Sad News for Southwest, Navigating Employment with Mental Illness and Coming Together for Moms Across the Aisle

Today on Spanning the State with Kristin Brey and Brian Noonan they tackle Southwest their latest decision to change their policies joining many major airlines. Kristin and Brian discuss the details of their changes, if they are changing how they travel and who with and how this may affect travel at the Milwaukee International Airport. Then La Crosse mental health advocate, Kody Green joins Kristin and Brian to talk about his experience being diagnosed with Schizophrenia while in college, his new book “ Mind Over Meetings: A Personal Perspective on Wellness in the Workplace,” that focuses on navigating employment with a mental illness and how he is helping others with similar experiences. Later A Republican and a Democrat Team Up to Change Congress. After Congresswoman Brittany Peterson (D-CO) traveled with her 4-week-old to cast her vote on the house floor it tugged at heartstrings across the country. Now she and Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) are teaming together to force a vote on a resolution to allow new parents to designate a colleague to vote on their behalf for 12 weeks after having a child. Kristin and Brian discuss this new act of Bi-partisanship and share more of their thoughts.