Wisconsin governor candidate Kelda Roys on AI, gerrymandering voting maps, school funding and affordability

Wisconsin state Sen. Kelda Roys stopped in studio to discuss her bid to become the next governor, as we talked about her top priorities, plus AI data centers, public education, gerrymandering, healthcare, and retirement.

As she lays out her platform, Roys emphasizes her experience as a small business owner and legislator who can "get things done" even under divided government.

Roys highlights her plan to raise wages and lower costs for families and proposes that all Wisconsinites should be able to voluntarily buy into the state's health insurance and retirement systems — a move she argues would save everyone money, including small businesses.

The discussion then moves to AI data centers, as Roys addresses the critical need for a statewide regulatory framework on those facilities. Roys argues for transparency and protection for communities from high energy costs and exploitation. She stresses the importance of making big corporations accountable for their actions, as we compare the current debate over data centers to the fight surrounding PFAS.

Next, we hit on the ongoing fight for fair legislative maps in the gerrymandering debate, as Republicans keep voting to change their maps mid decade to draw out Democratic districts, and how Wisconsin should tackle the issue.

Lastly, Roys highlights her plan to raise wages and lower costs for families and proposes that all Wisconsinites should be able to voluntarily buy into the state's health insurance and retirement systems — a move she argues would save everyone money, including small businesses.

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