Wisconsin News Roundup, Count This Penny In Studio, Open Records Law Amended, State Parks Report

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It has been a busy week in Wisconsin with the state budget moving forward and Governor Walker filing papers to begin his presidential campaign. Our guest breaks down the biggest stories from around the state. Then, we’re joined by the music group Count This Penny to hear some of their new songs. We also find out what led to lawmakers passing sweeping changes to Wisconsin’s public records law. Finally, we get a report on how the state budget will affect state parks.

Featured in this Show

  • State News Roundup For July 3, 2015

    The editor of WisPolitics.com joins us to cover the latest news on the state budget, the prevailing wage proposal and Governor Walker’s presidential campaign filing.

  • Count This Penny Share New Songs, Secrets To Performing With Spouse

    Born in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, Count This Penny are the wife and husband singer-songwriter duo of Amanda and Allen Rigell.

    In 2010 they made their way to Madison and have toured the country and released several albums.

    They recently joined us in the WPR studio to play some new, unreleased songs, tell us about playing in a band with your spouse, and let us in on what it was like to jam with Garrison Keillor on “A Prairie Home Companion.”

    Video highlights and audio of the band’s entire performance in WPR’s Buck studio.

  • Wisconsin's Open Records Law Threatened By Surprise Budget Amendment

    Legislative Republicans last night passed a budget amendment that would prevent the public from access to almost all local and state government documents. Central Time investigates sweeping changes to Wisconsin’s public records law.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Veronica Rueckert Host
  • Matt Oleson Producer
  • Karl Christenson Producer
  • Marika Suval Producer
  • JR Ross Guest
  • Amanda Rigell Guest
  • Allen Rigell Guest
  • Shawn Johnson Guest
  • Brett Healy Guest

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