On November 5, 2019, WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters interviewed the new WEDC Secretary and CEO Melissa “Missy” Hughes on her background at Organic Valley Farms, the current economic landscape of Wisconsin, the future of Foxconn and more.
On October 17, 2019, WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters sat down with the co-chairs of the Assembly Water Quality Task Force, Rep. Todd Novak (R-Dodgeville) and Rep. Katrina Shankland (D-Stevens Point) to discuss the task force. The discussion addressed issues relating to PFAS, Nitrates, lead and bacterial water contamination in Wisconsin.
On October 9, 2019, WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters sat down with the co-chairs of the 2019 Suicide Prevention Task Force, Rep. Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan) and Rep. Steve Doyle (D-Onalaska), for a discussion on the task force and their recommended legislation. Recommendations include: LRB 3871: $250,000 per year to Department of Health Services to administer […]
On October 4, 2019, WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters interviewed Tom Kamenick on the Wisconsin Transparency Project, a law firm dedicated to open government.
On October 3, 2019, WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters sat down with Senator Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point) for a discussion on why he is supporting legislation to legalize medical cannabis. LRB-1055/1 & LRB-4395/1.
On October 1, 2019, Senior Producer Steve Walters interviewed Tom Larson of the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association and Kurt Paulsen of the UW Madison on the report, “Falling Behind.” The report documents a workforce housing shortage and the need for bipartisan action to address this growing concern. The report found three main causes of the problem: […]
On September 30, 2019, WisconsinEye Senior Producer interviewed Attorney General Josh Kaul on how “Red Flag Laws” would work in Wisconsin.
On September 27, 2019, WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters interviewed the Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm on the issues around vaping. Including a health cases related to a newly coined term, e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI). DHS Wisconsin video: Tobacco is Changing – The Talk
On September 17, 2019, WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters sat down with the Dairy Business Association Director of Government Affairs John Holevoet, DATCP Secretary Brad Pfaff and the Wisconsin Farmers Union Government Relations Director Kara O’Connor to discuss the new Livestock Siting Rule draft for ATCP 51.
On September 17, 2019, WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters interviewed the new Wisconsin Public Service Commission Chair Rebecca Cameron Valcq about Wisconsin’s Energy Future.
On August 5, 2019, WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters interviewed Director of Research & Analytics for Forward Analytics, Inc., Dale Knapp. Their conversation looked into the Forward Analytics report: An Economic Evolution: Job Growth, Pay and Education Since 2012. The report, from the research division of the Wisconsin Counties Association, shows a growing economy in […]