On Wednesday, March 12th, Pat Kreitlow of UpNorthNews hosted Protecting Justice for All: An Evening of Conversations About the Wisconsin Supreme Court Election live at the Overture Center for the Arts in Madison. Pat was joined by Civic Media Political Editor Dan Shafer and Civic Media Host Todd Allbaugh to moderate discussions about why the upcoming April 1st election matters to all Wisconsinites. Panel: The Future of Public Education in Wisconsin This next bench of justices will likely be asked to decide a legal challenge to school vouchers and an action that could end Act 10, along with other cases that could ultimately decide what the future holds for public education in Wisconsin. Moderator: Todd Allbaugh Julie Mead, retired UW Madison School of Education professor of school law Heather DuBois Bourenane, WI Public Education Network Peggy Wirtz-Olsen, WEAC Rep. Christian Phelps, Eau Claire Panel: A Wisconsin Economy That Works This election will have massive implications for the Wisconsin economy. The state Supreme Court will be making decisions that impact job creation, everyday affordability, the effects of a changing climate, and justice for workers and consumers. Moderator: Dan Shafer Rep. Francesca Hong, Madison Rep. Supreme Moore Omokunde, Milwaukee Melissa Baldauff, political strategist, UNN "Climate Check" Joe Zepecki, political strategist, former SBA staffer Panel: Reproductive Rights On The Ballot This will be a discussion of the ways the state Supreme Court will impact reproductive rights in Wisconsin - affecting women' s health or even their lives, impacting decisions about starting families, and interfering in the relationship between women and their doctors. Moderator: Pat Kreitlow Michelle Velasquez, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin Dr. Eliza Bennett, Ob/Gyn Sen. Kelda Roys, Madison Heather Martell, Chippewa Falls To learn more about our special broadcasts and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the network on Facebook, BlueSky, YouTube, X, and Instagram to keep up with Civic Media! Guests: Joe Zepecki, Dan Shafer, Kelda Roys, Melissa Baldauff, Heather Martell, Francesca Hong, Heather DuBois Bourenane, Pat Kreitlow, Supreme Moore Omokunde, Todd Allbaugh, Peggy Wirtz-Olsen, Christian Phelps, Michelle Velasquez, Julie Mead, Eliza Bennett
