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528 - Capitol Notes: AI and Wisconsin politics

There's never a shortage of political news in Wisconsin, from the governor's office to the Legislature to the state's elected officials in Washington, DC. Join WUWM host Maayan Silver and Wispolitics.com editor JR Ross as they highlight and provide context to the latest developments.

528 - Capitol Notes: AI and Wisconsin politics

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Capitol Notes

Episodes

Capitol Notes: AI and Wisconsin politics

Capitol Notes: Wisconsin Senate sours on plan to spend budget surplus

Capitol Notes: Mail-in voting could be slower in upcoming midterms

Capitol Notes: Could Democrats take over the Wisconsin Legislature? And more

Capitol Notes: The 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court race matters, people. OK?

Capitol Notes: Some Wisconsin Republican legislators not seeking reelection

Capitol Notes: How could Iran war influence Wisconsin elections?

Capitol Notes: A new leaf in Wisconsin politics

Capitol Notes: Wisconsin Congresspeople, DHS funding and the SAVE Act

Capitol Notes: DEI on the ballot in Wisconsin

Capitol Notes: The year ahead in Wisconsin politics

Capitol Notes: A brand new challenge to Wisconsin's congressional maps

Capitol Notes: Vaccines, free speech and the governor's race

Capitol Notes: Political implications of data centers in Wisconsin

Capitol Notes: The shutdown continues

Capitol Notes: How could the government shutdown affect Wisconsin?

Capitol Notes: How does the Wisconsin budget protect healthcare funding?

Capitol Notes: Trump Threatens To 'Primary' Vos, Other Wisconsin Republican Leaders

Capitol Notes: Can Wisconsin pull a budget together?

Capitol Notes: The ABCs of school funding and tax cuts in Wisconsin

Capitol Notes: Wisconsin & the federal tax and spending bill

Capitol Notes: Latest on Wisconsin's budget and more!

Capitol Notes: A win for the governor's veto pen

Capitol Notes: Can Wisconsin expect congressional redistricting ahead of 2026?

Capitol Notes: Big takeaway from the spring election and a look forward

Capitol Notes: 3, 2, (April) 1 — Countdown to the Wisconsin Supreme Court election

Capitol Notes: Updates on statewide races and the most-lobbied issue in the Wisconsin Legislature

Capitol Notes: Voters needed! Vacancy on the Wisconsin Supreme Court

Capitol Notes: Check out 'Swing State of the Union' Season 2

Capitol Notes: A Wisconsin take on chaos in the federal government

Capitol Notes: Wisconsin response to Trump's actions on immigration

Capitol Notes: A fountain of ballot questions and a session preview

Capitol Notes: What's next for the Act 10 battle and Ben Wikler's candidacy for DNC Chair?

Capitol Notes: We talk turkey on state taxes and (yes) more elections

Capitol Notes: Here's what happened on Election Day in Wisconsin

Capitol Notes: How to read the Wisconsin election tea leaves

Capitol Notes: Wisconsin is a political jump ball

Capitol Notes: The presidential race, the U.S. Senate contest and the case of the 400-year veto

Capitol Notes: There are just over 40 days until the election, so let's update a lot of races

Capitol Notes: Every little thing could determine who wins Wisconsin

Capitol Notes: Wisconsin ballot controversies, post-convention bounce? Highlight this week

Capitol Notes: What's at stake in Wisconsin's partisan primary?

Capitol Notes: The RNC was here. What now for the GOP?

Capitol Notes: The RNC's coming to Milwaukee. Here's what to know.

Capitol Notes: Wisconsin Democrats mobilize for high stakes races at this year's state convention

Capitol Notes: Trump's been found guilty. What will it mean to Wisconsin voters?

Capitol Notes: What to expect when you're state GOP convention-ing

Capitol Notes: Protests, fundraising gap result in political headwinds in Wisconsin

Capitol Notes: Introducing 'Swing State of the Union'

Capitol Notes: What's the hold up on PFAS? And the latest on Wisconsin Congressional Races!

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