Battleground Wisconsin

Sen. Johnson blocks & Rep. Bernier walks

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Sinopsis

We start with the conservative State Assembly's end of session late night toga party. Then we move to the bizarre behavior of Rep. Bernier who burst out of a meeting with local school board members. We welcome former state representative Jeff Smith to discuss Rep. Bernier’s actions and Citizen Action’s new campaign, led by Jeff, to organize the creation of a Citizen Action Organizing Cooperative in Western Wisconsin. We discuss new polling numbers that reveal 62% of Wisconsinites want to see the U.S. Supreme Court seat filled this year, and Senator Ron Johnson's efforts to block the appointment. Paul Ryan watch finds Ryan continuing to fight with Trump and adding Megyn Kelly to his list of sparring partners. Finally, Robert discusses over $200 million that working families risk leaving on the table this tax season which could boost flagging local economies across Wisconsin.