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WPT Midweek Moment

WPT Midweek Moment

by Paul Rozeski

Government Politics

Season 4

07-08-26 WPT Midweek Moment

This week, with the sound of fireworks still ringing in our ears, we look at: farmers had to win a lawsuit to act like farmers and fix their own equipment. we have some good news from the streets of Milwaukee (for a change) another candidate for governor cries uncle. a class action lawsuit from the neighbors of Microsoft's new data center. yet another story from the "You Can't Make This Stuff Up File". After all that, we have a founding father quote from James Madison's Federalist #62 and we do it all in less time than the weather delay at the national 4th of July festivities. …and as always, thanks for listening.

07-01-26 WPT Midweek Moment

This week we hustle through info to try and fit 20 minutes in a 10 minute bag... We piece together the story of data centers and clarify some conflicting reports of job creation. Next, we discover that when data centers get treated like any other government contractor, they don't like it and actually sue for special treatment. After that, we look at the newly announced federal relief package coming to Wisconsin for flood damage and wrap it all up with a quick look at a very interesting question from the Marquette Law School Poll. Next, we have a founding father quote from Thomas Jefferson that I dedicate directly to someone in one of our news stories, and we do it all in less time than it takes for the morning temperature to jump back up above 80 degrees. …and as always, thanks for listening.

06-24-26 WPT Midweek Moment

This week might be the craziest "You Can't Make This Stuff Up" story yet. We also look at someone under the radar that you don't want to sleep on in the Governor’s race. Then, we wrap it all up with a quote from Federalist Paper #51 that gives timeless wisdom about power and politics, and all in less time than it takes to jump on the Team USA World Cup bandwagon. …and as always, thanks for listening.

06-10-26 WPT Midweek Moment

This week, we look at how the governor's race is keeping it weird, how some dairy farmers are sticking up for themselves, and a story from the "you can't make this stuff up file". Then, we wrap it all up with a quote from a founding father with no middle name about what our leaders need to do differently, and all in less time than it takes to go from sunny skies to tornado sirens in Wisconsin …and as always, thanks for listening.

06-3-26 WPT Midweek Moment

This week, we are still gawking at the slow motion car crash that has been the surplus tax rebate bill. You know Governor Evers is angry when he starts throwing around words like "untenable". Next, we look at what state government is consistently good at (but wish they weren't). Then, a quick update on the UW System stepping into some future drama. Then, we wrap it all up with a quote for all my loyal farm listeners on what is killing the soul of rural America, and all in less time than it takes to pack up the tailgate before heading in to a Brewers game. …and as always, thanks for listening.

05-20-26 WPT Midweek Moment

I might just change the name of this to the you just can't make this stuff up podcast. Probably not, but seriously. This week we: start with something cool in Wisconsin. see how politicians are twisting themselves into pretzels see how Governor Evers is frustrating crime victims throughout the state. Then we wrap it all up with a quote from the shortest U.S. President, and all in less time than it takes for the annual tradition of rain on Memorial Day Weekend to show up in the forecast. …and as always, thanks for listening.

05-14-26 WPT Midweek Moment

In case you don't get to listen, here's a quote to summarize what happened with multiple tax rebates that weren't given to Wisconsin taxpayers: If you are a taxpayer... "No matter what side of the aisle you sit on, your lawmakers and every candidate for governor have failed you." This week we look at the political debacle that was the pro-taxpayer legislation that got killed by politics… we almost had no tax on tips and no tax on overtime. instead, we get duckie ties and turduckens in the official debate. we almost had property tax relief instead, we get half truths and outright lies about your tax dollars. we started with a constructive bipartisan accomplishment instead, it turned into alliances of mudslinging and backstabbing. After we look at Madison politics at its disfunctional worst, we wrap it all up with a quote from C.S. Lewis about what taxpayers should expect from politicians, and it isn't pulling any punches. …and as always, thanks for listening.

05-06-26 WPT Midweek Moment

This week we look at only ridiculous stories… a ridiculously disappointing story about the farm bill. a ridiculously cool story about a new type of police dog. a ridiculously lucky story about being in the right place at the right time. and maybe the most ridiculous "you can't make this stuff up file" story of the year. We wrap it all up with a ridiculously great quote from a Nobel prize winner about freedom, and all in less time than it takes to make Mother's Day brunch reservations. …and as always, thanks for listening.

04-29-26 WPT Midweek Moment

This week we look at… some cool things happening in Wisconsin this weekend. why the federal government is suing Wisconsin for suing sites for sports gambling. yet another court ruling on legislative maps in Wisconsin. why there are multiple people announcing that they are running for a state office that is two years away from an election. an article that plainly says what people want from local government. how Appleton made an international headline that landed it in the "you can't make this up file. We wrap it all up with a great quote on the legal system from French economist Frédéric Bastiat on integrity and the legal system, and all in less time than it takes for "post-tragedy bipartisanship" to give way to politics as usual. …and as always, thanks for listening.

04-22-26 WPT Midweek Moment

This week we look at… how much of your energy bill hikes are going directly to the company's stockholders. some of the interesting and boring press releases flying around WI. a "you can't make this up", better late than never story from the Governor's office. a funny look at how the media take your words and paint you in whatever light they want. the massive consequences the UW Board of Regents should expect. We wrap it all up with a quote from John Locke on the consent of the people, and all in less time than it takes for boats to turn around in the Straight of Hormuz. …and as always, thanks for listening.

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