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With high-profile cases on issues like abortion rights and collective bargaining on the horizon—and following 2023’s record-breaking judicial race spending—all eyes are on Wisconsin once again. <br /> <b>Our guest:</b><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.thecentersquare.com/users/profile/dan%20mccaleb/">Dan McCaleb</a>, Executive Editor at The Center Square<br /> <br /><b>Key Highlights</b><br /> </p><ul><li>Check out our <a href="/On_the_Ballot_Episode_171_WI_SCOTUS_2025_Election_Preview" title="On the Ballot Episode 171 WI SCOTUS 2025 Election Preview">episode on the election from earlier this year</a><p class="mw-empty-elt"></p></li></ul> </div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="content-grid-container cols-2" style="margin:0 auto;max-width:1200px"><div class="grid-column"><iframe style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/0iOVrM2wk80W6ihn4B5RKz?utm_source=generator&theme=0" width="100%" height="352" frameborder="0" 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href="/On_the_Ballot_Episode_178_Spring_Election_Legislation_Report" title="On the Ballot Episode 178 Spring Election Legislation Report">Ep. 178: Spring election legislation report</a> • <a href="/On_the_Ballot_Episode_175_Universal_Rural_School_Choice_Part_1" title="On the Ballot Episode 175 Universal Rural School Choice Part 1">Ep. 175: Universal school choice in rural America, Part 1</a> • <a href="/On_the_Ballot_Episode_174_Vernon_Indiana_Charter_Election" title="On the Ballot Episode 174 Vernon Indiana Charter Election"> Ep. 174: Vernon, Indiana's only charter-governed town</a> • <a href="/On_the_Ballot_Episode_169_Incumbents_defeated_in_state_level_races_2025" title="On the Ballot Episode 169 Incumbents defeated in state level races 2025">Ep. 169: Incumbents defeated in 2024 state level races</a> • <a href="/On_the_Ballot_Episode_167_VA_Constitutional_Amendments_2025" title="On the Ballot Episode 167 VA Constitutional Amendments 2025"> Ep. 167: Legislatively referred constitutional amendments in VA</a> • <a href="/On_the_Ballot_Episode_164_state_legislatures_changing_election_laws_in_2025" title="On the Ballot Episode 164 state legislatures changing election laws in 2025"> Ep. 164: How State legislatures could change election laws in 2205</a></div></div><div class="HNT-item"><div class="HNT-label">Ballot Measures</div><div class="HNT-list"><a href="/On_the_Ballot_Episode_173_WI_Historical_Ballot_Factbook" title="On the Ballot Episode 173 WI Historical Ballot Factbook"> Ep. 173: WI: Voter ID + Considering the citizen initiative</a> • <a href="/On_the_Ballot_Episode_160_Citizen_Initiatives_giving_power_to_the_people" title="On the Ballot Episode 160 Citizen Initiatives giving power to the people">Ep. 160: History of Citizen Initiatives (Special)</a> • <a href="/On_the_Ballot_Episode_150_2024_Ballot_measure_results" title="On the Ballot Episode 150 2024 Ballot measure results">Ep. 150: 2024 Ballot measure results</a> • <a 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title="On the Ballot Episode 146 Top 15 elections to watch"> Ep. 146: Top 15 Elections to watch</a> • <a href="/On_the_Ballot_Episode_139_%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8BShortlist_of_tight_Senate_races_with_The_Cook_Political_Report" title="On the Ballot Episode 139 Shortlist of tight Senate races with The Cook Political Report">Ep. 139: Shortlist of tight Senate races with The Cook Political Report</a> • <a href="/On_the_Ballot_Episode_138_The_closest_House_races_with_The_Cook_Political_Report" title="On the Ballot Episode 138 The closest House races with The Cook Political Report">Ep. 138: The closest House races with The Cook Political Report</a> • <a href="/On_the_Ballot_Episode_134_VP_Debate_Recap" title="On the Ballot Episode 134 VP Debate Recap">Ep. 134: VP Debate Recap</a> • <a href="/On_the_Ballot_Episode_133_Gubernatorial_races_to_watch" title="On the Ballot Episode 133 Gubernatorial races to watch">Ep. 133: Gubernatorial races to watch</a> • <a 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src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/b/bd/Ruralschooltile.png" alt="Ruralschooltile.png" /></div><div class="p-4" style="min-height:175px"><div class="font-weight-bold h3 mt-0"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCEVvxnvNkk"><span>Episode #175</span>Universal school choice in rural America Part 1</a></div><p class="mt-3"> As of March 2025, 15 states have enacted universal private school choice programs, allowing all students to access public funds for private schools, homeschooling, and other alternatives to traditional public education. These programs—ranging from education savings accounts (ESAs) to tax credit scholarships and vouchers—have become a defining feature of state-level education policy debates.