Join #LocalGovMatters co-hosts, WCA President & CEO Mark O’Connell and WCA Communications Consultant Michelle Gormican Thompson, as they sit down with Jeff Mayers, president of WisPolitics.com/State Affairs, where the discussion looks at their new partnership with the State Affairs network, the current happenings at the State Capitol, and what the 2026 election is shaping up to be, including a contested gubernatorial race.

Resources
WisPolitics.com/State Affairs

Wisconsin Counties Association
www.wicounties.org

Show Ideas?
Contact #LocalGovMatters co-host Michelle Gormican Thompson of the Wisconsin Counties Association with show ideas.

A special thanks to Jackie Johnson for sound editing and to WCA’s Ann Marie Austin for her technical support. This episode was recorded on August 19, 2025, in Madison, Wisconsin.

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