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What are the top issues in Wisconsin’s 2026 election for AG?

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What are the top issues in Wisconsin's 2026 election for AG?

In the 2026 race for attorney general of Wisconsin, Democratic incumbent Josh Kaul and Republican challenger Eric Toney speak to state crime labs, abortion law and federal lawsuits as key issues.

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Wisconsin DNR notifies Enbridge of alleged violations on Line 5 reroute

J. Michael Collins on the economy in the 2026 election cycle

Elections

J. Michael Collins on the economy in the 2026 election cycle

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'Here & Now' Highlights: Michael Wagner, Chief Justice Jill Karofsky

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Wisconsin Democrats, Republicans center the economy in 2026

Chief Justice Jill Karofsky on temporary restraining orders

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Chief Justice Jill Karofsky on temporary restraining orders

A still image shows Michael Wagner seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Michael Wagner' and 'UW-School of Journalism.'

Elections

Michael Wagner on increasing AI disinformation in elections

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Science

UW-Madison Professor Francis Halzen's Nobel Prize reaction

Wisconsin’s 2026 campaign ads and big national endorsements

Inside Wisconsin Politics

Wisconsin's 2026 campaign ads and big national endorsements

Donald Trump gestures with both hands held out to the side while speaking into a microphone mounted to the top of a podium with the Seal of the President of the United States affixed to its front, with out-of-focus audience members in the background behind him and a teleprompter mirror in the foreground on one side.

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Disaster relief funding is creeping into Trump's 2026 campaign rhetoric, including for Wisconsin

A cryptocurrency ATM kiosk with an illuminated touchscreen with the words The Best Time to Buy Bitcoin? stands next two three video gambling machines with stackable chairs facing each, in a room with a window on one side and a ceiling-mounted round mirror in a corner.

Courts

How much is Wisconsin's crypto ATM law limiting scams?

Jerry Helmer, Judith Willink Grose on Trump’s clout in 2026

Elections

Jerry Helmer, Judith Willink Grose on Trump's clout in 2026

Side-by-side photos show campaign yard signs — one with the words Matt Burch and Sauk County Sheriff and the other with the words Ryan Jesberger for Sauk County Sheriff — displayed in lawns in front of a house and barn, respectively.

Elections

Cooperation with ICE is at issue in two 2026 sheriff races in Wisconsin

An aerial photo shows a the front half of a flatbed trick spanning a course of liquid filling a trench over a below-grade pipeline at a construction site with planks of wood serving as a corduroy road and stacks of wood planks next to a section of an above-grade pipeline siting on stacks of wood pallets.

Environment

Wisconsin DNR notifies Enbridge of alleged violations on Line 5 reroute

J. Michael Collins on the economy in the 2026 election cycle

Elections

J. Michael Collins on the economy in the 2026 election cycle

Frederica Freyberg sits at a desk on the Here & Now set and faces a video monitor showing an image of Jill Karofsky.

Politics

'Here & Now' Highlights: Michael Wagner, Chief Justice Jill Karofsky

A still image shows a split screen of David Crowley and Tom Tiffany both holding microphones at speaking to crowds at separate campaign stops.

Elections

Wisconsin Democrats, Republicans center the economy in 2026

Chief Justice Jill Karofsky on temporary restraining orders

Courts

Chief Justice Jill Karofsky on temporary restraining orders

A still image shows Michael Wagner seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Michael Wagner' and 'UW-School of Journalism.'

Elections

Michael Wagner on increasing AI disinformation in elections

A still image shows Francis Halzen seated in front of a glass door with a black curtain, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Francis Halzen' and 'UW-Madison Dept. of Physics / Nobel Prize winner.'

Science

UW-Madison Professor Francis Halzen's Nobel Prize reaction

Wisconsin’s 2026 campaign ads and big national endorsements

Inside Wisconsin Politics

Wisconsin's 2026 campaign ads and big national endorsements

Donald Trump gestures with both hands held out to the side while speaking into a microphone mounted to the top of a podium with the Seal of the President of the United States affixed to its front, with out-of-focus audience members in the background behind him and a teleprompter mirror in the foreground on one side.

Elections

Disaster relief funding is creeping into Trump's 2026 campaign rhetoric, including for Wisconsin

A cryptocurrency ATM kiosk with an illuminated touchscreen with the words The Best Time to Buy Bitcoin? stands next two three video gambling machines with stackable chairs facing each, in a room with a window on one side and a ceiling-mounted round mirror in a corner.

Courts

How much is Wisconsin's crypto ATM law limiting scams?

Jerry Helmer, Judith Willink Grose on Trump’s clout in 2026

Elections

Jerry Helmer, Judith Willink Grose on Trump's clout in 2026

Side-by-side photos show campaign yard signs — one with the words Matt Burch and Sauk County Sheriff and the other with the words Ryan Jesberger for Sauk County Sheriff — displayed in lawns in front of a house and barn, respectively.

Elections

Cooperation with ICE is at issue in two 2026 sheriff races in Wisconsin

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Charles Franklin on a tight race between Crowley and Tiffany

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Jason Stein on school choice voucher enrollment and funding

Shifting fortunes in Wisconsin’s tight 2026 governor’s race

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Shifting fortunes in Wisconsin's tight 2026 governor's race

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The 2026 youth vote and where Gen Z Wisconsinites stand

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Josh Kaul, Eric Toney on data centers and the 2026 election

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Josh Kaul, Eric Toney on data centers and the 2026 election

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Chairwoman Nicole Boyd on Frog Bay Tribal National Park

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Chairwoman Nicole Boyd on Apostle Islands tourism workers

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The Red Cliff Band and the future of the Apostle Islands

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The Red Cliff Band and the future of the Apostle Islands

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The Red Cliff Band and the future of the Apostle Islands

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Chairwoman Nicole Boyd on ceremonies for travel on gichigami

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Chairwoman Nicole Boyd on Frog Bay Tribal National Park

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Immigration jude rules Salah Sarsour can be deported on national security grounds

Elections

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Jerry Helmer, Judith Willink Grose on Trump’s clout in 2026

Elections

Jerry Helmer, Judith Willink Grose on Trump's clout in 2026

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Chairwoman Nicole Boyd on ceremonies for travel on gichigami

Indigenous

Chairwoman Nicole Boyd on ceremonies for travel on gichigami

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Chairwoman Nicole Boyd on Frog Bay Tribal National Park

Indigenous

Chairwoman Nicole Boyd on Apostle Islands tourism workers

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The Red Cliff Band and the future of the Apostle Islands

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