</p></div></div></div><div class="bp-flex-card m-3 d-flex flex-column align-items-stretch bp-clickable shadow-card bp-card-round" data-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2GNbKL7CFs" tabindex="0" role="button" aria-label="Click for more about <span>Episode #171</span>Majority at stake in Wisconsin Supreme Court election" style="border-radius:7px"><div class="bp-cw d-flex flex-wrap justify-content-center"><div class="d-flex justify-content-center flex-shrink-0 icon-container-xl mt-4 flex-wrap bp-align-content-center"><img src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/0/01/Tile.png" alt="Tile.png" /></div><div class="p-4" style="min-height:175px"><div class="font-weight-bold h3 mt-0"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2GNbKL7CFs"><span>Episode #171</span>Majority at stake in Wisconsin Supreme Court election</a></div><p class="mt-3"> With Incumbent Justice Ann Walsh Bradley retiring, the stakes in Wisconsin's April 1st election  to select her successor couldn’t be higher — determining whether the court maintains its current liberal majority or shifts to a conservative 4-3 split. The candidates, former Republican Attorney General and current circuit court judge Brad Schimel, and Dane County circuit court judge Susan Crawford, present voters with starkly different visions. </p></div></div></div><div class="bp-flex-card m-3 d-flex flex-column align-items-stretch bp-clickable shadow-card bp-card-round" data-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t8euW4AtIw" tabindex="0" role="button" aria-label="Click for more about <span>Episode #167</span>VA and NJ elect new governors this year. Here's what to watch" style="border-radius:7px"><div class="bp-cw d-flex flex-wrap justify-content-center"><div class="d-flex justify-content-center flex-shrink-0 icon-container-xl mt-4 flex-wrap bp-align-content-center"><img src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/4/43/Tilenjva.png" alt="Tilenjva.png" /></div><div class="p-4" style="min-height:175px"><div class="font-weight-bold h3 mt-0"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t8euW4AtIw"><span>Episode #167</span>VA and NJ elect new governors this year. Here's what to watch</a></div><p class="mt-3"> The incumbents in both races—Phil Murphy (D) in New Jersey and Glenn Youngkin (R) in Virginia—are term-limited, meaning that both states will have new Governors at the end of the year. We’re still a long way out from those elections, but since they’re the only two on the calendar for 2025, we wanted to offer an early glimpse into the marquee candidates, the issues that’ll drive their campaigns, what the stakes are for each major party in both states, and how national politics might factor into who winds up having an edge. </p></div></div></div><div class="bp-flex-card m-3 d-flex flex-column align-items-stretch bp-clickable shadow-card bp-card-round" data-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywqqQvHjK44" tabindex="0" role="button" aria-label="Click for more about <span>Episode #166</span>What DOGE can learn from Clinton's effort to 'reinvent government' in the '90s" style="border-radius:7px"><div class="bp-cw d-flex flex-wrap justify-content-center"><div class="d-flex justify-content-center flex-shrink-0 icon-container-xl mt-4 flex-wrap bp-align-content-center"><img src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/4/45/TileDOGE.png" alt="TileDOGE.png" /></div><div class="p-4" style="min-height:175px"><div class="font-weight-bold h3 mt-0"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywqqQvHjK44"><span>Episode #166</span>What DOGE can learn from Clinton's effort to 'reinvent government' in the '90s</a></div><p class="mt-3"> Dr. Elaine Kamarck helped lead the National Performance Review in the 90s as part of the Clinton administration. It was nicknamed REGO for “reinventing government,” and focused on cutting wasteful spending and inefficiencies in federal programs, workforce reductions, and decentralizing authority…sound familiar? The National Performance Review represents one of the most recent ventures by the federal government similar to what President Donald Trump and Elon Musk hopes to do with the Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE. </p></div></div></div><div class="bp-flex-card m-3 d-flex flex-column align-items-stretch bp-clickable shadow-card bp-card-round" data-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoun15v4ZnY" tabindex="0" role="button" aria-label="Click for more about <span>Episode #165</span>Budget reconciliation, explained" style="border-radius:7px"><div class="bp-cw d-flex flex-wrap justify-content-center"><div class="d-flex justify-content-center flex-shrink-0 icon-container-xl mt-4 flex-wrap bp-align-content-center"><img src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/9/98/OTB166.png" alt="OTB166.png" /></div><div class="p-4" style="min-height:175px"><div class="font-weight-bold h3 mt-0"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoun15v4ZnY"><span>Episode #165</span>Budget reconciliation, explained</a></div><p class="mt-3"> The process occurs if Congress passes a budget resolution for the fiscal year that gives reconciliation instructions. It’s used to override the filibuster and expedite the approval of a package of legislation in Congress that changes spending, revenues, or the debt limit — making it an ideal tool for the Trump administration to advance their agenda. These bills require a simple majority (51 votes) instead of the three-fifths majority (60 votes) usually needed in the Senate to bring bills to a vote and approve them.