Capitol Chats: Marquette Poll's Franklin says 'antipathy' toward Trump has fueled Dem turnout
Release Date: 04/01/2026
Capitol Chats: Our Revolution's Dempsey says Francesca Hong will be progressive leader 'for a long time to come'
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On this week's "Capitol Chats," Robert Dempsey, national political director for the progressive political action group Our Revolution, discusses democratic socialist Francesca Hong's loss in Tuesday's Democratic gubernatorial primary, what it means for the progressive movement, and what comes next for Hong and Dem guv nominee David Crowley.
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Cap Chats: Dylan Helmenstine wants 'public power for the public good' as treasurer
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On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” Dem state treasurer candidate and Wisconsin Heights School Board member Dylan Helmenstine discusses his plans to increase the visibility of the treasurer's office, managing state trust funds and the upcoming primary election.
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Capitol Chats: Yee Leng Xiong says state treasurer's office needs more fiscal transparency
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On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” Dem state treasurer candidate and Marathon County Supervisor Yee Leng Xiong discusses the upcoming primary election, his plans to increase fiscal transparency and his Hmong heritage.
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Capitol Chats: CUB's Tom Content says data centers need to 'show me the money'
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On this week's "Capitol Chats," Tom Content, executive director of the Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin, talks about why the consumer advocacy group pushed to require data centers to post billions of dollars of collateral for new power plants, Oracle's lawsuit to weaken those rules, and how utilities are proposing to bill data centers for their power needs.
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Capitol Chats: Mike Roberts says the Legislature needs more ‘real-world experience’
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On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” physical therapist and GOP candidate for the 5th SD Mike Roberts discusses how he wants to improve health care, reduce the state’s property tax burden, and how to pay for increasing police staffing and prison reforms.
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Capitol Chats: Rep. Franklin argues he's 'done a good job' promoting bipartisanship
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On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” freshman Rep. Ben Franklin, R-De Pere, talks about school funding, bipartisanship, and how he’s making the case to voters to grant him a second term.
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Capitol Chats: Fair Wisconsin's Swetz on supporting 'champions' of the LGBTQ+ community
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In this week's Capitol Chats, Fair Wisconsin Executive Director Abigail Swetz talks about the group's work to support LGBTQ+ Wisconsinites, which candidates Fair Wisconsin PAC is backing this fall, and political rhetoric and ads targeting the transgender community.
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Capitol Chats: 88th AD candidate Tollefson says 'we can be doing better' to support schools
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On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” De Pere School Board member Brandy Tollefson talks about her campaign for the 88th AD as a Democrat, what she thinks the Legislature can do for public schools and affordability, and what she’s doing to distinguish herself from incumbent GOP Rep. Ben Franklin.
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Capitol Chats: Rep Novak says Dems ‘going to pay a price’ for failed surplus deal
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On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” Rep. Todd Novak, R-Dodgeville, says he expects Democrats to take the blame for the failure of the $1.8 billion surplus spending package that failed in the Senate last month, though he said he’d “love to come back with the same deal.” Novak, a regular target for Dems, also discussed his election strategy, school funding and the future of GOP leadership in the Assembly.
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Capitol Chats: Jacobson touts support for education, says Marklein 'scared' going into reelection
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In this week's Capitol Chats, Rep. Jenna Jacobson, D-Oregon, who is running for the 17th Senate district, explains her vote for a failed $1.8 billion surplus deal, touts her support for education funding and says incumbent GOP Sen. Howard Marklein is "scared" going into his reelection bid.
info_outlineIn this week's Capitol Chats episode, Marquette Law School Poll Director Charles Franklin discusses recent polling of the state Supreme Court race and says anti-Trump sentiment is a key factor pushing Dem voters to the polls.