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Policy

Wisconsin's US senators discuss options for compromise on ACA enhanced tax credits

Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said he's willing to work on legislation to support ACA health insurance customers earning more than 400% of the federal poverty level, with Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin suggesting Congress should consider capping how much people pay.

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What Wisconsin’s 2026 governor hopefuls want to pursue first

Elections

What Wisconsin's 2026 governor hopefuls want to pursue first

A still image shows Tony Evers in front of American and Wisconsin flags, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'state Capitol,' 'Gov. Tony Evers' and '(D) Wisconsin.'

Politics

Evers calls for property tax cut as his term comes to an end

US Sen. Tammy Baldwin on issues Congress faces as 2026 opens

Politics

US Sen. Tammy Baldwin on issues Congress faces as 2026 opens

US Sen. Ron Johnson on issues Congress faces as 2026 opens

Politics

US Sen. Ron Johnson on issues Congress faces as 2026 opens

Chris Taylor speaks into a microphone while standing outside, with an out-of-focus window with vertical blinds in the background.

Elections

Taylor raises 10 times more than Lazar three months before the Wisconsin Supreme Court vote

Joel Brennan on issues in Wisconsin’s 2026 governor’s race

Elections

Joel Brennan on issues in Wisconsin's 2026 governor's race

The U.S. and Wisconsin flags fly at half staff on a flagpole mounted to the top of a pediment of a masonry building in front of a dome.

Elections

Democrats are seeking a trifecta for Wisconsin in the 2026 elections

Missy Hughes on issues in Wisconsin’s 2026 governor’s race

Elections

Missy Hughes on issues in Wisconsin's 2026 governor's race

Mandela Barnes on issues in Wisconsin’s 2026 governor’s race

Elections

Mandela Barnes on issues in Wisconsin's 2026 governor's race

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Environment

Falls through the ice on Wisconsin lakes are becoming more common

Francesca Hong on issues in Wisconsin’s 2026 governor’s race

Elections

Francesca Hong on issues in Wisconsin's 2026 governor's race

Kelda Roys on issues in Wisconsin’s 2026 governor’s race

Elections

Kelda Roys on issues in Wisconsin's 2026 governor's race

What Wisconsin’s 2026 governor hopefuls want to pursue first

Elections

What Wisconsin's 2026 governor hopefuls want to pursue first

A still image shows Tony Evers in front of American and Wisconsin flags, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'state Capitol,' 'Gov. Tony Evers' and '(D) Wisconsin.'

Politics

Evers calls for property tax cut as his term comes to an end

US Sen. Tammy Baldwin on issues Congress faces as 2026 opens

Politics

US Sen. Tammy Baldwin on issues Congress faces as 2026 opens

US Sen. Ron Johnson on issues Congress faces as 2026 opens

Politics

US Sen. Ron Johnson on issues Congress faces as 2026 opens

Chris Taylor speaks into a microphone while standing outside, with an out-of-focus window with vertical blinds in the background.

Elections

Taylor raises 10 times more than Lazar three months before the Wisconsin Supreme Court vote

Joel Brennan on issues in Wisconsin’s 2026 governor’s race

Elections

Joel Brennan on issues in Wisconsin's 2026 governor's race

The U.S. and Wisconsin flags fly at half staff on a flagpole mounted to the top of a pediment of a masonry building in front of a dome.

Elections

Democrats are seeking a trifecta for Wisconsin in the 2026 elections

Missy Hughes on issues in Wisconsin’s 2026 governor’s race

Elections

Missy Hughes on issues in Wisconsin's 2026 governor's race

Mandela Barnes on issues in Wisconsin’s 2026 governor’s race

Elections

Mandela Barnes on issues in Wisconsin's 2026 governor's race

Multiple ice fishers sit on the surface of ice on a frozen lake, with open water in the foreground and the far shore with trees and buildings in shadow in the background.

Environment

Falls through the ice on Wisconsin lakes are becoming more common

Francesca Hong on issues in Wisconsin’s 2026 governor’s race

Elections

Francesca Hong on issues in Wisconsin's 2026 governor's race

Kelda Roys on issues in Wisconsin’s 2026 governor’s race

Elections

Kelda Roys on issues in Wisconsin's 2026 governor's race

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Max Borgardt on the closing of the federal hemp THC loophole

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Max Borgardt on the closing of the federal hemp THC loophole

Wisconsin THC businesses prepare for end to federal loophole

Economy

Wisconsin THC businesses prepare for end to federal loophole

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Courts

Eileen Fredericks on staff and security in youth corrections

A still image shows a graphic of Tammy Baldwin on the left behind a podium and mic at a press conference and Ron Johnson on the right in front of red wooden cabinets at his office.

Politics

Baldwin, Johnson react to killing by ICE agent in Minnesota

A still image shows Rob Gundermann standing at the state capitol in front of a podium with many mics on it.

