1p: Sanctuary, Healthcare and Dinosaurs

Kristin Brey, the founder of As Goes Wisconsin, and longtime WTMJ host Brian Noonan are skilled at taking the complex and making it digestible. They will take you behind the headlines of the day’s biggest stories from across Wisconsin. Fans will hear the stories being told by those who live and cover those communities firsthand for the most accurate and relevant information. WTMJ hosts Kristin Brey and Brian Noonan began by previewing the show’s topics and discussions. They then went on to talk about the Walt Disney Animation film The Hunchback of Notre Dame and the history of the word sanctuary because of a recent executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump requiring searches for undocumented immigrants in churches and schools. Brian noticed the reality when he received an email from the school he used to work at. Kristin and Brian continue the conversation on immigration by focusing on the logistics of detainment and the capacity of the one ICE detention facility in Wisconsin. Healthcare costs take a big toll on small businesses. To talk about it, Kristin Brey and Brian Noonan were joined on the phone by Wonderstate Coffee CEO TJ Semanchin and National Campaigns Director for Main Street Alliance Shawn Phettaplace. TJ shared his experience with healthcare for his employees and how Shawn’s organization is working with the Wisconsin state legislature to help businesses like Wonderstate Coffee. A University of Wisconsin-Madison paleontologist's ankle bone discovery was recently revealed to be the oldest dinosaur bone in the Northern Hemisphere. Kristin and Bryan discussed.