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Full Show: Non-Citizen Voting, Naked Statue and Football Ejections
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Kristin Brey, the founder of As Goes Wisconsin, and longtime WTMJ host Brian Noonan are skilled at taking the complex and making it digestible. They will take you behind the headlines of the day’s biggest stories from across Wisconsin. Fans will hear the stories being told by those who live and cover those communities firsthand for the most accurate and relevant information.
Brian Noonan is joined on the phone by State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly to talk about her universal school meals proposal, her plan for impelemntation and more.
Wauwatosa imposed a curfew in 2020 was challenged in a lawsuit, saying it violated 1st amendment rights. However, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals recently disagreed.
A giant naked marionette statue of Donald Trump was displayed in Madison, just in time for happy hour!
Also in Madison, a record-high number of people were ejected from Saturday's Wisconsin-Penn State game, many of which were students and drinking while underage
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-Milwaukee: the New Borealis Amtrak line has already reached 100,000 passengers in the first 22 weeks (less than 6 months).
-Wisconsin Rapids: Should ATV's and UTV's be allowed on city streets? That'll be on this city's November ballot.
-Onalaska: La Crosse County is revitalizing property development using a new grant program.
When is a Ladybug not a Ladybug? Brian Noonan is joined on the phone by PJ Liesch, director of UW-Madison's Insect Diagnostic lab, to talk about the Asian Lady Beetle and the similarities and differences between it and ladybugs, why they are a nuisance and how to deal with them.
There have been a lot of false claims of non-U.S. Citizens voting in Wisconsin, especially on social media. Brian dispels the myths.
A pizza restaurant in Stoughton delivered pizzas laced with THC because they accidentally used oil with Delta-9.
It's National Chocolate Day and Brian is celebrating.
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