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27:15

Hoffer on a baseball salary cap, the Green Bay NFL...

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2025/08/05

A lot of hoopla last week about a salary cap in baseball. Dr. Adam Hoffer, former professor of sports economics at UW-L and current director of excise tax policy at the Tax Foundation, joined to discuss what that might look like. Is it good for small market teams or big money players? What would a strike or lockout do? We also spent a little bit of time discussing the revenue numbers from Green Bay hosting the NFL draft and how the Wisconsin state budget burned up a lot of the state surplus that the

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19:38

Former Republican WI Senate leader Schultz on fusion...

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2025/08/05

A public forum Wednesday in La Crosse on bringing back fusion voting to state ballots. Dale Schultz, former Republican state Senate leader and co-chair of United Wisconsin, joined to break down just what is fusion voting — where a candidate can appear on a ballot more than once. Schultz, who was in the Wisconsin state Legislature from 1983 to 2014, talks about why it was shut down by the two big parties, the benefits fusion voting has and some of its flaws. Wednesday’s public forum

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26:30

Gov. Evers hosts Ice Cream Town Hall at Rudy’s —...

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2025/08/04

It’s one thing to host an “Ice Cream Town Hall” — but politicians could aim higher. UW-La Crosse political science professor Dr. Anthony Chergosky in studio, along with WIZM’s Brad Williams, to discuss Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers visiting La Crosse for his “Ice Cream Town Hall” at Rudy’s. But it brought up a lot of questions. Is Rudy's the place for ice cream or root beer floats? Where else in the area should we be holding themed town halls? Where should

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26:18

La Crosse (Bubbler) Talk with council members Kahlow...

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2025/08/03

Bubbler talk with La Crosse city council members Chris Kahlow and Gary Padesky. The two have an item on Tuesday's Judiciary and Administration Committee meeting agenda aimed at preserving the city's historic bubblers. It's one of two pieces of legislation on bubblers for the committee to debate. The other was put for the La Crosse Mayor Shuandel Washington-Spivey. According to the city, there are 53 drinking fountains — 32 of them cast iron, though Kahlow disputed that during the show. The

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25:01

Governor’s race, farm challenges and UW‑L’s $194M...

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2025/08/01

Wisconsin state Assembly Rep. Tara Johnson in the WIZM studio for La Crosse Talk, discussing the state budget — including Prairie Springs — partisan primaries in the governor’s race, and issues like PFAS, farming and plastic waste. Johnson (D-Shelby) is one of just a handful of Democrats who voted for the budget, which included all area Democrats — largely because the plan includes $194 million to build Phase 2 of UW-La Crosse’s Prairie Springs Science Center

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7:26

Jocelyn Buxton on Central High's 1st-ever Riverhawk...

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2025/07/31

She said the girls golf team can afford seven balls a player and the football team has enough funding to buy a helmet. Jocelyn Buxton, with the Central Booster Club, joined to tell us about their first-ever Riverhawk Rally, which happens 4:30-10 p.m. Saturday at All-Star Lanes. T.U.G.G.'s Andy Hughes, a Central graduate, will be playing an acoustic show that night, beginning at 7:30 p.m. — and he's open to requests. He also joined La Crosse Talk. Buxton said everyone gets a pint glass with all

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6:18

Central grad and T.U.G.G.'s Andy Hughes previews...

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2025/07/31

T.U.G.G.'s Andy Hughes is a Central High School grad and playing a solo acoustic show at Saturday's Riverhawk Rally. It's the first-ever booster club fundraiser to help the over 50 co-curricular activities at Central. Hughes doesn't go too into his Central High glory days, but does talk about what the show will be like, including possibly some 90s rap and taking requests. The Riverhawk Rally is from 4:30-10 p.m. Saturday at All-Star Lanes. Hughes will play from 7:30-10 p.m. Tickets are $60 and can

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15:46

Terry Bauer previewing Moon Tunes with Fayme Rochelle...

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2025/07/30

Terry Bauer in studio previewing this week's Moon Tunes, featuring Fayme Rochelle & the Wax Wings, along with the Saner & Gibbons Band. Moon Tunes happens from 5:30-8 p.m. each Thursday at Riverside Park. They are free and open to the public. Multiple food and drink vendors are staged throughout the park. There's also free train rides for the kids and a bike corral — basically free valet bike parking — for anyone that wants to ride down.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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11:19

La Crosse Police Capt. Schott previews National...

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2025/07/30

The 42nd National Night Out is right around the corner, and La Crosse Police Captain Avrie Schott joins to help preview the event. This is the 28th year La Crosse's police department has been involved and they are in a big way — with 14 different locations throughout the city. We also discussed the reasoning behind speed enforcement zones. La Crosse Police have been posting these zone locations on social media, informing the public of an added police presence.See omnystudio.com/listener for

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24:51

La Crosse Bubbler Talk with Mac Kiel — what is all...

