Podcasts about Capitol Square

Happy April, Madison! It's a new month, which means the City Cast Madison team is here to share our tips on how to make the most of it. The days are finally feeling longer, it's getting greener out there, and it's finally time for the Dane County Farmers' Market on the Capitol Square! Grab your headphones and tote bags, because this month is packed with goodness.  If you enjoyed today's interview with Amy Barrilleaux, Communications Director at Clean Wisconsin, learn more here.

In the first hour Jeff goes over what is happening on Capitol Square and then chats with Barry Moore of the BBB.

This week's episode of 365 Amplified features two in-depth conversations centered on Wisconsin politics and community response to homelessness, plus local nonprofit and business updates. Rob Chappell opens with a look at a bankruptcy case involving a nonprofit donation platform that reportedly owes millions of dollars to organizations nationwide, including dozens in Wisconsin. The discussion includes how the case came to light through nonprofit newsroom collaboration and how at least one Madison organization was affected. The episode also highlights the opening of Luna's Groceries' new, larger South Park Street location, expanding fresh food access and community space in a historically underserved area. The first featured interview is with former Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes, now a candidate for governor. Barnes discusses his campaign priorities, including health care expansion, public school funding, affordability pressures, and his outlook on working with the state legislature and the broader Democratic coalition. In the second segment, Omar Waheed speaks with Brandi Grayson and Alex Lindenmeyer of Urban Triage about "Seen and Unseen," a March 3 public art installation around Capitol Square. The four-site walking tour is designed to illustrate both visible and hidden causes and consequences of homelessness, and to highlight systemic barriers and community-based solutions. The event will include speakers, artists, and community partners, and coincides with The Big Share Day of Giving.

Jeff talks about the VA Supreme Court siding with lawlessness from Capitol Square and then chats with Dr. Dave Brat.

Read more VPM News:  Spanberger orders state law enforcement to exit federal immigration agreements  Virginia Court of Appeals asks SCOVA to take over redistricting case  Immigration policy takes center stage at Richmond school board meeting  Charlottesville carries out Point in Time Count despite icy conditions  Central Virginia delays, closures for Thursday, Feb. 5    Other links:  Bezos orders deep job cuts at 'Washington Post' (NPR)  Senate looks beyond Capitol Square to stored Confederate statues (Richmond Times-Dispatch)  Our award-winning work is made possible with your donations. Visit vpm.org/donate to support local journalism. 

Mike joins Jeff to talk about all the nonsense coming out of Capitol Square.

Read more VPM News:  Virginia House OKs electric grid review bills  Texas-based monks bring ‘Walk for Peace' through Chesterfield  Central Virginia closures, delays for Tuesday, Feb. 3    Other links:  As ice lingers in Richmond, Avula asks residents for a few more days of patience (The Richmonder)  Crashes involving cars and pedestrians rising at VCU, despite years of work to stop them (Richmond Times-Dispatch)  5 poems for troubled times, from Virginia's new Lt. Governor (The Washington Post)  Richmond native ‘Mad Skillz' takes home Grammy for best spoken word poetry album (WRIC)  Our award-winning work is made possible with your donations. Visit vpm.org/donate to support local journalism.   

The owners behind the Indian-Italian fusion restaurant Zafferano Ristorante are bringing a new concept to the Capitol Square. While their original restaurant sells 200 butter chicken pizzas a day, the new restaurant will feature a Mediterranean menu with East Asian flavors. Eloura is set to open in the former SASS location in February. Host Bianca Martin chats with co-owner Kalyani Venkatraman about the creativity and confidence it takes to create a fusion menu.

In this week's Ohio Statehouse Scoop, Host Jo Ingles reports on what's happening in Ohio since the federal shutdown, the longest in the nation's history, is finally over. Later, she is joined by Ohio Public Media Statehouse News Bureau Chief Karen Kasler and Reporter Sarah Donaldson to talk about other things that are happening on Capitol Square in Columbus. It's all this week on The Ohio Statehouse Scoop.

Send us a textThe ground shifted under America's political feet, and you can feel the rumble from City Hall to Capitol Square. New York—long the altar of finance—just elected a socialist mayor on a platform of affordability, transit access, and universal childcare. Virginia flipped every top office behind a former CIA officer who campaigned on paychecks, federal jobs, and dignity at work. Two wins, two styles, one unmistakable signal: voters are rewarding leaders who meet real life where it hurts—rent, groceries, and stability.We unpack how Ziran Mamdani's biography—immigrant roots, community organizing, openly Muslim faith—became a strength because it matched the substance: fare-free buses, housing that doesn't demand three jobs, and public goods treated as modern infrastructure. We connect his rise to New York's deeper memory, from LaGuardia to labor, and trace why the old worship of productivity cracked after a pandemic, a rent crisis, and billionaire spectacle. The moral language matters here, too—faith against mammon, compassion against cynicism—without demanding shared theology to feel the charge.Then we head south to Virginia, where Abigail Spanberger's steadiness beat the spectacle. By centering affordability and protecting the federal workforce, she offered competence over culture-war theatrics. We talk stakes for both parties: why Democrats need the left's fire to animate purpose and the center's discipline to build maps; why Republicans misread a cycle where shutdowns and cuts landed in kitchen-table budgets. Along the way, we explore California's Prop 50 redistricting gambit and widen the lens to the myths that keep Americans divided—especially the “lazy millions” narrative that blames downward while power concentrates upward.If you care about affordable housing, living wages, public transit, and a middle class worth the name, this conversation maps the new political imagination taking shape. Subscribe, share with a friend who loves policy over posturing, and leave a review telling us: which policy on the table would change your daily life first? Support the show

