WisPolitics Capitol Chats

WisPolitics Capitol Chats provides political insights from political movers and shakers around Wisconsin in about 10 minutes. Quality interviews brought to you each week by the reporting team at WisPolitics.com.

Capitol Chats: Rep. Vining says public school funding needs to be 'at the heart' of state budget 10/14/2026

Capitol Chats: U.S. Rep. Pocan says GOP money 'isn't moving the needle' in congressional races 10/07/2026

Capitol Chats: Mitchell Berman says Congress needs members that are 'ready to work' 09/30/2026

Capitol Chats: Sen. Marklein says a new governor, regulators could delay new power lines 09/23/2026

Capitol Chats: Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty’s Lennington says expect 'a lot more' lawsuits if constitutional amendments don't pass 09/16/2026

Capitol Chats: League of Women Voters Wisconsin’s Cronmiller says constitutional amendment could leave state 'litigating equity vs. equality' 09/09/2026

Capitol Chats: Milwaukee police union’s Moeller says Flock regulation should be left to municipalities 09/04/2026

Wisconsin Elections Commission's Jacobs says Trump mail-in ballot order unlikely to be in force for November 08/27/2026

Capitol Chats: WI Head Start Association's Mauer says federal Head Start changes will 'deteriorate quality and access' 08/19/2026

Capitol Chats: Our Revolution's Dempsey says Francesca Hong will be progressive leader 'for a long time to come' 08/12/2026

Cap Chats: Dylan Helmenstine wants 'public power for the public good' as treasurer 08/05/2026

Capitol Chats: Yee Leng Xiong says state treasurer's office needs more fiscal transparency 07/29/2026

Capitol Chats: CUB's Tom Content says data centers need to 'show me the money' 07/23/2026

Capitol Chats: Mike Roberts says the Legislature needs more ‘real-world experience’ 07/09/2026

Capitol Chats: Rep. Franklin argues he's 'done a good job' promoting bipartisanship 06/25/2026

Capitol Chats: Fair Wisconsin's Swetz on supporting 'champions' of the LGBTQ+ community 06/17/2026

Capitol Chats: 88th AD candidate Tollefson says 'we can be doing better' to support schools 06/10/2026

Capitol Chats: Rep Novak says Dems ‘going to pay a price’ for failed surplus deal 06/03/2026

Capitol Chats: Jacobson touts support for education, says Marklein 'scared' going into reelection 05/27/2026

Capitol Chats: UW Prof. Yablon says 'potential for quite a bit of redistricting activity' into 2028 05/20/2026

Capitol Chats: Moore says Voting Rights Act ruling going 'all the way back to the 19th century' 05/13/2026

Capitol Chats: Grothman defends GOP push for more ICE, Border Patrol funding 05/06/2026

Capitol Chats: August on maintaining Assembly GOP majority: 'the math is still on our side' 04/29/2026

Capitol Chats: Caledonia trustee and data center critic Balch says local officials are ‘not doing enough homework’ 04/22/2026

Capitol Chats: RightCount's Steineke says trust in elections a 'bipartisan problem' 04/15/2026

Capitol Chats: Public health consultant Moore says hemp ‘is a consumer safety issue … not a cannabis issue’ 04/08/2026

Capitol Chats: Marquette Poll's Franklin says 'antipathy' toward Trump has fueled Dem turnout 04/01/2026

Capitol Chats: U.S. Rep. Pocan says ‘we’ve just got to do what we all agree we need to do’ to fund TSA 03/25/2026

Capitol Chats: Barnes says Public Service Commission should put the public over profit 03/18/2026

Capitol Chats: Lobbyist Scott says hemp industry 'is going to potentially collapse overnight' 03/11/2026