We’re joined by a political analyst to recap the week’s news from Washington, where the White House transition is in full swing and President Obama is planning his farewell address. Two former state senators – a Republican and a Democrat – are calling for Wisconsin’s legislative district maps to be redrawn as a matter of urgency. They tell us why. And yesterday marked the start of Wisconsin’s legislative session, we’ll found what lawmakers top priorities are this term.
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Wisconsin Begins Legislative Session With Historic GOP Majority
Yesterday marked the start of Wisconsin’s legislative session with a historic Republican majority in the state and federal government. We’ll talk to WPR’s capitol bureau chief about lawmakers’ top priorities for this term.
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This Week In Washington – January 4, 2017
Harry Enten, senior political writer and analyst for FiveThirtyEight, joins Central Time for our weekly look at some of the most interesting issues in national politics–including whether Congress cares about ethics, why it seems that White Democrats are getting more and more liberal, and what Megyn Kelly’s move from Fox News to NBC means for media and the Trump administration.
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Redrawing District Maps A Matter Of Urgency, Say Former State Senators
In November, a federal panel ruled that Wisconsin’s current legislative district maps are unconstitutional. Now two former state senators – a Democrat and a Republican – are calling for the maps to be redrawn as a matter of urgency. We’ll get details.
Episode Credits
- Judith Siers-Poisson Host
- Veronica Rueckert Host
- Haleema Shah Producer
- Judith Siers-Poisson Producer
- Marika Suval Producer
- Shawn Johnson Guest
- Harry Enten Guest
- Tim Cullen Guest
- Dale Schultz Guest
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