The Dane County Regional Airport isn't playing the controversial government shutdown video featuring Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Meanwhile, the City of Madison is planning two pedestrian plazas near the top of State Street, and the food scene says hello to Stella's Bakery and goodbye to El Rancho Breakfast and Tacos. Plus, thousands of protesters are expected to march on Capitol Square this Saturday. Host Bianca Martin talks with newsletter editor Rob Thomas and producer Jade Iseri-Ramos about all this and more. Mentioned on the show: Mifflin and Carroll pedestrian plazas concepts [City of Madison] Protest legal tips [City Cast Madison]Press Corps journalist walk out [Associated Press]

Here's your local news for Wednesday, June 25, 2025:We get the details on a bid to revitalize the western corner of Capitol Square,Hear the pros and cons of a proposed low-income housing development on Verona Road,Brave the heat to participate in a flax processing demonstration,Share lessons in solidarity from the Act Up movement,Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,Travel back in time to 1966,And much more.

About 1,500 teachers and school librarians from around the state converged on Capitol Square last week, ready to educate lawmakers on the need for more money for public schools in the upcoming state budget. But many of the legislators had been dismissed as state employees at the Statehouse, and many surrounding businesses were sent home early in the afternoon. Ohio Statehouse Scoop Host Jo Ingles talks with the protestors about their concerns. Later, Ohio Public Media Statehouse News Bureau Reporter Sarah Donaldson and Bureau Chief Karen Kasler join Jo to discuss a new energy bill that's headed for Governor DeWine's desk, a new effort to put a ballot measure before voters, and, of course, funding for a new stadium for the Cleveland Browns. Later, we say goodbye as one of Ohio Public Media's team members, Ron Corby, retires and hangs up his headphones for the last time.

Monday 8 O'Clock Buzz host Brian Standing hears from some of the 10,000 who attended the "Hands Off!" anti-Trump rally at Madison's Capitol Square. The post Thousands Throng Madison Capitol for Anti-Trump Protest appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

The Columbus Metropolitan Club hosted a conversation with Ohio Governor Mike DeWine last week. Ohio Statehouse Scoop Host Jo Ingles got an opportunity to ask him questions about his State of the State speech, his budget, and issues affecting Ohioans. Later, Jo is joined by Ohio Public Media Statehouse News Bureau Chief Karen Kasler and Reporter Sarah Donaldson to talk about major happenings on Capitol Square.

The bagpipes will be back on the Capitol Square this weekend for the annual St. Patrick's Day parade. With the official holiday mere days away, how are you celebrating?  If you're Fitchburg alder Gabriella Gerhardt, you're adding to your world-record-setting four-leaf clover collection. Four-leaf clovers, technically a genetic mutation of the common three-leaf variety, are considered lucky due to their rarity. Gerhardt already holds the Guinness Book of World Record honors for “Most four-leaf clovers collected in one hour” and “Most four-leaf clovers collected in eight hours.” She's got a whole room in her house devoted to them. We're revisiting our conversation with her today to get her secrets on finding these treasures. This show originally aired March 14, 2023. Wanna talk to us about an episode? Leave us a voicemail at 608-318-3367 or email madison@citycast.fm. We're also on Instagram!  You can get more Madison news delivered right to your inbox by subscribing to the Madison Minutes morning newsletter.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Madison? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads.  Learn more about the sponsors of this March 12th episode: Doyenne Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Those same lawmakers also duke it out in an oyster eating contest. Hear more from VPM News' Jahd Khalil and Patrick Larsen.

In tonight's news... Metro Transit leaders gave a sneak peek of the new BRT route on Tuesday, as the new service is set to launch next month, The Wisconsin Veterans Museum is looking to the future, hoping to build a new museum on the Capitol Square, Our open records feature, Transparency Talk, adds one more to the team while talking body camera footage and a case before the State Supreme court on quasi-governmental corporations, Plus, what fishing for the Labor Day weekend and the Forward Madison football club competes for the Jägermeister Cup.

In our 7:30 half hour, we talk to State Senator Travis Hackworth -- who represents much of Southwest Virginia.  John and Senator Hackworth discuss issues important to the region, and his efforts to represent his district's interests on Capitol Square in Richmond.

Summertime in Madison is always such a treat, so City Cast Madison wants to maximize our time outdoors by enjoying live music at this year's Concerts on the Square series on the Capitol Square. This free weekly summer concert series, which kicks off this Wednesday, is organized by the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra and has been a staple Madison tradition since 1983. Host Bianca Martin sits down with Music Director of the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra Andrew Sewell to learn more about the programming, best practices, and impact of these concerts for music lovers. Sewell also shares about his most stressful and most memorable concert moment as he celebrates his 25th season as conductor of the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra.   VOTE for us in Madison Magazine's Best of Madison 2024 awards! City Cast Madison is up for best ‘Local Podcast' and our newsletter Madison Minutes is up for best ‘Local News Website'. Wanna talk to us about an episode? Leave us a voicemail at 608-318-3367 or email madison@citycast.fm. We're also on Instagram!  Want more Madison news delivered right to your inbox? Subscribe to the Madison Minutes morning newsletter.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Madison? Check out our options for podcast ads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our great Wisconsin Cheese road trip continues! We caught up with iconic Wisconsin chefs Tory Miller of L'Etoile and Graze in Madison and Luke Zahm of Driftless Cafe in Viroqua about how they harness the power of Wisconsin Cheese to make distinctly local cuisine. We also talked with Ken Monteleone of the beloved Madison cheese shop Fromagination about selling craft cheese on the Capitol Square for over 17 years. And, we put our cheese-tasting skills to the test with American Cheese Society–certified cheese professional Shannon Berry. Finally, it's three things, Wisconsin cheese edition. This very special episode is supported by Wisconsin CheeseSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

At the bottom of the 8 o'clock hour this Thursday, we hear from State Senator Glen Sturtevant.  John and Glen discuss the General Assembly budget session that will commence next week on Capitol Square.

