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National attention turns to Wisconsin’s 2026 governor’s race

Inside Wisconsin Politics

National attention turns to Wisconsin's 2026 governor's race

A nationwide showdown among establishment and insurgent candidates is defining the Democratic Party in 2026 — Inside Wisconsin Politics explores how this clash is playing out in the race for governor.

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David Crowley looks to his left toward a speaking Francesca Hong, with both standing behind podiums with two microphones affixed to their surface and logos for WISN-TV and ABC on their fronts, and with logo backdrops behind each with rows of five-pointed stars and the WISN 12 and ABC logos.

Elections

A fight over the Democratic Party's future shifts to Wisconsin

Wisconsin’s 2026 primary for governor hits the home stretch

Elections

Wisconsin's 2026 primary for governor hits the home stretch

Violet LaClair attaches a blood pressure monitor cuff to the arm of a person seated in a high-backed exam chair, in a room with medical exam tables and cabinets along a wall in front of windows with light streaming through blinds.

Economy

UW Health moves to expand its health apprenticeships model around the nation

Salah Sarsour holds the index finger of his left hand in the air while speaking into a wireless microphone held in his right hand while standing behind a wood podium with a laptop computer on its surface and multiple microphones with the flags of different media organizations affixed to its top, with out-of-focus children standing in the foreground to his side and out-of-focus adults standing behind him in a room with painted concrete block walls.

Courts

Witness testifies that US efforts to deport Salah Sarsour rely on coerced confessions

A stack of different sets of absentee ballots bound with rubber bands sits on a table, with out-of-focus people and a tray with absentee ballots arranged on their side in the background.

Courts

Dane County judge rules paper absentee ballots violate rights of disabled voters

David Crowley speaks into a microphone mounted to the top of a podium with both of his hands holding papers on its surface, with a teleprompter mirror facing him and an out-of-focus projector screen in the background.

Elections

Mainstream Democrats pin hopes on David Crowley's reboot campaign for governor

Donald Trump sits in a high-backed leather chair with out-of-focus torso of people standing behind him in the background.

Courts

Wisconsin, two dozen other states sue over Trump's Section 301 tariffs

Jazzman Brown on homelessness and the killing of Corey Ruiz

Social Issues

Jazzman Brown on homelessness and the killing of Corey Ruiz

Lorien Carter on maintaining a street memorial to Corey Ruiz

Social Issues

Lorien Carter on maintaining a street memorial to Corey Ruiz

Francesca Hong holds a phone up in her right hand and takes a selfie photo with two people standing behind her, with other people standing in the background of a room with an arched ceiling and a stage at one end with multiple overhead lights.

Elections

Francesca Hong has defined Wisconsin's Democratic primary for governor

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

Politics

'Here & Now' Highlights: Anthony Chergosky, Austin Hammond, Ann Jacobs

Janesville becomes an AI data center battleground

Economy

Janesville becomes an AI data center battleground

David Crowley looks to his left toward a speaking Francesca Hong, with both standing behind podiums with two microphones affixed to their surface and logos for WISN-TV and ABC on their fronts, and with logo backdrops behind each with rows of five-pointed stars and the WISN 12 and ABC logos.

Elections

A fight over the Democratic Party's future shifts to Wisconsin

Wisconsin’s 2026 primary for governor hits the home stretch

Elections

Wisconsin's 2026 primary for governor hits the home stretch

Violet LaClair attaches a blood pressure monitor cuff to the arm of a person seated in a high-backed exam chair, in a room with medical exam tables and cabinets along a wall in front of windows with light streaming through blinds.

Economy

UW Health moves to expand its health apprenticeships model around the nation

Salah Sarsour holds the index finger of his left hand in the air while speaking into a wireless microphone held in his right hand while standing behind a wood podium with a laptop computer on its surface and multiple microphones with the flags of different media organizations affixed to its top, with out-of-focus children standing in the foreground to his side and out-of-focus adults standing behind him in a room with painted concrete block walls.

Courts

Witness testifies that US efforts to deport Salah Sarsour rely on coerced confessions

A stack of different sets of absentee ballots bound with rubber bands sits on a table, with out-of-focus people and a tray with absentee ballots arranged on their side in the background.

Courts

Dane County judge rules paper absentee ballots violate rights of disabled voters

David Crowley speaks into a microphone mounted to the top of a podium with both of his hands holding papers on its surface, with a teleprompter mirror facing him and an out-of-focus projector screen in the background.

Elections

Mainstream Democrats pin hopes on David Crowley's reboot campaign for governor

Donald Trump sits in a high-backed leather chair with out-of-focus torso of people standing behind him in the background.

Courts

Wisconsin, two dozen other states sue over Trump's Section 301 tariffs

Jazzman Brown on homelessness and the killing of Corey Ruiz

Social Issues

Jazzman Brown on homelessness and the killing of Corey Ruiz

Lorien Carter on maintaining a street memorial to Corey Ruiz

Social Issues

Lorien Carter on maintaining a street memorial to Corey Ruiz

Francesca Hong holds a phone up in her right hand and takes a selfie photo with two people standing behind her, with other people standing in the background of a room with an arched ceiling and a stage at one end with multiple overhead lights.

