Voter’s rights laws, Midterm elections in Wisconsin

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A voting booth says "VOTE" with a U.S. flag
A polling location is open for voters in the spring election Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at Tenney Park in Madison, Wis. Angela Major/WPR

A professor updates us on the latest legislative pushes for changes to voting laws in Wisconsin and the United States. Then, we check in on Wisconsin’s political races in 2022 for U.S. Senate and Governor with the help of a political reporter.

Featured in this Show

  • Voting law updates: Wisconsin and the U.S.

    We take a look at state and national voting policy news as President Biden pushes for his voting rights legislation in spite of a lack of adequate support in the Senate.

  • Checking in on Wisconsin's top 2022 political races

    Republican Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson faces a number of Democratic opponents to his re-election campaign, while more challengers could be coming for Democratic Governor Tony Evers to keep his role in the state capitol. We check in on the biggest upcoming policitcal races of 2022.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Lee Rayburn Technical Director
  • Colleen Leahy Producer
  • Lorin Cox Producer
  • Kathleen Dolan Guest
  • Craig Gilbert Guest