Politics

Advocates push regulation on drug prices, medication access

David Crowley on issues in Wisconsin’s 2026 governor’s race

Elections

David Crowley on issues in Wisconsin's 2026 governor's race

Sara Rodriguez on issues in Wisconsin’s 2026 governor’s race

Elections

Sara Rodriguez on issues in Wisconsin's 2026 governor's race

Josh Schoemann on issues in Wisconsin’s 2026 governor’s race

Elections

Josh Schoemann on issues in Wisconsin's 2026 governor's race

Tom Tiffany on issues in Wisconsin’s 2026 governor’s race

Elections

Tom Tiffany on issues in Wisconsin's 2026 governor's race

Rob Gundermann on copay accumulator impacts on health costs

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Rob Gundermann on copay accumulator impacts on health costs

Speaker Robin Vos on a 2026 agenda for Wisconsin Republicans

Politics

Speaker Robin Vos on a 2026 agenda for Wisconsin Republicans

Rep. Greta Neubauer on a 2026 agenda for Wisconsin Democrats

Politics

Rep. Greta Neubauer on a 2026 agenda for Wisconsin Democrats

Rep. Greta Neubauer on a 2026 agenda for Wisconsin Democrats

Politics

Rep. Greta Neubauer on a 2026 agenda for Wisconsin Democrats

Indigenous

John Johnson sits on folding chair at a folding table covered with a tablecloth set up on an asphalt driveway and signs a sheet of paper while seated next to Sue Ernster, who is seated next to Larry Turner in front of a building with log siding, a door and two windows, with trees and a body of water in the background.

Return of Vilas County land by Catholic nuns to Lac du Flambeau breaks new ground

Brittany Koteles on the market value of land and its meaning

Brittany Koteles on the market value of land and its meaning

A sign titled Hoocąk Language Duide with multiple illustrations of a canoe labeled with Ho-Chunk words and American English translations is displayed on the surface of a wood railing next to branches of a cedar tree.

Wisconsin archaeologists have found 16 ancient Indigenous canoes in Lake Mendota

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Southeast Region

Mary Roberts on discriminatory language in racial covenants

History

Mary Roberts on discriminatory language in racial covenants

Social Issues

Derek Handley on racial covenants harming Black Milwaukeeans

History

Anne Bonds on covenants and Milwaukee's racial segregation

History

Mapping a history of covenants and segregation in Milwaukee

Southeast RegionSoutheast Region News

Northeast Region

Metal street signs on a painted wrought-iron poll with an oval Astor Neighborhood logo, the words National Historic District, and Spring St with 500 and S Madison St with 700 on their surfaces stand in front of a stone masonry church with two towers flanking a stained-glass window and arched doorway, with a house to its side along with multiple leafless trees.

History

Green Bay podcasters dig up long-buried tales in the city's Astor neighborhood

Politics

Residents of Menominee in Michigan vote to limit the city's number of cannabis stores

Education

Pilot program allows several NCAA Division III athletes to compete for schools they no longer attend

Education

Meet the high school students keeping Pulaski from becoming a news desert

Northeast RegionNortheast Region News

South Central Region

Multiple ice fishers sit on the surface of ice on a frozen lake, with open water in the foreground and the far shore with trees and buildings in shadow in the background.

Environment

Falls through the ice on Wisconsin lakes are becoming more common

Economy

Kevin Rak on higher need at the River Food Pantry in Madison

Economy

Tawny Hardyman on losing staff during a government shutdown

Social Issues

Tawny Hardyman on closure of Head Start classes in Wisconsin

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Northern Region

John Johnson sits on folding chair at a folding table covered with a tablecloth set up on an asphalt driveway and signs a sheet of paper while seated next to Sue Ernster, who is seated next to Larry Turner in front of a building with log siding, a door and two windows, with trees and a body of water in the background.

Indigenous

Return of Vilas County land by Catholic nuns to Lac du Flambeau breaks new ground

Indigenous

Why Catholic sisters sold land back to the Lac du Flambeau

Indigenous

A prescribed burn in Superior provides pride and healing

History

Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior still resonates 50 years later

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West Central Region

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Economy

John Rosenow on dairy workers and immigration enforcement

Education

Joe Green on combining courses through school consolidation

Education

Chris Lindner and Joe Green on sharing school district costs

Education

Joe Green and Chris Linder on school district consolidation

West Central RegionWest Central Region News

Southwest Region

The center and one side span of riveted cantilever metal bridge splash on the surface of a river with clouds of dust rising into the air, with another span to the side still standing along with multiple concrete support structures, with ice downriver and along the edges of the shore and with wooded bluffs in the background.

Economy

Implosion takes down the nearly century-old Black Hawk Bridge over the Mississippi River

Economy

Amid rising house prices, Richland Center residents decry development on parkland

Economy

Tawny Hardyman on losing staff during a government shutdown

Social Issues

Tawny Hardyman on closure of Head Start classes in Wisconsin

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