Next up this AM, at the bottom of the 7 o'clock hour, is former State Senate President Pro Tempore and longtime Hobgood family friend John Chichester.  Given the wrangling between Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Square about the state budget, Jim talks to "Uncle John" about his legislative negotiating experiences -- and his insights regarding the current situation.

At the bottom of the 7 o'clock hour, we check back in with our good friend, State Senate Minority Leader Ryan McDougle.  Senator McDougle talks to Gary about the aftermath of this week's Veto Session on Capitol Square -- and previews a May session that will occur to address state budget negotiations.

Mark Somerson from Columbus Business First has the latest local business news

Atop the 8 o'clock hour this Thursday AM, we hear from Delegate Terry Kilgore, who talks to John about the goings-on at the General Assembly Veto Session, which got underway yesterday on Capitol Square.

The Dane County Farmers Market is ready to return to the Capitol Square. As the largest producer only farmers market in America, it will be celebrating its 52nd year on the square.  “The Dane County Farmers Market was founded in September of 1972 with just five farmers set up on the Capitol Square,” says Jamie Bugel, Market Manager for the Dane County Farmers Market. “Now, with over 250 producers, it has grown to be a tradition in Madison.” The Dane County Farmers Market returns to the Capitol Square Saturday, April 13 starting at 6:15 a.m. Bugel says vendors will be there until about 1:45 p.m., but if you've got something specific you're shopping for - get there early, while supplies are available. This year, the State Street corner of the Capitol Square – West Mifflin Street and North Carroll Street – will be closed to vehicle traffic each Saturday beginning at 8 a.m. until the end of the market at 1:45 p.m. Customers who use vehicles to pick up large orders from that corner of the Square can do so before 8AM, or arrange an alternative pick up site with the farmer. Through early May, East Mifflin Street will also be closed to vehicle traffic due to Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) station construction. BRT station construction on West Main Street will also impact traffic, with only one lane available, so she recommends avoiding this area until construction is completed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Dane County Farmers' Market is back on the Capitol Square this weekend. City Cast Madison host Bianca Martin finds out what's new at the market this season from DCFM manager Jamie Bugel. We also have some insider tips on how to navigate the crowds and we learn more about the newly expanded craft market.  Join us every Thursday as we explore Madison's food culture, from the brewers and bakers to the chefs and cheesemakers. Wanna talk to us about an episode? Leave us a voicemail at 608-318-3367 or email madison@citycast.fm. We're also on Instagram!  Want more Madison news delivered right to your inbox? Subscribe to the Madison Minutes morning newsletter.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Madison? Check out our options for podcast ads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Atop the 8 o'clock hour this AM, we hear from our delightful Lieutenant Governor, Winsome Sears, from her regularly scheduled monthly segment!  Principally, John and she discuss the ongoing budget wrangling between the parties on Capitol Square.

LINKS:Sponsor: My Own PACPod Virginia | PatreonLearn more about Jackleg MediaCheck out Black Virginia NewsIN THE NEWS:This week, Governor Glenn Youngkin stood outside the Capitol talking about a proposed sports arena in Alexandria -- speaking about it in the past tense. Leading the charge against the arena proposal is Senate Finance Committee Chairwoman L Louise Lucas, who says the deal is no good for taxpayers.In the era of Zoom, should state agencies and local advisory bodies be able to meet online? Delegate Elizabeth Bennett-Parker has a bill that would expand the number of meetings that happen virtually, but opponents say this would remove an important facet of face-to-face public service.Republicans who want to restrict the right to an abortion say they are tired of people being used as props. Democrats say they don't want a bunch of old, white men making decisions about women's healthcare. With government divided, the two sides are canceling out each other this year. But abortion rights are expected to be a major topic of conversation next year, when lawmakers will consider an amendment to the Virginia Constitution.TRIVIA: What is the NEXT memorial to be added to Capitol Square? (Hint: planning is already underway, and Senate Clerk Susan Schaar gave the memorial a financial boost last week)At the Watercooler:- Former Richmond FOIA Officer Connie Clay is suing the City of Richmond, alleging she was fired after being blocked from doing her duties- Breaking down the bills Governor Youngkin has signed, vetoed, and amendedLearn more at http://linktr.ee/JacklegMedia

With a $1 billion manufacturing plant still in the offing in Chesterfield, Lego Group recently kicked off operations at a temporary product packaging facility elsewhere in the county; As the General Assembly prepares to convene for its 2024 session in its brand new building in Richmond next week, the state government is taking a closer look at the overall layout and development potential of Capitol Square; and as design work continues on its anchor baseball stadium, efforts to tee up the first phase of Richmond's Diamond District project are getting a funding boost from the city's Economic Development Authority.

