Alex Joers
That’s No Golden GOAT (Hour 2)
Sen. Melissa Ratcliff and Rep. Alex Joers join us to discuss how legislative Republicans are trying to replicate President Trump’s DOGE with a GOAT—a committee named for Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency. Neither group is actually interested in government efficiency and convenience so much as using government to attack people and create sideshows.
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Overcoming GOP Hostility to Good Childcare (Hour 2)
State Assembly Rep. Alex Joers was among nearly 100 state-level leaders from around the country who were invited to the White House last week to discuss ways to make quality childcare more accessible and affordable. We can’t even write anything more about this because we know historians are already going to look back at that last sentence and wonder why Republicans in 2023 were against accessible, affordable, quality childcare.
The Family-Friendly Labor Shortage Solution (Hour 2)
We’ll talk to state Assembly Rep. Alex Joers about the one thing the Legislature could do to tackle Wisconsin’s labor shortage. It’s obvious. It has bipartisan support from families across the state. And Republicans are pretending it doesn’t exist.
On the tightrope
Kristin and LIza talk with Madison representative Alex Joers about local caregiving advocacy, and Lynn Abate Johnson about her newly released book about the balancing act caregivers are having to endure in America today. Learn more at www.LynnAbateJohnsonBook.com
