Finding a Stable Home: Improving the Adoption Process with Reps. Dittrich and Snyder

Finding a Stable Home: Improving the Adoption Process with Reps. Dittrich and Snyder

After 7 statewide hearings and countless hours of testimony, the bills generated by the Speaker's Task Force on Adoption came the the Assembly floor this week. As they got ready to vote, we caught up with two members who have been especially integral to the process. Rep. Snyder, a member of the Task Force and the Chair of last session's Task Force on Foster Care, joins Rep. Dittrich, Chair of the Adoption Task Force, to talk about how she came to this issue and explore ways to make sure Wisconsin gets better at helping children find stable homes.

Ensuring Water Quality with Majority Leader Steineke and Chairman Novak

Today, the Speaker's Task Force on Water Quality released a major report on its findings, along with an innovative, bipartisan package of bills aimed at ensuring clean water for future generations. Majority Leader Jim Steineke sits down with the Chairman of the Task Force, Todd Novak, to talk about how this unprecedented effort came together and what comes next. Show Notes: * The Water Quality Task Force [https://legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/committees/assembly/STF-WQ/] * Recommendations [https://legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/committees/assembly/STF-WQ/media/1193/taskforce-chart.pdf]from all 14 hearings * The final Task Force report [https://legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/committees/assembly/STF-WQ/media/1192/08vos_water_quality_task_force_report-3.pdf]

"But Wait, There's Myrrh" - Looking Back on a Year in Politics with Speaker Vos and Leader Steineke

As Santa reviews his naughty and nice list, Majority Leader Steinke sits down with Speaker Vos to talk about the year that was in Wisconsin politics.

Getting It Done & Getting to Know Rep. Loudenbeck

Rep. Amy Loudenbeck leads the Assembly in bills passed so far this session. On this episode, she joins Speaker Vos to chat about where she gets bill ideas from, how technology is improving many facets of life in Wisconsin, and shed some light on Wisconsin's goat breeding community.

Born in the USA: Good Bills, Bad Vetoes, and Political Beginnings with Rep. Born

As we enter the Christmas holiday season, Speaker Vos sits down with Rep. Mark Born to talk about the importance of citizen engagement in the bill process, how Governor Evers ended up in Politifact, and how he went from "not quite Alex P. Keaton" to a legislator. Show Notes: * Wisconsin Health News on NW Regional mental health bed expansion [https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2019/06/21/budget-would-provide-15-million-to-hshs-western-wisconsin-to-expand-mental-health-bed-capacity/] * Winnebago Mental Health Institute overcrowding [https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/solutions/2019/12/02/winnebago-mental-health-institute-faces-dozens-staff-vacancies/4240611002/] * The Assembly passed the directory data bill unanimously [https://fox6now.com/2019/06/18/wisconsin-assembly-approves-adding-parents-to-directories/] * Politifact: "We rate Evers' claim False" [https://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2019/dec/03/tony-evers/tony-evers-misstates-schools-bill-he-vetoes-it/]