Zab Martinez

Best Of Mornings: Phelps, Ingram, Martinez, Shafer (Hour 1)

May 26, 2025

State Assembly Rep. Christian Phelps (D-Eau Claire) has an update on an Assembly Education Committee with Republican leadership more interested in culture wars and sideshows than on improving our kids’ schools. Earl Ingram sets up an interview series with Dr. Howard Fuller about the earliest days of the voucher schools program. Benefit specialist Zab Martinez outlines how Trump’s massive budget cuts will hurt lots of families in Wisconsin. Dan Shafer previews his new column on lawmakers he’ll be watching as the Legislature’s session rolls into the 2026 elections.

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-9 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up.

Real Cuts, Real Harm, Fake Reasons(Hour 2)

May 22, 2025

Some of the people on the front lines of fighting American poverty are in the nation’s capital this week to warn about the real damage that will be done by cutting safety net programs like food assistance and healthcare coverage. We’ll also talk about the cuts being proposed to Planned Parenthood that won’t do a single thing to curtail abortion care—they’ll only hurt basic healthcare services to women and men across Wisconsin.

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-9 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up.

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