As the Municipal Electric Utilities of Wisconsin, or MEUW, celebrated its 95th birthday on October 18, 2023, the organization brought municipal utility leaders from across the state to the State Capitol to share the benefits of public power in their communities. The celebration culminated with a parade around the Capitol Square, with 81 utility bucket trucks showing their public power pride. This podcast episode features several short interviews conducted on-site during MEUW's day at the Capitol; a quick look at some of the communities represented in the public power bucket truck parade; and, the episode concludes with a sit-down interview with Richard Heinemann, a long-time energy attorney at Boardman Clark representing municipal utilities. **Energy nerds will not want to miss the long-form interview with Richard Heinemann starting at 15:30!** Episode Special Guests • Tim Heinrich, President and CEO, Municipal Electric Utilities of Wisconsin • Jill Weiss, Utilities Director, Stoughton Utilities • George Morrissey, Director of Public Works, Cuba City • Richard Heinemann, Attorney, Boardman & Clark LLP Links from Episode October 2023 Issue of Live Lines Newsletter (MEUW Celebrates 95th Anniversary) https://www.meuw.org//Files/Live%20Lines/2023%20October%20Live%20Lines.pdf Map of Municipal Electric Utilities in Wisconsin https://www.meuw.org/map Electric Wire, Episode 29 - Rooted in Community: Municipal Electric Utilities of Wisconsin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00s1H5MNYN0&t=592s Key Moments 1:35 – Interview with Tim Heinrich (MEUW) begins 6:19 – Interview with Jill Weiss (Stoughton Utilities) begins 9:00 – Public Power on Parade at the Capitol (about 3 mins 30 seconds) 12:48 -- Interview with George Morrissey (Cuba City) begins 15:30 – Interview with Richard Heinemann (Boardman Clark) begins 19:00 – Founding of municipal utilities/service territories 23:30 – Regulatory issues specific to municipal utilities 30:00 – “Pancaking”(or, stacking) of transmission rates 32:36 – Municipal utility regulation at the local level 36:15 – What is a joint action agency? 41:26 – How are municipal utilities funded? 43:25 – Is it possible to become a public power community today? 48:58 – Richard's “All the Power” answer

Curious Commonwealth recently received this question from an area resident: “Why, after all monuments to the Confederacy and Confederate leaders have been removed from Monument Ave., and other locations around Richmond, a statue of Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson remains on Capitol Square? This after the monument to former governor and segregationist Harry Byrd has been removed from same public square.” So, why is it still there? To submit your own question to our new series, visit vpm.org/curious!

Madison's Magical Market Presented by Terese Allen, Culinary Historian and writer Come join us as one of Wisconsin's most celebrated culinary historians and food writers, Terese Allen, takes us on a delicious journey into our nation's largest produce-only farmers' market, The Dane County Farmers' Market. Held in Madison's vast Capitol Square, this more than half-century old market has helped area agriculture flourish, and dramatically changed the character of food culture in the region. Terese will share all this and introduce us to the colorful farmers. Terese has also captured the full flavor off the market in her just-released (and 14th book), The Dane County Farmers' Market Cookbook, Local Foods, Global Flavors. The book offers 125 recipes. For a sampling, click link on this page. * * * Image BIOGRAPHY: Terese Allen has been called Wisconsin's “premier food writer” and “the keeper of its culinary heritage.” She has written scores of books and articles about the pleasures and benefits of regional foods, sustainable cooking and culinary folklore. She is author of The Dane County Farmers' Market Cookbook: Local Foods, Global Flavors, a tribute to one of the nation's largest and most renowned farmers markets. Among her other titles are: the prize-winning The Flavor of Wisconsin, an extensive history of food and cooking in the Badger State, with more than 450 recipes, The Flavor of Wisconsin for Kids, Wisconsin Local Foods Journal, Fresh Market Wisconsin, Wisconsin Hometown Flavor and The Ovens of Brittany Cookbook. Terese has been a food columnist for Edible Madison, Edible Door, Wisconsin Trails magazine, and Isthmus newspaper, among other publications, and is a co-founder and long-time leader of the Culinary History Enthusiasts of Wisconsin (CHEW). She served for a decade as food editor for Organic Valley Family of Farms, and for fifteen years was a key leader of REAP Food Group, a cutting edge organization that fosters a sustainable food system in southern Wisconsin. She lives in Madison and on Washington Island. Recorded via Zoom on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 CONNECT WITH CULINARY HISTORIANS OF CHICAGO ✔ MEMBERSHIP https://culinaryhistorians.org/membership/ ✔ EMAIL LIST http://culinaryhistorians.org/join-our-email-list/ ✔ S U B S C R I B E https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6Y0-9lTi1-JYu22Bt4_-9w ✔ F A C E B O O K https://www.facebook.com/CulinaryHistoriansOfChicago ✔ PODCAST 2008 to Present https://culinaryhistorians.org/podcasts/ By Presenter https://culinaryhistorians.org/podcasts-by-presenter/ ✔ YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6Y0-9lTi1-JYu22Bt4_-9w ✔ W E B S I T E https://www.CulinaryHistorians.org

The Wisconsin Historical Society's new headquarters will nearly double in size when its new history center opens on Wisconsin's Capitol Square in Madison. It will feature a traveling exhibition gallery, rooftop terrace and event space.

