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On this Nov. 14, 2022 episode of Newsmakers, WisconsinEye Host Lisa Pugh sits down with Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Bureau Chief, and Matthew DeFour, Wisconsin Watch Statehouse Bureau Chief, to share their latest thoughts on Wisconsin’s future. One week post-election in Wisconsin, and some questions still remain unanswered. The armchair quarterbacks have been working overtime analyzing why voters split their ballots while others are wondering if divided government in Wisconsin will yield different results, particularly as we head into a new budget season.

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Matthew DeFour started in September 2022 as Wisconsin Watch's first state bureau chief. Previously at the Wisconsin State Journal he covered state and local government for 16 years, including four years as state politics editor. He has a BSJ and MSJ from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. He was honored by his peers as the 2020 Wisconsin Watchdog of the Year.