Author Archives: Ben Cominos

An Outside The Box Perspective: The Wisconsin Supreme Court [Opinion]
Hello everyone, Ben Cominos here. I've been talking about the state of the Wisconsin Supreme Court just about everyday this week, and yet somehow, I still have so much more to say. While I'm sure the ...
Ben Cominos Sep 08, 2023

SEIU President Pat Raes Joins Me For An Update On Union Negotiations [Audio]
Oxford Languages defines essential as "absolutely necessary; extremely important". That's the same word that we as a country used to describe a number of different occupations during the recent pandem...
Ben Cominos Sep 01, 2023

Minocqua Brewing Company Could Be Forced To Close For Questionable Reasons [AUDIO]
A story that began 3 years ago because a political game of chicken with PPP loans and a Biden/Harris sign, has escalated to the point of a potential closure next week. Minocqua Brewing Company is loca...
Ben Cominos Jul 21, 2023

Previewing The No Labels Town Hall In New Hampshire [Audio]
I have spent countless segments on my program trying to drive home the message that we have infinitely more in common than we may even care to admit. It is my opinion, that removing party affiliations...
Ben Cominos Jul 17, 2023

Ben Murray, Former Democratic State Assembly Candidate, Talks About Bridging The Political Divide
The whole theme of this program is to try and find a way to highlight the similarities we all share with one another, as opposed to focusing on the differences. I acknowledge, some days this can be ea...
Ben Cominos Jul 12, 2023

[Audio] Debt Collective's Braxton Brewington Breaks Down The Supreme Court's Student Loan Forgiveness Ruling
43 million Americans are straddled with an immense amount of student loans. It totals over 1.78 trillion dollars, which is more than any other type of debt, outside of mortgages. Just about a year ago...
Ben Cominos Jun 30, 2023

[AUDIO] State Senator LaTonya Johnson Joins Me To Discuss The Legislature's Shared Revenue Proposal
The people that listen to my show regularly know that I truly believe that the overwhelming majority of people in this state (and country) all want the same outcome. It's the politics that gets in our...
Ben Cominos May 05, 2023

[Audio] What's Ben Happenin': How'd The Bucks Lose; First Round Draft Predictions
Originally, the plan was sit down for a chat with WHBY News Anchor, Landen Moore, WHBY and WSCO Brand Manager, B. J. DeGroot, and a massive Packers fan that I grew up with about our predictions for th...
Ben Cominos Apr 27, 2023 Image: Green Bay Packers

[Audio] Wisconsin Council Of Churches Speaks Up About Badgercare Enrollment
Wisconsin is one of the last 10 states in the country to to expand access to Medicaid. Unfortunately, it only gets worse from there. There is now a bill working its way through the State Legislature t...
Ben Cominos Apr 19, 2023

Joint Finance Committee Listening Session To Take Place In Appleton And Green Bay On Monday
Unless you've been living under a rock for the last couple of months, you know that Wisconsin has some major decisions to make when it comes to laying out the budget for the next 2 years. Whether it's...
Ben Cominos Apr 14, 2023



