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Podcast: La Crosse Talk PM WIZM
Episode: Viroqua’s Missy Hughes unveils economic plan, $4 billion budget surplus strategy in running for governor
Description: Missy Hughes stopped in studio on a frigid Friday to discuss her bid for Wisconsin governor. We began by talking about her background leading the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation for six years under Gov. Tony Evers and her 17 years as general counsel for Organic Valley. Then we got into her newly released “Unlock Wisconsin” economic plan, which proposes specific targets for housing, job training and small business creation. Hughes notes she is the only Democratic candidate in the field who isn’t from Madison or Milwaukee and hasn’t run for office before. Drawing...