There's another agribusiness merger in the works in Wisconsin.  Bob Bosold talks to Rob Larson who will be the CEO when Allied Coop and Provision Partners join forces as one in October. June Dairy Celebrations are about more than just food and fun - it's about consumer education too.  Sydney Flick is the coordinator for Cows on the Concourse, an annual event in downtown Madison on the Capitol Square.  Flick says of the estimated 20,000 attendees, it's estimated that 25% of visitors have never seen a cow, let alone had the chance to touch one.Strawberry producers are waiting on rain to help finish out their crop.  Julie Schoenberg is a strawberry grower outside of Poynette who still has confidence the crop will be more than adequate. Weather - it's all anyone in agriculture is talking about.  Between smoke from Canadian wildfires and the dry stretch of weather, meteorologists are busy! Pam Jahnke visits with Scott Berschback, lead meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Green Bay, about how that forecast comes together.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Dane County Farmers Market is ready to return to the Capitol Square. As the largest producer only farmers market in America, it will be celebrating its 51st year on the square. Jamie Bugel, Market Manager for the Dane County Farmers Market, explains how the farmers market got started and what attendees can expect this year. “The Dane County Farmers Market was founded in September of 1972 with just five farmers set up on the Capitol Square,” says Bugel. Now, with over 250 producers, it has grown to be a tradition in Madison.” Beginning Saturday, April 15, and running each Saturday through November 11, the Dane County Farmers' Market will host its weekly Saturday Market on the Square from 6:15 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The bagpipes were back on the Capitol Square last weekend for the annual St. Patrick's Day parade. With the official holiday mere days away, how are you celebrating?  If you're Fitchburg alder Gabriella Gerhardt, you're trying to break the world record for “Largest Collection of Four-Leaf Clovers.” Four-leaf clovers are considered lucky due to their rarity. They're technically a genetic mutation of a common clover plant. Gerhardt already holds the records for “Most four-leaf clovers collected in one hour” and “Most four-leaf clovers collected in eight hours.” She's got a whole room in her house devoted to them. And she's joining us today to share her secrets about how to find these treasures. (When it's not snowing, that is...) Wanna talk to us about an episode? Leave us a voicemail at 608-318-3367 or email madison@citycast.fm. We're also on Twitter and Instagram!  Want more Madison news delivered right to your inbox? Sign up for the Madison Minutes morning newsletter.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Madison? Check out our options for podcast ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IN THE NEWS:Almost a dozen House members are running for the Senate, so they are not running for reelection in their House districts. And more than a handful of other House members are not seeking reelection at all.When the House and Senate have different versions of the same bill, they send it into a committee of conference -- a way to get all the key players together and resolve differences. Those conference committees happen in secret. They are not open to the public or the press, and that's a lack of transparency that's worrisome to many.Delegate Ken Plum of Reston has seen it all, literally as the longest serving member of the House of Delegates. He's seen Democrats in power, Republicans in power and he even was around to witness the last gasp of the Byrd Machine. Michael had a chance to talk with Delegate Plum about his career before he retires.At the Watercooler:The firehouse primary for Jennifer McClellan's Senate seat, which features Dawn Adams, Alexsis Rodgers and Lamont BagbyNew leadership for the Virginia Capitol Correspondents AssociationTrivia: How many Confederate statues are CURRENTLY in Capitol Square?Learn more at http://linktr.ee/JacklegMediaSponsored by the Substance Abuse and Addiction Recovery Alliance of Virginia

Back in early 1970s Madison, there was no farm-to-table movement. There was no farmers market downtown. The Capitol Square was a ghost town at night. There were no standards for organic, much less anything else. None of that dissuaded Odessa Piper. The pioneering chef cut her teeth at Ovens of Brittany, creating the famous gooey, caramelly Morning Bun pastries (waay before the cronut was a twinkle in anyone's eye, a heavenly mix of cinnamon roll and croissant was born). She went on to start L'Etoile restaurant, attracting national attention with her James Beard awards and showcase of the freshest food Madison had to offer. She was an early supporter of the Dane County Farmers Market, now one of the largest in the country. And she's never stopped dreaming of a more delicious future. Every Thursday, we're talking about food and all of the flavors that make Madison. And who better to start with than the woman who helped start it all… Wanna talk to us about an episode? Leave us a voicemail at 608-318-3367 or email madison@citycast.fm. We're also on Twitter and Instagram! Want more Madison news delivered right to your inbox? Sign up for the email newsletter from our friends at Madison Minutes .  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chief O'Brien, Hartbarger, and Frey discuss the upcoming Winter Symposium. Winter Symposium Join the Ohio Fire Chiefs' Association for the 2023 Winter Symposium on March 7-8, 2023! Registration http://www.ohiofirechiefs.com/aws/OFCA/pt/sp/symposium Hotel Information: The hotel information for the Sheraton Columbus at Capitol Square is listed below. Use our event name and reference number to arrange your hotel accommodations. Name of Event: Ohio Fire Chiefs Association Winter Symposium 2023 Reference #: M-NU5BYFA To make your hotel reservations online, http://www.ohiofirechiefs.com/aws/OFCA/pt/sp/symposium or you can also call Marriott reservations at (614) 365-4500 to make your hotel reservation over the phone. 2023 Winter Symposium Agenda Tuesday, March 7, 2023 1:00 PM - Welcome (Deputy Chief Rick Vober, OFCA Vice President) 1:00 PM - Listen, Learn, Lead! (Dr. Candace Ashby, IAAI-CFI, CFEI, CFII, CVFI, MIFireE, Battalion Chief, Indianapolis Fire Department) 3:30 PM - Legislative Update (OFCA Legislative Committee Chair, Chief Steve Agenbroad; OFCA Legislative Agent, Michelle Fitzgibbon) 4:00 PM - Conclusion 4:45 PM - Photo in front of the Ohio Statehouse 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM - Legislative Reception at the Ohio Statehouse Atrium Wednesday, March 8, 2023 7:30 AM - Breakfast 8:00 AM - Welcome 8:00 AM - Management vs. Leadership (Dr. Candace Ashby, IAAI-CFI, CFEI, CFII, CVFI, MIFireE, Battalion Chief, Indianapolis Fire Department) 9:30 AM - Types of Stress Experienced by First Responders (Dr. Kathleen M. Chard, Associate Chief of Staff for Research and Director of Trauma Recovery at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center) 11:30 AM - Conclusion About the Speakers: Dr. Candace Ashby - Dr. Candace Ashby has over 33 years of fire service experience and is a Battalion Chief with the Indianapolis Fire Department. Her educational background includes a Doctorate of Management in Organizational Leadership. She is President of Key Fire Investigations and ELITE Public Safety Consulting. Dr. Ashby enjoys making a positive impact on the fire service through coaching and mentoring fire officers in all areas of management and leadership. Dr. Kathleen M. Chard - Dr. Chard is the Associate Chief of Staff for Research and Director of Trauma Recovery Center at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center. She is also a Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Director of the UC Health Stress Center at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Chard is an international expert on the assessment and treatment of stress related disorders including PTSD. Dr. Chard is an active researcher and she has received over 20 million dollars in funding to examine stress epidemiology, assessment and treatment in Veterans, first responders and civilians. She frequently provides trainings on the causes of stress, stress management and PTSD to first responders throughout the United States. Follow this link to learn more about the classes. http://www.ohiofirechiefs.com/aws/OFCA/pt/sp/symposium

