Justice Michael Gableman sat down with Madison Bureau Chief for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Steve Walters to discuss his new position on the bench of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Justice Gableman spoke with Walters at the WisconsinEye studios in Madison on August 12, 2008

WisconsinEye Host John Powell interviewed Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen in his office on August 6, 2008. The topic of the interview was the battle against illegal drug activities throughout the state.

U.S Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, sat down with Madison Bureau Chief for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Steve Walters to discuss his recently unveiled “Roadmap for America’s Future,” which is meant to deal with what Ryan calls the county’s impending fiscal crisis. Ryan spoke with Walters at his Constituent Services Center office in Janesville on July 28, 2008.

Emeritus Professor of Biomolecular Chemistry at UW-Madison, James Dahlberg, discussed being named Governor Jim Doyle’s new science advisor with Steve Walters, the Madison Bureau Chief for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Dahlberg was interviewed in WisconsinEye’s Madison Studio on July 24, 2008.

Rep. Jeff Wood of Chetek discussed his decision to leave the Republican Party and run for re-election as an independent candidate in November with Madison Bureau Chief for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Steve Walters on July 16, 2008. Wood was interviewed from WisconsinEye’s Madison Studio on July 16, 2008.

Sen. Mark Miller, D-Monona, and Rep. Jim Ott, R-Mequon, discussed environmental policy issues expected to come before the state legislature in the next legislative session in an interview with Madison Bureau Chief for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Steve Walters on July 10, 2008. Miller, the chair of the Senate Committee on Environmental and Natural Resources and Ott, the vice-chair of the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources, discussed recent rulings made by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources on mercury levels as well as recommendations by the Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming. The interview took place at WisconsinEye’s Madison studio.

Tia Nelson and Roy Thilly the co-chairs of the Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming discussed the work of that group with Madison Bureau Chief for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Steve Walters on July 10, 2008. The interview took place at WisconsinEye’s Madison studio.

Gov. Jim Doyle discussed recent events in the state with WisconsinEye contributor John Powell from the Governor’s Conference room in the State Capitol on June 9, 2008.

Lee Rayburn, a local radio talk show host, interviewed Senate Minority Leader Sen. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, about state politics on June 9, 2008. Fitzgerald discussed the Republicans prospects in the upcoming November 2008 elections and the defection of Rep. Jeff Wood from the party’s membership. Wood announced, a day earlier, his intention to run in 2008 as an independent instead of a Republican.

Outgoing University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor John D. Wiley discussed his thoughts on the incoming chancellor, challenges facing the University of Wisconsin, his new position as the interim director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. He also reflected on his time as chancellor in this interview with the Editor of WisPolitics.com JR Ross on June 30, 2008 conducted in WisconsinEye’s Madison studio.

Secretary Reggie Bicha discussed the role of the new Department of Children and Families on June 24, 2008, shortly before the department began operations. Bicha was interviewed by Steve Walters, Madison Bureau Chief for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, in WisconsinEye’s Madison studio.

Madison Bureau Chief for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Steve Walters interviewed the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Rod Nilsestuen about the June flooding in south central Wisconsin and its impact on the state’s agriculture. Nilsestuen also discussed his farmland preservation goals. The interview took place in WisconsinEye’s Madison Studio on June 23, 2008.

Madison Bureau Chief for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Steve Walters interviewed Brig. Gen. Donald P. Dunbar, Adjutant General of Wisconsin, about his role in dealing with the recent disastrous flooding in southern Wisconsin. Dunbar was interviewed on June 19, 2008 at the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs offices in Madison, WI.

Madison Bureau Chief for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Steve Walters interviewed Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Joe Wineke about the party’s state convention in Stevens Point on June 13-14, 2008. The interview took place in WisconsinEye’s Madison Studio on June 12, 2008.

Capitol Reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Stacy Forster interviewed Tourism Secretary Kelli Trumble, Rep. J.A. “Doc” Hines, R-Oxford, and Sen. Luther Olsen, R-Ripon, about the disastrous flooding which hit southern Wisconsin in June. The interview took place in the Assembly Parlor at the State Capitol on June 11, 2008.

Janesville area state legislators, Sen. Judith Robson, D-Beloit, Rep. Chuck Benedict, D-Beloit, and Rep. Kim Hixson, D-Whitewater, discussed General Motors decision to close its Janesville Assembly Plant by 2010 in an interview with WisconsinEye on June 5, 2008. The interview, conducted by Madison Bureau Chief for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Steve Walters, took place at WisconsinEye’s Madison Studio.

Ed Thompson, the Mayor of Tomah and former Libertarian Party candidate for governor in 2002, discussed the state of the Libertarian Party and it’s 2008 Presidential Candidate in an interview with Madison Bureau Chief for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Steve Walters on June 5, 2008. Thompson also discussed his political future in the interview, which took place in WisconsinEye’s Madison Studio.

Madison Bureau Chief for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Steve Walters interviewed Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen on May 29, 2008.

Madison Bureau Chief for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Steve Walters interviewed Madison Police Chief Noble Wray on May 22, 2008. Wray discussed a string of high-profile unsolved murder cases in Madison and the new Racial Disparities Oversight Commission, which Wray will chair. That commission was created by Gov. Jim Doyle. The interview took place in WisconsinEye’s Madison Studio.

Chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin, Reince Priebus discussed the party’s upcoming state convention and his party’s chances in the November elections with Madison Bureau Chief for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Steve Walters. The interview took place on May 14, 2008 in WisconsinEye’s Madison studio.

Capitol Reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Stacy Forster interviewed Rep. Scott Gunderson, R-Waterford, from WisconsinEye’s Madison Studio on May 6, 2008. Gunderson discussed the Great Lakes Water Resources Compact.

Capitol Reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Stacy Forster interviewed Sen. Mark Miller, D-Monona, from WisconsinEye’s Madison Studio on April 30, 2008. Miller discussed the Great Lakes Water Resources Compact and the budget repair bill.