State News Roundup, Trump Shrinking National Monuments

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The state Attorney General recommends contempt charges after looking into leaks from the John Doe investigation of Governor Walker’s recall campaign. We talk about his statements and recap other top Wisconsin news from this week. We also discuss President Trump’s decision to drastically reduce the size of two national monuments in the southwest.

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  • State News Roundup For December 8, 2017

    This week a reporter from State Attorney Brad Schimel revealed that he’s recommending contempt proceedings for a prosecutor and eight other officials over the leak of the John Doe investigation documents. A news editor joins us to talk about this and other top news from the past week, including a new addition to the Democratic gubernatorial field for 2018: Kelda Helen Roys.

    What do you think about the current list of candidates running for governor in Wisconsin? Do you think it’s a good thing there are so many Democrats who have thrown their hats into the ring…or a bad thing? What do you make of the investigation into the leaking of John Doe documents?

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  • President Trump Shrinks The Size Of Two National Monuments

    On Monday, President Donald Trump announced he’s reducing the sizes of two national monuments in Utah: Bear’s Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante. This is the largest rollback of federal land protection in United States history. We talk to an expert about why the president is reducing these monuments and what effect this could have on the future of land conservation in the U.S.

    Are you concerned about this move, or do you think it makes sense from an economic and administrative perspective?

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Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Amanda Magnus Producer
  • Rob Mentzer Guest
  • John Ruple Guest