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Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez lays out platform dealing with childcare, healthcare and education vying for Wisconsin's top job

Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez lays out platform dealing with childcare, healthcare and education vying for Wisconsin's top job

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM

April 1, 202633m 21s

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Show Notes

Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez stopped in studio to discuss her campaign to become Wisconsin's next governor hitting on everything from housing to childcare to minimum wage and marijuana — plus how weird her current job is.

After getting to know the former healthcare executive and public health expert, we dove into her "nurse-first" approach to policy, including a bold childcare plan that caps family costs at 7% of income and her push to legalize recreational marijuana as a way to finally bridge the state’s school funding gap.

We also got into the "infuriating" housing market and why she believes the state needs to prioritize building starter homes for ownership, not just more rentals.

Plus, we pull back the curtain on just how "weird" the job of Lieutenant Governor actually is—from the "shotgun marriage" of the ticket to how she’d hand off major responsibilities to her own No. 2 if elected.

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