23 Jan 2012

Joy Cardin

After six, Joy Cardin and her guest look at the results of Saturday's South Carolina vote, next week's Florida primary, and what they mean in the quest for the Republican presidential nomination. Then, after six-fifty, it's the Monday Morning Wake-Up Call. Even though ice may be on your mind, Joy Cardin's guest says you should take action now to learn what pesticides are going to be used in your community in the spring. Guest: Susan MacManus, Distinguished University Professor of Political Science at the University of South Florida Wake-Up Call Guest: Jane Larson, spokesperson for the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.

04 Jan 2012	Kathleen Dunn
	After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the potential impact of the Supreme Court's Citizen United case on this year's presidential election. Guests: 9:00 - Paul S. Ryan, FEC Program Director & Associate Legal Counsel, Campaign Legal Center. www.campaignlegalcenter.org 9:30 - Bradley A. Smith, Professor of Law, Capital University Law School. Former Chairman, Federal Election Commission.

14 Dec 2011

Kathleen Dunn

The ACLU filed a federal lawsuit yesterday, alleging that Wisconsin's new Voter ID law is unconstitutional. After nine, Kathleen Dunn is joined by an ACLU representative and a University of Wisconsin legal analyst. Guests: - Karyn Rotker, Senior Staff Attorney at the ACLU of Wisconsin - Donald Downs, Alexander Meiklejohn Professor of Political Science, Law, and Journalism at UW-Madison, and the Glenn B. and Cleone Orr Hawkins Professor of Political Science at the University.

22 Nov 2011	At Issue with Ben Merens
	In the first of two parts, Ben talks today with two guests from United Wisconsin about the recall effort against Governor Scott Walker. Tomorrow after four, Ben's guest will be Brian Sikma with Media Trackers. Guests: - Meagan Mahaffey, Executive Director, United Wisconsin - Lynn Freeman, Vice Chair, United Wisconsin www.unitedwisconsin.com

16 Nov 2011	Kathleen Dunn
	After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the effort for a recall election against Governor Scott Walker. Guests: 9:00 - Ted Rowlands, assignment correspondent, CNN. 9:20 - Kathleen Falk, former Dane County Executive. 9:40 - Bill Kraus, veteran Republican political strategist and board member, Common Cause in Wisconsin.

15 Nov 2011	Joy Cardin
	The effort to recall Governor Scott Walker begins today. After seven, Joy Cardin talks with a supporter of the recall effort. Joy's guest, after seven-thirty, says the effort should fail. Guest: 7:00 - Ed Garvey, Senior Partner, Law firm of Garvey, McNeil, and Associates. Publisher, www.FightingBob.com. Guest: 7:30 - Matt Batzel with American Majority Action

15 Nov 2011	Joy Cardin
	The effort to recall Governor Walker from office began at midnight Tuesday. Organizers have until January 17, 2012 to collect more than 540,000 signatures to force an election. After six, Joy Cardin conducts a special poll: Do you plan on signing the petition to recall Walker? Online poll: www.wpr.org/joy

14 Nov 2011	At Issue with Ben Merens
	The effort to gather over a half million signatures in sixty days begins tomorrow. After four, Ben and his guest preview the upcoming recall effort against Governor Walker. Guest: Dennis Dresang, professor emeritus of public affairs and political science, and founding director, the La Follette School of Public Affairs, UW-Madison.

09 Nov 2011

Kathleen Dunn

Many political analysts are saying that Tuesday's collective bargaining vote in Ohio has major implications for the 2012 election. After nine, Kathleen Dunn talks with two Ohio political science professors about the background and results from the vote. Guests: - David Cohen, Professor of Political Science and Fellow at the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron - Paul Sracic, Professor and Chair of Political Science and director of the Rigelhaupt Pre-Law Center at Youngstown State University

31 Aug 2011	At Issue with Ben Merens
	According to Ben Merens' guest today after four, Wisconsin's recent recall elections were "the most negative ever." What continued to ignite political passions, and will that negativity spill-over into Wisconsin's 2012 elections? Guest: Ken Goldstein, President, Kantar Media CMAG and political advertising scholar. He is on leave from the UW Department of Political Science.