Chris Roth

Wisconsin

News Anchor at WBAY-TV (Green Bay, WI)

News Anchor at @WBAY in Green Bay. Former Sports Director and still #Cover2 contributor.

Articles

Future of GBCI on Joint Finance Committee agenda Thursday

1 week ago | wbay.com | Chris Roth

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - The fate of Green Bay Correctional Institution could become clearer on Thursday. The Joint Finance Committee will take up the issue at their meeting on Thursday as part of their capital budget proposal it was supposed to be addressed Tuesday, but was pushed back two days. There is momentum and majority on the side of closing GBCI, which the governor proposed in his budget, targeting 2029. How and when we get there remains to be seen.
Ed Policy believes his family background will help him in his new role as Packers’ president/CEO

1 week ago | wsaw.com | Steve Megargee |Chris Roth

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Ed Policy got a keen understanding about the realities of his dream occupation while growing up in a football family. Now that he’s about to take over as the president/CEO of the Green Bay Packers, Policy gets to put into practice the lessons he learned as the son of former San Francisco 49ers and Cleveland Browns president Carmen Policy. “It was an incredible education,” Policy said.
USDA appoints new Wisconsin Director for Rural Development

1 week ago | wbay.com | Chris Roth

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Office has a new person in charge of its Wisconsin office. Andrew Iverson was named to his new post earlier this month and will be the point person for the one of 29 agencies under the huge umbrella of the USDA. The Department of Rural Development’s role is to improve the economy and quality of life in rural America, everything from housing to infrastructure to first responder services. Learn more in the video above.
UpFront Fridays: Wisconsin’s budget battle

2 weeks ago | wbay.com | Chris Roth

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - During Thursday night’s executive session, the state Joint Finance Committee voted to pass their shared revenue proposal, which one Democrat on the committee said did not include reimbursing Brown County public safety entities for their work during the NFL Draft in Green Bay earlier this year. Both the Governor and local Republicans introduced their own separate proposals to reimburse Green Bay Police, the Brown County Sheriff’s Office, and Ashwaubenon Public Safety.
Family’s history of giving highlighted at Children’s Wisconsin golf outing

2 weeks ago | wbay.com | Chris Roth

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UpFront Fridays: How Trump vs Musk could impact Wisconsin

3 weeks ago | wbay.com | Chris Roth

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - In this segment of UpFront Fridays, we begin with the federal feud between the White House and billionaire Elon Musk, and how Wisconsin’s congressional delegation could be impacted. See more in the video above. Copyright 2025 WBAY. All rights reserved.
June Dairy Month arrives with successes and concerns

3 weeks ago | wbay.com | Chris Roth

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - It is June Dairy Month in Wisconsin. It’s a month to celebrate an industry that is a year-round economic driver in the state of Wisconsin. Several breakfast on the farm events will be held on Saturday as part of that celebrationBut this year, there have been concerns the celebration would be subdued as questions continue to swirl around issues central to industry, immigration and tariffs.
Wisconsin Supreme Court abortion case ruling expected this month

3 weeks ago | wbay.com | Chris Roth

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - With June arriving, a highly anticipated decision from the Wisconsin Supreme Court could arrive any day now. The court heard oral arguments in November on a case banning consensual abortions in Wisconsin. This case is the result of several challenges and decisions since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision 3 years ago reversed Roe V. Wade and put states in charge of their own abortion laws.
UpFront Fridays: Wisconsin delegation on ‘big, beautiful bill’

1 month ago | wbay.com | Chris Roth

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - The spending and tax cut legislation passed the House by a single vote this week after some intense lobbying from President Trump on Capitol Hill swayed enough GOP holdouts to vote yes. But a much tougher battle awaits in the Senate, with Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson among the bill’s staunchest critics; he does not believe the bill makes enough cuts and adds far too much to the national debt. We break it all down in the video above. Copyright 2025 WBAY. All rights reserved.
Bill Jartz sits down with Chris Roth before saying goodbye

1 month ago | wbay.com | Chris Roth

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Bill Jartz sits down with Chris Roth before saying goodbye. Jartz’s final day will feature some emotional stories and tributes, and some surprises. Chris Roth reminisces with Bill Jartz in the video above. Copyright 2025 WBAY. All rights reserved.