Week In Washington, How Candidates Run For Office And Work Day Jobs, Wisconsin’s Prettiest Towns

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Wisconsin beauty on the peninsula in the Door County area. Learning Lark (CC By 2.0)

Both gubernatorial candidates Scott Walker and Tony Evers already have jobs working for the state of Wisconsin. How do they manage to campaign and take care of their “day jobs”? We find out from a WisContext reporter. We also hear about Wisconsin’s pretty spaces and places. And we get up-to-speed on the week’s top national news stories.

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Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Judith Siers-Poisson Host
  • Rachael Vasquez Producer
  • J. Carlisle Larsen Producer
  • Dean Knetter Producer
  • Judith Siers-Poisson Producer
  • Bridgit Bowden Guest
  • Ginger Gibson Guest
  • Scott Gordon Guest
  • Kevin Revolinski Guest