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2025/07/30

The Mac and Rick show turns into La Crosse (Bubbler) Talk ahead of next week’s committee meetings, where there are two pieces of legislation on those now infamous green water fountains scattered everywhere. Kiel breaks down what’s on Tuesday’s Judiciary and Administration Committee agenda in references to the bubblers — where we’ve determined there are at least four different versions and not all of them are green. We also read a statement from the city’s

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29:14

Economist Hoffer on Onalaska's wheel tax and how...

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2025/07/30

Wheel tax and transportation funding talk with Adam Hoffer, director of excise tax policy at Tax Foundation, in the WIZM studio. Most of the La Crosse Talk conversation hovered around the Onalaska city council recently passing a $25 wheel tax but not for what those fees typically go toward. That led to a discussion about Congress having to pass a federal transportation bill that could see the status quo — a gas tax — or a shift in how road funding happens. Will a gas tax be eliminated

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8:51

La Crosse Schools superintendent Engel on lunch debt,...

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2025/07/30

La Crosse Schools superintendent, Dr. Aaron Engel, joins to discuss school lunch debt, teacher contracts, a middle school backpacking trip — with probably a lot of bug spray — and a first-ever Central High fundraiser That's where we kicked off the interview, discussing Saturday's Central fundraiser, featuring Andy Hughes from T.U.G.G., which happens from 4:30-10 p.m. at All-Star lanes. After that, we talked about getting the teacher contracts signed heading into the school year

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24:39

School board president Suchla breaks down vision...

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2025/07/28

La Crosse School Board president Deb Suchla in the WIZM studio to discuss results from a recent community visioning survey, the district’s building plans, and upcoming work — including approving new teacher contracts. Suchla, elected board president in May, is currently in her second stint on the board. She previously served from 2001 to 2018 and was re-elected in 2023. We talked about the district’s visioning survey — who responded, what priorities emerged, and how the

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25:24

Wisconsin’s next governor, Hulk and Ozzy pass and is...

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2025/07/25

Is Wisconsin still a purple state? With Gov. Tony Evers announcing Thursday he won’t seek reelection, we may have a definitive answer next year. UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky, joins to break down who’s up next for both parties in the quest to replace Evers and just how purple Wisconsin really is — given Democrats have won 12 of the past 16 statewide elections since 2016. We began the show discussing the recent deaths of pop culture legends Hulk

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8:48

Jan Eriksen previews the 67th AAUW Art Fair on the...

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2025/07/25

Previewing Saturday’s 67th annual AAUW Art Fair on the Green with Jan Eriksen. The event happens from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Viterbo courtyard featuring over 60 artists exhibiting, and will include food trucks, food-drink booths and an art raffle. Eriksen is the past president of La Crosse’s branch of the AAUW (American Association of University of Women), which focuses on helping girls and women with education. While the art fair is free to attend, there is an opportunity to donate to

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7:24

State Sen. Brad Pfaff on Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers...

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2025/07/24

Just hours after Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced he would not seek re-election, Rick Solem called state Sen. Brad Pfaff (D-Onalaska) for reaction.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:57

3rd District GOP Party chair, Hannah Testin, on...

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2025/07/24

Just hours after Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced he would not seek re-election, Rick Solem called Hannah Testin, the chair of the 3rd US House District Republican Party, for reaction.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:04

Onalaska state Rep. Steve Doyle on Wisconsin Gov....

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2025/07/24

Just hours after Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced he would not seek re-election, Rick Solem called state Rep. Steve Doyle (D-Onalaska) for reaction.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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15:52

Molly McCormick on La Crosse fire calls, water...

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2025/07/24

Molly McCormick, community risk educator for the La Crosse Fire Department, in studio discussing where we’re at with fire calls in the city, the uptick in accidents on the river, plus a look ahead to overdose awareness month in August. Over the past couple months, La Crosse has been a bit of a rollercoaster with fire calls. It was way up, then way down. But now, after the Fourth of July, McCormick breaks down where the city is at. With Overdose Awareness Month, McCormick notes that drug deaths

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17:41

WKTY's Grant Bilse on Brewers alumni home run derby,...

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2025/07/24

Ryan Braun is back — but only for a day. Wisco Sports Show host, Grant Bilse, joins to preview the Milwaukee Brewers alumni home run derby Friday, how Wisconsin lost out on 200,000 free hamburgers, and share details about the bus trip to the Bob Uecker tribute game. Before Friday's 3 p.m. game with the Marlins, Milwaukee will have an alumni home run derby that includes: Ryan Braun Carlos Gómez Prince Fielder Corey Hart Bill Hall Eric Thames Nyjer Morgan Keon Broxton Yovani Gallardo Casey

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