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06/06/2026

Amicus: A Law Review with Jim Santelle - June 6th, 2026

06/05/2026

Senator Tammy Baldwin is sharing some of the concerns she’s heard from Wisconsin farmers ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit to the Chippewa Valley.

Many of those concerns revolve around affordability, including the impact of tariffs on the cost of supplies like fertilizers or increasing fuel prices as a result of the war in Iran. In an interview on Thursday, Senator Baldwin highlighted how fuel costs in particular are hurting farmers at a crucial point in the planting season.

Senator Tammy Baldwin is sharing some of the concerns she's heard from Wisconsin farmers ahead of President Donald Trump's visit to the Chippewa Valley.

06/05/2026

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06/04/2026

Quick — which candidate for Wisconsin governor was a former CDC intelligence officer who was on the first plane into New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina?

That one stumped the room on this morning’s Gubernatorial Match Game. Brian’s guess — Mandela Barnes — didn’t land, and Jamie took the point. The answer, straight from her campaign site: Sara Rodriguez.

06/03/2026

9 in 10 voters agree corruption is the #1 problem in politics. 📊

Not 9 in 10 Democrats. Not 9 in 10 Republicans. 9 in 10 voters — period.

→ 83% want the president barred from financial conflicts of interest

→ 81% want an ethics watchdog with teeth

→ 79% want money out of elections

Thom Hartmann breaks down the new Brennan Center poll — and why he calls Citizens United one of the most corrupt Supreme Court decisions ever.

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06/03/2026

06/03/2026

Hospital costs up 140%. Wages up Only 83%.

The Wisconsin healthcare math doesn’t add up — and one UW-Madison report shows why. Hospitals here charge private insurers some of the highest rates in the country. Just over 1 in 10 Wisconsinites skipped a doctor visit they needed because they couldn’t afford to go.

06/03/2026

*”I’m going to need you not to say that out loud.”*

That’s host Michelle Brown on Say Something Real — right after Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley calls Wisconsin’s rebate check a gimmick.

His reason: if you didn’t earn enough to file income taxes, you didn’t qualify. The families squeezed hardest by gas, groceries, and rent were the ones the rebate couldn’t reach.

06/03/2026

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06/02/2026

From Washington to Hollywood and right back to Wisconsin, it’s Nite Lite with Pete Schwaba and Greg Bach — connecting the dots on the stories shaping our world.

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