Here's your local news for Thursday, November 17: As the city concludes its budget process, some residents remain concerned over a future greenway restoration project, Starbucks workers on the Capitol Square strike for union recognition amidst a national campaign on one of the chain's busiest days of the year, Walker-appointed Natural Resources Board member Fred Prehn is back in court over text records,Plus, OuttaDeeBox speaks with Renee Moe, CEO of the United Way of Dane County,Radio Chipstone explores stress relief through handiwork, And we hear a bit about the recently-passed MMSD budget.

Families across the state are gearing up for county fair season, but it's coming at an escalated cost this year.  Taylor Schaefer talks with Taylor Crouch, President of the WI Show Pig Association, about the extra expense families should prepare for if they're buying animals to exhibit at the fair. Dane County Farmers Market returns to the Capitol Square for its 50th season, Saturday.  Pam Jahnke visits with Jamie Bugel, market manager, about what shoppers can expect this early in the season.After the heavy winds that went through Wisconsin, there's some clean up that's going to happen around barnyards.  Ag plastics will be something that needs to be picked up.  Pam Jahnke talks with Price Murphy from Revolutions Company about a free program for farms that collects that ag plastic and recylces it. One week from today the Midwest Horse Fair returns to the Alliant Energy Center.  Megan Hanuszczak, general manager of the show, joins Pam Jahnke with the latest details on what to expect. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

50 years and going strong!  That's the Dane County Farmers Market, which returns to the Capitol Square this weekend. Pam Jahnke talks with Dane Co. Farmers Market Manager, Jamie Bugel, about how they managed through the pandemic disruptions, and how vendors are preparing for a chilly start again this spring. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we hear from a non-traditional track athlete. During his time at the University of Norte Dame, Denes Veres threw shot putt. At one particular event, he threw a distance of 18.57 meters which earned him the school's record. That record held from the time he graduated in 2011 with a degree in Finance until April 2021. We spend a few minutes talking about the sport of Shot Putt. Denes explains that it is a 16 lb. steel ball. He clarifies the requirement for the windup. He educates me on how the measurement is taken. And we talk about what the record was before he set it and what it is now that it's been broken.Denes shares how it transitioned from a shot putter to Ironman. Several years ago, while living in Wisconsin it was announced that “Ironman was coming to town.” After learning that there was no chance of getting Robert Downey Jr's autograph, Denes signed up to volunteer for the late shift at the finish line in Capitol Square. It was there that 260 lb. Denes decided that he was too competitive not to try the sport of triathlon.Denes quickly learns that he will need a few things before getting started. His wife points out that he will need a bike and to learn to swim. Having been an assistant coach on a track team 2 years out of college he is reminded of something that he learned through that program, “Just showing up and doing the workouts will make your better.” We spend a few talking about the discipline that Denes has made recent progress in. Denes shares his recent Marathon finishing times, and he confesses that he is looking forward to seeing how his faster run translates to his overall race experience.Being someone how loves to analyze data, we talk about some technology that provides real-time feedback. And we compare recent swim start experiences. We eventually get around to talking bike and Denes makes a strong recommendation on a piece of equipment that can affect overall comfort on a long ride.

