Early Voting Starts Tomorrow, Women in Sports Still Going Strong, Dismantling CFPB and What That Means for Consumers and Moving to Ireland

Today on Spanning the State Kristin Brey and Brian Noonan share a reminder for early voting. They also talk about spring primary mailers that have gone out and have the wrong dates. Then an Elon Musk backed political group is posting fake pro Susan Crawford ads on Facebook, Kristin and Brian discuss. Later Kristin shares a conversation with her mother Debbie about her Alma Mater Assumption High School whose girls’ team just won their WIAA Division State Basketball Championship. Debbie shares her experience on being on the first girls’ basketball team when attending the high school. Then Economics Professor at the Universities of Wisconsin-Madison, Rebecca Neumann joins Kristin and Brian to discuss the end of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Neumann explains what CFPB is, why it was created, why there is a push to get rid of it under and what states can do to protect consumers. Also, a new report state more 54% of Americans show above-average interest in relocating to Ireland. Kristin and Brian discuss why this, what the process is like and Brian’s experience with applying for dual citizenship.