Political Radar

Ashwaubenon Village President Mary Kardoskee sits down with Bill in this episode of The Progress Report to discuss the move of the Green Bay Bullfrogs to Ashwaubenon as part of a new stadium development in the village. They also discuss several other promising developments in Ashwaubenon and why communities should support development.

Brown County Sheriff John Gossage sits down with Bill in this episode of The Progress Report, to discuss the proposed expansion to the Brown County Jail. They discuss the demographics of the jail, the cost of transporting inmates to other counties, and the time frame for the jail expansion, and more!

Green Bay Alderman Bill Galvin joins Elliot on this episode of Blind Partisan. They discuss how a Wheel Tax could be beneficial to road repair for Green Bay and taking costs heavily off of citizens living along roads being worked on. They also talked about city budgets, city staff layoffs, and the price of road assessments.

Wisconsin Gubernatorial Candidate Jeff Rumbaugh joins Elliot on this episode of Blind Partisan. They discuss how Jeff's views differ from lifetime politicians, what Care. For REAL. means, school safety and openness, and....bees?

Bill sits down with Paul Belschner of DDL Holdings LLC and Base Companies LLC, in this episode of The Progress Report to discuss both the history and the bright future of the Rail Yard Innovation District in downtown Green Bay, WI. They also discuss some of the projects and Amenities that are planned and how they can attract businesses and residents to the area.

Tom Sladek, Treasurer and Rich Heidel, President of the Brown County Taxpayers Association join Elliot Christenson on the first episode of Blind Partisan on Newsmakers Network. They discuss the association’s lawsuit against Brown County related to the new county sales tax which began on January 1, 2018. Additionally, they discuss the different forms of taxes used in Brown County for economic development, and prioritizing money to work on beneficial community projects and much more.

Breaking news! In this episode of The Progress Report with Bill Meindl, Bill sits down with Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt, to discuss the revitalization of Bay Beach for swimming. They also discuss the move of the Green Bay Bullfrogs to Ashwaubenon.

In the first ever episode of The Progress Report with Bill Meindl, Bill sits down with Troy Streckenbach, Brown County's County Executive to discuss the county's plan to reduce debt and fix the county's infrastructure. They also discuss the benefits of the plan to Brown County citizens.

Volunteer reporter, Bill Meindl and professional web designer, Wendy Coriell, join Rhonda to discuss the LaBaye.org fiasco. Topics included: who is involved, the amount of taxpayer money being used, the mayor's beautification committee, the history of the website, the fact that website is unsearchable and unreachable by public schools, the question of the stability of the website due to outdated code, and the activity surrounding the project.

Randy Scannell and Ellen Rosewall join Cassandra this week to discuss the deaccession of the 9/11 Memorial in Green Bay, WI. Topics included: The brief and mysterious history of the memorial, how it has deteriorated over the course of it's short life, incorrect information included on the memorial, who may have designed it, and the fact that there may or may not be human remains inside the monument.

DACA Recipient, Gerardo Gonzalez, joins Rhonda to discuss the recent revocation of DACA. Topics included: Gerardo's History, what DACA is, how DACA can help unregistered immigrants further their education, the fear and uncertainty put upon immigrants, what it is like being an immigrant, government excuses, and the impact on people and communities.

Brown County Supervisors, Mark Becker and Paul Ballard, join Rhonda to discuss taking the criminal indicator box off of certain job applications. Topics included: How the checkbox for criminal information is banned in 24 states, why it is a good idea to limit it's use, moral benefits, keeping the box for people who apply to work with kids and money, increasing employment, removing unnecessary obstacles, and the move to take away odd justifications.

Jacob Immel and Kia Murray join Cassandra this week to discuss the decision to keep or remove Confederate statues and monuments. Topics included: Different viewpoints on the situation, reasoning behind their viewpoints, the way to approach local issues on a large scale, statistics, the possibility of looking at history another way, not making it an issue of political parties, the symbolism of statues, and not to forget history and learn from past mistakes.

Andrew Crane and Jacob Jones join Cassandra this week to discuss President Donald Trump's week of insanity . Topics included: The drastic differences between Trump using a teleprompter and Trump speaking directly to his base at rallies, Donald trump's attempts to change the fundamental nature of the legislative branch, and the legacy of Trump.

Wisconsin State Senator for District 19, Roger Roth joins Rhonda to discuss bringing back the certainty to the property assessment process on big box stores. Topics included: Owners of big box stores wanting lower property tax assessments, how Roger is looking to do something about the Dark Store Theory, what made him aware of the issue, businesses exploiting loopholes, business deed restrictions, how property assessors assess property, shopping influences, and how online shopping is influencing big box stores.

Erik Hoyer and Jenn Schiavo join Cassandra this week to discuss President Donald Trump's announcement of a National Emergency on Opioids. Topics included: Opioid related death tolls rising, the increase of heroin overdoses, national emergencies in the past, people getting opioid prescriptions shifting to illegal street drugs, how to police medication, getting people proper help from drug addiction, side effects of withdrawal, government involvement, and managing pain.

Former Principal and current member of the Green Bay Area Public School Board, Ed Dorff joins Rhonda to discuss the state of emergency in the Green Bay Area public schools. Topics included: Ed's background with schools, how an environment can shape a child's behavior, the problems at Washington Middle School, the school board waiting for a fix to the problems, the document in place for emergency situations, how GBAPS is addressing the student behavior problems, keeping student confidentiality, the responsibility of all levels of administration, what an elected person's job expectations are, and listening to the public responses.

This week, Cassandra's panelists are Terry Lee and Vanya Koepke. They discuss the Wisconsin Foxconn facility plans, financial incentives, economic growth, starting wages, environmental impact, and waste water capacity increase for the local community from the facility.

This week, Cassandra's panelists are Mark Becker and Colleen Gruszynski. They discuss the Presidential Commission on Election Integrity, and voter fraud.

2018 WI Gubernatorial candidate, Andy Gronik, joins Rhonda to discuss why he wants to run. Topics included: the importance of jobs and education, his desire for Wisconsin to be progressive again, the Foxconn deal, growing businesses, healthcare, successful business, budget, and school challenges.