It’s the first day of the second week of 2022. Has anything significant happened yet? How have you fared in these initial days of a year that has 357 of them left after today? Are you hopeful for a reset after a tricky start to the year? All very good questions but not necessarily the topic of this installment of Charlottesville Community Engagement, a program that seeks to celebrate National Trivia Day on all of them while ensuring you’re more informed than you were before. I’m your host, Sean Tubbs. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber to Charlottesville Community Engagement.On today’s program:Governor-elect Youngkin will join other states led by Republican Governors in opposing President Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal employees The Omicron surge continues with one-day records set in Albemarle and Charlottesville With the General Assembly meeting in four days, more legislation is filed Clean-up continues after the winter storm of January 3First Patreon-fueled shout-out:With winter weather here, now is the time to think about keeping your family warm through the cold Virginia months. Make sure you are getting the most out of your home with help from your local energy nonprofit, LEAP. LEAP wants you and yours to keep comfortable all year round, and offers FREE home weatherization to income- and age-qualifying residents. If you’re age 60 or older, or have an annual household income of less than $74,950, you may qualify for a free energy assessment and home energy improvements such as insulation and air sealing. Sign up today to lower your energy bills, increase comfort, and reduce energy waste at home!Approaching the pandemic’s third yearThe pandemic continues but the next administration in Richmond will likely take a different approach to the current one. Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin on Friday announced that he and Attorney General Elect Jason Miyares plan to challenge the Biden administration’s imposition of mandates on federal employees. “After the January 15th inauguration, the Commonwealth of Virginia will quickly move to protect Virginians’ freedoms and challenge President Biden’s unlawful CMS, OSHA, and Head Start vaccine mandates,” reads the press release. “While we believe that the vaccine is a critical tool in the fight against COVID-19, we strongly believe that the Federal government cannot impose its will and restrict the freedoms of Americans.”Biden and his Secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becarra, want to implement the mandate to increase the percentage of Americans who are fully vaccinated. The action has not gone into effect yet pending existing legal challenges. The form Youngkin’s legal challenge won’t be known for at least eight days, but the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday spent over three hours yesterday in argument on the same topic in two consolidated cases. See below for links. In the meantime, on January 7, the heaviest surge of COVID cases so far continues to test the health care system with trends towards hospitalization levels not seen since this time last year Dr. Reid Adams is the chief medical officer at the University of Virginia. “It is true we are feeling the same thing everywhere else in the state is feeling which is record number of COVID admissions,” Adams said. “We have been able to open additional COVID units to accommodate those patients.”Adams said so far, UVA has not had to implement any emergency procedures but operational teams are meeting every day. “We have had occasions where we’ve had to alter our elective surgical schedule,” Adams said. “Fortunately that’s been fairly modest and we’ve not had to close elective procedures to date.” As of yesterday, the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association reported 3,103 patients in hospital with COVID, The record had been 3,201 on January 13, 2021 but today the VHHA set a new record with 3,478 patients currently hospitalized. Of those current hospitalizations, 558 were in intensive care units and 302 people were on ventilators.On Friday, the Virginia Department of Health updated their dashboard on COVID cases by vaccination status. Through December 25, “unvaccinated people developed COVID-19 at a rate 3.8 times that of fully vaccinated people, and 2.2 times that of partially vaccinated people.” At UVA Health, Adams estimates the number of unvaccinated patients who are hospitalized is between 75 to 80 percent. “Because we care for immunosuppressed patients, we are seeing those patients,” Adams said. “Organ transplants is a good example that are having COVID-related disease and requiring hospitalization but the vast, vast majority are still unvaccinated.” Dr. Bill Petri is an infectious disease expert at the University of Virginia. He said while there are more cases of people getting COVID who are vaccinated and boosted, the vaccine is still offering protection. “Protection from hospitalization is much better with the vaccines with or without the boosters, really,” Petri said. “What we’ve seen is that is being vaccinated in itself reduces your risk from being hospitalized or dying from COVID about ten-fold.”Both Dr. Adams and Dr. Petri gave examples of how the omicron variant seems to be less deadly and destructive as the delta variant. Here’s one of them from Dr. Petri. “One of the good pieces of news is that the omicron variant is less likely to infect the lungs and so we’re seeing less pneumonia than we were with the delta, so that’s one good piece of news,” Dr. Petri said. There won’t be any new data on the number of COVID-cases until Monday, as the Virginia Department of Health stopped reporting it seven days a week when the state of emergency ended. On Friday, VDH recorded 18,309 cases and the percent positivity increased further to 34.6 percent. The Blue Ridge Health District made up 410 of those cases. Albemarle County set its one day record on Thursday with 156 cases followed by 131 cases on Friday. Charlottesville set its record Friday with 140 cases. Other localities have also recently set one-day records. These numbers are likely undercounts as at-home kits are not reported to the Virginia Department of Health, and because of the effects of this week’s winter storm. This week, Governor Ralph Northam announced $5 million will be spent to create nine testing centers throughout Virginia, with the first opening at the Richmond International Raceway today in Caroline County. According to the release, one of these will be in Charlottesville at the existing facilities used by the Blue Ridge Health District. Governor-elect Youngkin will also appoint a new Commissioner of Health, choosing not to retain Dr. Norm Oliver in the position as the pandemic approaches its third year. Wendy Horton, UVA Health’s Chief Executive Officer, said she hopes for consistency. “I think it’s really important to really remain aligned as a Commonwealth and to really have public health and us all just really working together is my recommendation,” Horton said. “I think we do that well but I think it’s increasingly a team sport right now and I think all of us really have to be working together to really care for everyone across the state.” Youngkin will become the next Governor of Virginia a week from today. Resources:  Transcript of National Federation of Independent Business v. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (audio)Transcript of Biden v. Missouri (audio)Storm clean-up continuesFriday’s winter storm didn’t pose much of a threat, at least as measured by whether the city trash trucks operated. They did. But many continue to be without power throughout the area with temperatures below freezing. Dominion Energy’s outage map now tracks individual projects versus wide swaths of land. The Central Virginia Electric Cooperative reports 3,339 customers without power from a total number of 38,307 customers. Albemarle County continues to offer warming centers today and tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The locations are Baker-Butler Elementary, Monticello High School, Greenwood Community Center, and Scottsville Community Center. Water, electricity, and wifi are available at all four, but showers are only available at the schools. Drinking water is also available at the fire departments in both Earlysville. Call 434-297-8415 or visit communityemergency.org for more information. If you’re reading this and you live in Charlottesville, you better have shoveled your public sidewalk by now. The official end of this week’s snowstorm has passed and city ordinance requires pathways in the public right of way to be clear as of 8 a.m. this morning.Two more Patreon-fueled shout-outsLet’s continue today with two more Patreon-fueled shout-outs. The first comes a long-time supporter who wants you to know:"Today is a great day to spread good cheer: reach out to an old friend, compliment a stranger, or pause for a moment of gratitude to savor a delight."The second comes from a more recent supporter who wants you to go out and read a local news story written by a local journalist. Whether it be the Daily Progress, Charlottesville Tomorrow, C-Ville Weekly, NBC29, CBS19, WINA, or some other place I’ve not mentioned - the community depends on a network of people writing about the community. Go learn about this place today! More General Assembly billsAs the General Assembly session looms, it will become much harder to list all of the pieces of legislation that are introduced. Until then, I hope to continue to bring you some of the highlights as I figure out what my strategy will be for covering the session while also keeping you up to date on local matters. Until then:Senator David Marsden (D-37) introduced a bill to terminate the Major Employment and Investment Project Site Planning Grant program in favor of the Virginia Business Ready Sites Program fund. (SB28)Marsden has another bill encouraging wellness programs to encourage customers get a COVID-19 vaccine. (SB42)Senator Barbara Favola (D-31) filed a bill extending the amount of time a locality’s Planning Commission has to make a recommendation on a Comprehensive Plan Amendment from 60 days to 100 days. (SB35)Favola has another bill that would allow localities to take action to enforce provisions of the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant act (SB43)In a related bill, landlords would not be able to ban tenants from using their space to provide child-care. (SB69)The definition of “critically missing adult” would no longer have a requirement that abduction is involved under other legislation from Favola. (SB49)Senator Chap Petersen (D-34) would prohibit people from spending more than $20,000 on one candidate in a statewide or legislative race. (SB44)Senator Joe Morrissey has a similar bill that would increase that limit to $25,000. (SB111)Petersen has another bill that would prevent public utilities from donating to candidates or their political action committees. (SB45)People in quarantine would be able to petition for delays in legal proceedings related to that status, if another bill from Petersen makes it through. (SB46)Senator Mamie Locke (D-2) filed a bill to increase the limit on the amount of housing opportunity tax credits from $15 million to $150 million, and would end a projected 2026 sunset date for their use. (SB47)Senator Amanda Chase (R-11) filed a bill to require health care providers to dispense hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin, two treatments for COVID that have not been proven to have any effect. (SB73)Chase has another bill that would prevent localities from regulating firearms in public places. (SB74)Chase would also repeal the ban on firearms and explosive devices in Capitol Square or within the Capitol of Virginia. (SB75)Senator Thomas Norment (R-3) has a bill that would prohibit the Virginia governor from appointing members of their family to a Secretarial position or chief of staff. (SB95)Norment has another bill related to the state marijuana tax that would redirect funds that are intended now to go to the Cannabis Equity Reinvestment Fund. (SB107)Delegate Lee Ware (R-65) has filed a bill to create the Virginia Pandemic Response and Preparedness Council (HB87)Delegate Wendell Walker (R-23) filed a bill removing a clause that elementary and secondary school students can not be charged with disorderly conduct. (HB89)Delegate Joseph McNamara (R-8) filed legislation to exempt food and personal hygiene products from sales tax (HB90)He has another bill to require the Secretary of Commerce and Trade to study the effects of Daylight Savings Times. (HJ6)Delegate Christopher Head (R-17) filed a bill to create a central registry for complaints about elder abuse and neglect in the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services. (HB98)Head has another bill that would allow a $2,000 tax credit for individuals or married persons for a stillborn child. (HB100)Incoming Delegate Karen Greenhalgh has another bill that would allow for health care providers to make prescriptions for “off-label” uses. (HB102)Greenhalgh has another bill that would allow educators to have a $500 tax credit, a provision that would also apply to parents or guardians who home-school. (HB103)Senator Emmett Hanger (R-24) has a bill that replace the charter for the Town of Grottoes. (SB99)Senator Joseph Morrissey (D-16) filed a bill eliminating mandatory minimum sentences. (SB104)In SB105, Morrissey has another bill that would make retroactive provisions adopted in the summer of 2020 that prevent police officers from pulling over motorists for certain offenses. In SB108, Morrissey would end the use of isolated confinement in Virginia’s correctional facilities. SB109 would allow parole for people imprisoned for crimes committed before they were 21, and have served least twenty years of their sentence.  SB110 is similar as is SB111.SB115 in update of the six-year capital plan for Virginia which includes new figures for projects at colleges and universities, including a Center for the Arts at the University of Virginia. More bills in Monday’s installment of Charlottesville Community Engagement. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe

Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, September 21st, 2021: Madison's school board considers new student surveillance policies, Hans Christian Heg returns to the Capitol Square, Local election officials are caught in a tug-of-war between legislative Republicans and in the second half of the show, we learn the latest from the U-W campus, avoid bird-vehicle collisions and get a brief history of astronomy.

Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, November 18th, 2020: The Trump campaign requests a partial ballot recount in Milwaukee and Dane Counties, Madison leaders loosen cannabis restrictions and approve a new redevelopment project on Capitol Square, we take a deep dive into upcoming redistricting and in the second half we get the latest in local government, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and look back at the headlines from November, 1965.

The Voice of Reason in a city of chaos. Weekday afternoons on 1310 WIBA Madison. 2PM – Brian Schimming fills in for Vicki, who calls in live from the protests happening at the state capitol building 2:30 – State Senator Van Wanggaard joins Brian to go over how we got to the point where we are now 3PM – Brian gets an update from Vicki at the protest 3:30 – Rick Essenberg, Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, joins the program to discuss legal opposition to Governor Evers' orders 4PM – Brian gets an update from Vicki at the protest 4:30 – Brian talks about problems with absentee ballot voting

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam's gun ban on the capitol grounds during January 20th's Lobby Day activities is being challenged in court by the Virginia Citizens Defense League, which says the governor doesn't have the authority to enact the ban. VCDL President Phillip Van Cleave joins Cam with the latest developments.