Assembly Speaker Robin Vos Asked For Another Draft Of Open Records Law Changes, Wisconsin’s Campaign Disclosure Laws, Economic Impact Of Traffic

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If you think traffic has been getting worse in recent years, you might be on to something. Our guest expert explains a new report that shows Americans are spending more time, and money, stuck in traffic. We also hear from an advocacy group calling for stricter campaign disclosure laws, and we talk to WPR’s state capitol reporter about the news that Assembly Speaker Robin Vos asked for another draft of a bill that would change open records law in Wisconsin.

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  • Assembly Speaker Robin Vos Asked For Another Draft Of Open Records Changes

    Records released Tuesday show that Assembly Speaker Robin Vos had his aides work on a draft of a bill that would scale back Wisconsin’s open records law. The documents reveal that Vos made this request less than three weeks after he and other Republican lawmakers backed down from this idea after intense backlash. WPR’s state capitol reporter explains this news and what it means for open records law in Wisconsin.

  • How Do Wisconsin's Campaign Disclosure Laws Measure Up?

    Last month we spoke with Eric Bott, the State Director of Americans for Prosperity. He said that public disclosure laws threaten free speech. Now we speak with a guest who says the opposite and is urging Wisconsin to enact stricter campaign disclosure laws.

  • Report: Traffic In U.S. Back To Pre-Recession Levels, And Looks To Get Worse

    All across the United States, traffic is returning to pre-recession levels, and promises to get worse in the coming years. That’s according to a new report, which estimates the annual economic cost of traffic to be around $160 billion. One of the report’s authors discusses the findings.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Veronica Rueckert Host
  • Amanda Magnus Producer
  • Galen Druke Producer
  • Chris Malina Producer
  • Shawn Johnson Guest
  • Brendan Fischer Guest
  • Tim Lomax Guest