Mornings with Pat Kreitlow

Elon Musk and President Trump say they’re going after wasteful spending, but the wrecking ball they’ve been taking to federal programs is having impacts in Wisconsin and across the country that are r…

Take away all of the political rhetoric and the partisan posturing—and just consider the things Gov. Tony Evers is proposing in his state budget that would improve schools, clean water, healthcare, a…

Until Wednesday, it had been more than seven years since Republicans running the Wisconsin Legislature would allow passage of a clean resolution honoring Black History Month. We’ll talk to two member…

It was a busy Tuesday in Wisconsin politics, with a primary election narrowing the field for state Superintendent of Public Instruction and Gov. Tony Evers delivering his budget address. We’ll review…

In another sign of the importance of the 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court race, the progressive justices on Tuesday protected the right to vote—making clear that secure mobile voting sites can be used to…

It’s easy to attack federal spending simply because there are so many ways that taxpayers make a difference and improve our nation. In one example, it’s easy to criticize the federal government for s…

The world’s richest man has been busy taking a wrecking ball to American stability. Now he’s using his checkbook in an effort to buy back the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the far-right in the spring e…

After only four weeks of a new presidency (Really? Only four?), it’s clear the chaos being brought to the American daily routine isn’t some kind of a bug—it’s a feature of Trumpism. So what’s the ant…

Our humble host returns after a week on a Caribbean beach to find out whether he missed anything important while he was away. It’s not like RFK, Jr and Tulsi Gabbard actually got confirmed, right? Or…

Even right-wing politicians in Madison and Washington launch new attacks against the transgender community, the Wisconsin Legislature’s LGBTQ caucus is growing and attracting more allies. That’s part…

What might be the world’s biggest data hack is happening under our eyes across the federal government. A president has to walk back comments about colonizing part of the Mideast. And what response ar…

We’ll get our regular check-in with Congressman Mark Pocan about the latest action in the never dull, never quite legal Trump Show. Also: In this year’s election for state Superintendent of Public In…

It’s been almost 600 days since more state-funded work could’ve been started on removing industrial chemicals called PFAS from Wisconsin groundwater, but Republicans are still blocking the money. Gov…

In this year’s election for state Superintendent of Public Instruction, there are three candidates running in a February 18 primary and the top two will advance to the April 1 general election. Incum…

As a Waukesha County judge, a state Supreme Court candidate, and a former state attorney general, Brad Schimel knows the law is clear that candidates for judicial office “shall not personally solicit…

Wisconsin school students have been subjected to a carousel of different standardized tests and ever-changing expectations for test scores. But all the pressure on students and teachers to raise the …

The president of the United States and world’s wealthiest man have begun the process of shutting down USAID, one of the most important ways America maintains its global leadership through humanitaria…

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Pat begins the second hour with a weekend weather report from Civic Media meteorologist Brittney Merlot, covering the wild swings our state is facing this week. Then, Pat touches on what it would mea…

We’ll have the latest on the tragedy on the Potomac as the work continues to recover the bodies of the 67 people lost in a mid-air crash. It’s an early challenge for new Transportation Secretary Sean…