a person, a family, to get by.

It’s called the ALICE report. It was just released by the Great Rivers United Way and executive director Mary Kay Wolf stopped in the WIZM studio for the Rick Solem Show to discuss it.

ALICE stands for (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed). It comes out every two years and looks at households that earn more than the Federal Poverty Level, but less than the basic cost of living for the county. 

Wolf talks about the report, where La Crosse stands and how we can improve our situation — whether that’s through talking with elected representatives, helping groups in the area that work in these fields or donating. 

Listen live weekdays at 5:06 p.m. Find the pod on Spotify, Apple Podcast or here. Tune in on the WIZM app or on air at 92.3 FM / 1410 AM / 106.7 FM (north of Onalaska)

La Crosse&rsquo;s household survival budget. The bare minimum it takes for a person, a family, to get by.
It&rsquo;s called the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.unitedforalice.org/county-reports/wisconsin">ALICE report</a>. It was just released by the Great Rivers United Way and executive director Mary Kay Wolf stopped in the WIZM studio for the Rick Solem Show to discuss it.
ALICE stands for (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed). It comes out every two years and looks at households that earn more than the Federal Poverty Level, but less than the basic cost of living for the county.&nbsp;
Wolf talks about the report, where La Crosse stands and how we can improve our situation &mdash; whether that&rsquo;s through talking with elected representatives, helping groups in the area that work in these fields or donating.&nbsp;
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Listen live weekdays at 5:06 p.m. Find the pod on&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1k1QCGhGrFA5KH9Rxh6fIO">Spotify</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/la-crosse-talk-pm-wizm/id1445077021">Apple Podcast</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wizmnews.com/la-crosse-talk-pm-with-rick-solem/">here</a>. Tune in on the WIZM app or on air at 92.3 FM / 1410 AM / 106.7 FM (north of Onalaska)

Great Rivers United Way's Mary Kay Wolf on household survival budget

How much would it take for you to move to Fond du Lac?

That's one of the many topics discussed with Adam Murphy on Friday's The Rick Solem Show. Murphy is a small business owner, economist and — as we learn — handyman.

Before we get into moving to Fond du Lac and the political landscape of Wisconsin's governor's race — and whether they should just run on an anti-AI data center platform — we talk about Murphy remodeling his cottage and how that lost handyman art needs to be passed down to the next generation.

That segwayed nicely to Fond du Lac County trying to pay people to move there.

Murphy basically said there's not enough money in the world, but he did point out the dilemma for the area and the state in general with an aging and declining population, cities need more residents to stay alive.

But is Fond du Lac County's incentive package worth it?

We also looked at the governor's race, why Mandela Barnes gets unfair flak for his past Senate run, and what a lieutenant governor actually does all day.

Finally, we dig into the infrastructure drain of AI data centers and how it should be used in campaigns. Murphy uses his IT background to explain why these massive hubs redline the power grid while providing almost zero long-term local jobs, leading into a debate on why universal childcare is a much smarter economic investment for the state's aging population.

Murphy is the owner of a small business in Milwaukee called Big Bang LLC, he also ran for US Senate for the Democrats in Wisconsin, and holds degrees in economics and political science from UW-Milwaukee.

How much would it take for you to move to Fond du Lac?
That's one of the many topics discussed with Adam Murphy on Friday's The Rick Solem Show. Murphy is a small business owner, economist and &mdash; as we learn &mdash; handyman.
Before we get into moving to Fond du Lac and the political landscape of Wisconsin's governor's race &mdash; and whether they should just run on an anti-AI data center platform &mdash; we talk about Murphy remodeling his cottage and how that lost handyman art needs to be passed down to the next generation.
That segwayed nicely to Fond du Lac County trying to pay people to move there.
Murphy basically said there's not enough money in the world, but he did point out the dilemma for the area and the state in general with an aging and declining population, cities need more residents to stay alive.
But is Fond du Lac County's incentive package worth it?
We also looked at the governor's race, why Mandela Barnes gets unfair flak for his past Senate run, and what a lieutenant governor actually does all day.
Finally, we dig into the infrastructure drain of AI data centers and how it should be used in campaigns. Murphy uses his IT background to explain why these massive hubs redline the power grid while providing almost zero long-term local jobs, leading into a debate on why universal childcare is a much smarter economic investment for the state's aging population.
Murphy is the owner of a small business in Milwaukee called&nbsp;<a href="https://bigbangllc.com/">Big Bang LLC</a>, he also ran for US Senate for the Democrats in Wisconsin, and holds degrees in economics and political science from UW-Milwaukee.

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