Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle and U.S. Rep. Mark Green, R-Green Bay, will focus on taxes and the economy during the debate which will be held in Waukesha.

The debate will be aired locally on Wisconsin Public Television. A live Web stream will also be available on WPT's Wisconsin Vote Web site at www.wisconsinvote.org.

It will also be aired on Wisconsin Public Radio WRFW FM 88.7 River Falls and WHWC FM 88.3 Menomonie and Eau Claire. A live audio stream is also available online at www.wpr.org.

This debate is the first of two which are being hosted by a group called "We the People/Wisconsin." The debate will be co-moderated by Frederica Freyberg of WPT and Mike Jacobs of Today's WTMJ4 (NBC, Milwaukee).

The second debate is scheduled for Oct. 20 in La Crosse. That debate will focus on quality of life issues such as health care and education.

We the People/Wisconsin is a multi-media coalition that includes the Wisconsin State Journal, Wisconsin Public Television, Wisconsin Public Radio, WISC-TV (CBS, Madison), WisPolitics.com and Wood Communications Group.

According to We The People/ Wisconsin, the topics of the debates stem from the results of a statewide citizen poll and a July 19 citizen workshop conducted earlier this year.

A group of 30 citizens was recruited with help from major newspapers across the state to participate in the July 19th workshop and then ask questions of the candidates during the two fall debates.

This citizen group will also have an opportunity to follow up with the candidates on what they said, or didn't say, during the hour.

More information about the debates can be found on the We The People/Wisconsin Web site: www.wtpeople.com.