Coming together to find common ground isn’t a thing thought of much in Wisconsin politics, but one political scientist thinks it can happen. Despite a Democratic...
Politics in Madison could stay the same for another two years, as a result of elections around Wisconsin. Republicans will still control both houses of the...
Dr. Joe Heim, UW-La Crosse Professor Emeritus, in the WIZM studio Tuesday, a week before the fall election cycle ends. La Crosse Talk PM airs weekdays...
The La Crosse County Board could become a little more conservative in the next couple of years, as a result of Tuesday’s election, according to one...
The Taliban is back in charge of Afghanistan, refugees could be sent to Fort McCoy, and President Biden seems to be getting most of the blame...
It’s called the 3rd Congressional District, but most living there better know it as Ron Kind’s district. That changes after next election, as the 13-term Democratic...
There’s no time limit on granting equal rights for women. That’s what many citizens have been arguing since the 1970s and 1980s, when an Equal Rights...
Lots of people want to be the boss, but not enough want to be the workers. That’s the situation in La Crosse, as time is running...
A well-known political watcher in La Crosse says it’s ‘sad’ that wearing face masks during the pandemic has become a partisan issue. Political scientist Joe Heim...
Don’t believe everything you see on the internet. Many Americans receive e-mails or messages asking them to support a ‘Congressional Reform Act,’ aimed at keeping federal...
The spring election wasn’t a mess everywhere in Wisconsin. While pictures of long lines of voters in big cities have made the news, election day was...
Wisconsin might still have some influence in the primary process this year, as a result of the Super Tuesday voting. That’s the feeling of UW-L political...
A sudden surge of attention to Amy Klobuchar in New Hampshire could have an effect on the Democratic presidential race. The Minnesota senator was praised for...
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court could decide this week whether to intervene in a conservative effort to purge as many as 209,000 voters who haven’t updated their addresses. Democrats...
The U.S. House could vote on articles of impeachment against President Trump by Thanksgiving, according to local political scientist Joe Heim. But Heim also says, don’t...
Conservatives are gaining a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court Thursday, taking a chair that had been held by liberal justice Shirley Abrahamson for more than...
Why aren’t Americans more concerned that a foreign country may have tried to meddle in the 2016 election? UW-L political scientist Joe Heim asks that question…wondering...
One political expert in La Crosse doesn’t hold out much hope for La Crosse County getting its Premier Resort Area Tax (PRAT). The concept of a...
That border wall the president wants? Probably not. Political scientist Joe Heim, on WIZM Wednesday morning said Donald Trump doesn’t even have Republican votes to pass...
It may be obvious, but 30-second political ads can’t tell you much about a candidate, which can make those ads very misleading. Political scientist Joe Heim...
