Newsmakers: Sen. Van Wanggaard on Policing Package
On September 2, 2020, WisconsinEye senior producer Steve Walters interviewed Sen. Van Wanggaard (R-Racine) on a package of eight bills aimed at law enforcement and criminal justice reform.
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Newsmakers: Evictions in Wisconsin During COVID-19
On July 30, 2020, WisconsinEye senior producer Steve Walters hosted a discussion with Heiner Giese of Apartment Association of Southeastern Wisconsin; Chris Mokler, director of legislative affairs for Wisconsin Apartment Association; Colleen Foley, executive director for the Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee; and Joe Murray, director of Political and Governmental Affairs for Wisconsin Realtors Association, […]
Newsmakers: Exit Interview with Sen. Fred Risser
On July 27, 2020, WisconsinEye senior producer Steve Walters interviewed outgoing state Senator Fred Risser (D-Madison).
Newsmakers: Exit Interview with Sen. Mark Miller
On July 22, 2020, WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters interviewed outgoing state Senator Mark Miller (D-Monona).
Newsmakers: Exit Interview with Sen. Dave Hansen
On July 16, 2020, WisconsinEye senior producer interviewed outgoing State Senator Dave Hansen (D-Green Bay).
Newsmakers: COVID-19 Update – WEDC Documents Economic Loss
On July 8, 2020, WisconsinEye senior producer Steve Walters interviewed Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes on the agency’s pandemic recovery report.
Newsmakers: COVID-19 Update – $50 Million for Wisconsin Farmers
On June 16, 2020, WisconsinEye senior producer Steve Walters sat down with Darin Von Ruden, president of the Wisconsin Farmers Union Board of Directors and Wisconsin Farmers Union Foundation; Randy Romanski, secretary-designee of DATCP; and Joe Bragger, president of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation, to discuss the $50 million of COVID-19 aid for Wisconsin farmers.
Newsmakers: Exit Interview with Senator Luther Olsen (R-Ripon)
On June 15, 2020, WisconsinEye senior producer Steve Walters interviewed outgoing State Senator Luther Olsen (R-Ripon).
Newsmakers: State Party Convention Preview – U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan & U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin
On June 9, 2020, WisconsinEye senior producer Steve Walters interviewed U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI, 2nd District) and U.S.Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), to preview the Democratic Party of Wisconsin 2020 State Convention.
Newsmakers: State Party Convention Preview – Democratic Congressional District Chairs
On June 8, 2020, as part of the lead-up to the state party conventions, WisconsinEye senior producer Steve Waters interviewed Wisconsin Democratic party congressional district chairs as they prepare for their first-ever online state convention. The Democratic State Party convention is set for the evening of June 12, and the Republican State Party Convention is set for July 11. […]
Newsmakers: Pandemic Costs to Local Governments
On June 3, 2020, WisconsinEye senior producer Steve Walters interviewed the League of Wisconsin Municipalities executive director Jerry Deschane for an update on the costs to local government caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. LWM COVID-19 Resources