La Crosse Mayor Reynolds on homeless, tearing down Macy's, ranked-choice voting, local elections
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Show Notes
La Crosse Mayor Mitch Reynolds in studio, as we discussed homelessness in the area, whether he supports ranked-choice voting and reasoning behind a lack of candidates in upcoming local elections. Began the show talking a bit about the city's snow emergency and, of course, the Packers making the playoffs. After that, it was what he's learned over the last three years about homelessness. In the bottom half of the show, we hit on the state Legislature's dueling conversations over supporting or completely banning ranked-choice voting, and whether the Mayor would support that for city elections. That also led to conversations both about local government rights and upcoming school board elections, and how contentious those have become. Lastly, we talked a bit about the plan to demolish the old Macy's at the Valley View Mall for a car wash and "quick serve" restaurants, including not a Popeye's Chicken — which is an ongoing joke on the show with the mayor.
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