</p></div></div></div><div class="bp-flex-card m-3 d-flex flex-column align-items-stretch bp-clickable shadow-card bp-card-round" data-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDYqrkGvc60" tabindex="0" role="button" aria-label="Click for more about <span>Episode #163</span>The Congressional Review Act's big role in enacting Trump’s agenda" style="border-radius:7px"><div class="bp-cw d-flex flex-wrap justify-content-center"><div class="d-flex justify-content-center flex-shrink-0 icon-container-xl mt-4 flex-wrap bp-align-content-center"><img src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/a/a3/Otb164cra.png" alt="Otb164cra.png" /></div><div class="p-4" style="min-height:175px"><div class="font-weight-bold h3 mt-0"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDYqrkGvc60"><span>Episode #163</span>The Congressional Review Act's big role in enacting Trump’s agenda</a></div><p class="mt-3"> Congress gets a window of time to review any new rule, where both chambers have a chance to pass what’s called a ‘joint resolution of disapproval.’ Then—if the president signs off—that rule is overturned. The tool’s only been used to repeal 20 rules in its nearly 30 year history, most of which in the last few years — and most heavily by Donald Trump during his first term. The incoming administration sees it as a key to advancing their agenda and rolling back regulations, so we figured now would be a great time to talk a little more about its history, original intention, and the big role it might play over the next few months.</p></div></div></div><div class="bp-flex-card m-3 d-flex flex-column align-items-stretch bp-clickable shadow-card bp-card-round" data-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_qh0vItSWc" tabindex="0" role="button" aria-label="Click for more about <span>Episode #162</span>The difference between executive orders and other presidential actions, and why it matters" style="border-radius:7px"><div class="bp-cw d-flex flex-wrap justify-content-center"><div class="d-flex justify-content-center flex-shrink-0 icon-container-xl mt-4 flex-wrap bp-align-content-center"><img src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/d/d4/TrumptileEO.jpeg" alt="TrumptileEO.jpeg" /></div><div class="p-4" style="min-height:175px"><div class="font-weight-bold h3 mt-0"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_qh0vItSWc"><span>Episode #162</span>The difference between executive orders and other presidential actions, and why it matters</a></div><p class="mt-3"> A primary tool in President Trump's arsenal are executive orders, which enable him to change course on policy simply with a stroke of his pen. You might not know that executive orders are one of three different types of executive actions (presidential memoranda and presidential proclamations) the president has at their disposal, each with their own purposes and levels of influence — meaning that the type of action plays a big role in whether or not it has any teeth.</p></div></div></div><div class="bp-flex-card m-3 d-flex flex-column align-items-stretch bp-clickable shadow-card bp-card-round" data-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_XafdQaC1E" tabindex="0" role="button" aria-label="Click for more about <span>Episode #160</span>Citizen Initiatives:The history of giving power to the people" style="border-radius:7px"><div class="bp-cw d-flex flex-wrap justify-content-center"><div class="d-flex justify-content-center flex-shrink-0 icon-container-xl mt-4 flex-wrap bp-align-content-center"><img src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/7/76/OTB160TILE.png" alt="OTB160TILE.png" /></div><div class="p-4" style="min-height:175px"><div class="font-weight-bold h3 mt-0"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_XafdQaC1E"><span>Episode #160</span>Citizen Initiatives:The history of giving power to the people</a></div><p class="mt-3"> If you live in one of the 26 states where citizens can put laws directly on the ballot, you’ve probably seen ballot measures pop up during elections—deciding everything from property taxes and abortion rights to marijuana legalization and ranked-choice voting. 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