Elections

Francesca Hong has defined Wisconsin's Democratic primary for governor

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

Politics

'Here & Now' Highlights: Anthony Chergosky, Austin Hammond, Ann Jacobs

Janesville becomes an AI data center battleground

Economy

Janesville becomes an AI data center battleground

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A still image shows a young man speaking into a bull horn in the middle of a crowd of people at Corey Ruiz's memorial in Madison.

Social Issues

A Corey Ruiz street memorial expresses outrage, solidarity

South Central Region

A still image shows Anthony Chergosky seated in front of brown bookshelves lined with books with a graphic at bottom reading 'La Crosse,' 'Anthony Chergosky' and 'UW-La Crosse Dept. of Political Science.'

Elections

Anthony Chergosky on Wisconsin 2026 governor primary tumult

Ann Jacobs on prediction markets and Wisconsin election law

Elections

Ann Jacobs on prediction markets and Wisconsin election law

A still image shows Austin Hammond seated in front of a white wall with a brick wall to his left, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Menasha,' 'Austin Hammond' and 'Menasha Mayor.'

Economy

Mayor Austin Hammond on damage by a tornado hitting Menasha

Northeast Region

Wisconsin’s 2026 primary for governor gets shaken up again

Inside Wisconsin Politics

Wisconsin's 2026 primary for governor gets shaken up again

A still image shows a crowd of people marching on the steps of the state Capitol, with a woman wearing a black graphic t-shirt in the foreground holding a sign that reads 'Justice for COREY!!!

Social Issues

Fallout from fatal Madison police shooting of Corey Ruiz

South Central Region

A still image shows Charles Franklin seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Charles Franklin' and 'Marquette Law School Poll.'

Elections

Charles Franklin on 2026 Wisconsin governor primary matchups

A still image shows Bryna Godar seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Bryna Godar' and 'State Democracy Research Initiative.'

Elections

Bryna Godar on WEC's ruling on 'spoiling' absentee ballots

A still image shows Ryan Graham in front of a blurred background, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Ryan Graham' and 'Wisconsin Balance of State Continuum of Care.'

Social Issues

Ryan Graham on northeast Wisconsin's homeless resources

Northeast Region

Chaos in Wisconsin’s Democratic primary race for governor

Inside Wisconsin Politics

Chaos in Wisconsin's Democratic primary race for governor

Wisconsin’s 7th District Republican candidates on Congress

Elections

Wisconsin's 7th District Republican candidates on Congress

Northern Region

A still image shows a graphic of the five Republican candidates for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district, from left to right Kevin Hermening, Michael Alfonso, Jessi Ebben, Niina Baum and Don Raihala.

Elections

It's a crowded Republican race for Wisconsin's 7th in 2026

Northern Region

A still image shows a graphic of the five Republican candidates for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district, from left to right Kevin Hermening, Michael Alfonso, Jessi Ebben, Niina Baum and Don Raihala.

Elections

It's a crowded Republican race for Wisconsin's 7th in 2026

Local Wisconsin News

Southeast Region

Salah Sarsour holds the index finger of his left hand in the air while speaking into a wireless microphone held in his right hand while standing behind a wood podium with a laptop computer on its surface and multiple microphones with the flags of different media organizations affixed to its top, with out-of-focus children standing in the foreground to his side and out-of-focus adults standing behind him in a room with painted concrete block walls.

Courts

Witness testifies that US efforts to deport Salah Sarsour rely on coerced confessions

Elections

Vance and Milwaukee mayor swap remarks on election oversight

Economy

James Causey on Giannis Antetokounmpo's legacy in Milwaukee

Courts

Sam Cole on ICE's detention and release of Salah Sarsour

Southeast RegionSoutheast Region News

Northeast Region

A still image shows Austin Hammond seated in front of a white wall with a brick wall to his left, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Menasha,' 'Austin Hammond' and 'Menasha Mayor.'

Economy

Mayor Austin Hammond on damage by a tornado hitting Menasha

Social Issues

Newcap closure leaves northeast Wisconsin scrambling to prevent more homelessness

Education

Pulaski tried to make summer school fun — 2,600 of the district's kids showed up

Economy

Widespread damage in Menasha and Appleton area after tornado

Northeast RegionNortheast Region News

South Central Region

Jazzman Brown on homelessness and the killing of Corey Ruiz

Social Issues

Jazzman Brown on homelessness and the killing of Corey Ruiz

Social Issues

Lorien Carter on maintaining a street memorial to Corey Ruiz

Economy

Janesville becomes an AI data center battleground

Social Issues

A Corey Ruiz street memorial expresses outrage, solidarity

South Central RegionSouth Central Region News

Northern Region

Wisconsin’s 7th District Republican candidates on Congress

Elections

Wisconsin's 7th District Republican candidates on Congress

Elections

It's a crowded Republican race for Wisconsin's 7th in 2026

Elections

Wisconsin 7th District Democratic candidates make their case

Indigenous

A legal dispute over Lac du Flambeau tribal fishing restrictions remains unresolved

Northern RegionNorthern Region News

West Central Region

Wisconsin’s 7th District Republican candidates on Congress

Elections

Wisconsin's 7th District Republican candidates on Congress

Elections

It's a crowded Republican race for Wisconsin's 7th in 2026

Elections

Wisconsin 7th District Democratic candidates make their case

Politics

Trump visits Wisconsin to tout his agriculture tax breaks

West Central RegionWest Central Region News

Southwest Region

One person crouches and another lays face-down on vinyl tile flooring, with a table covered by a tablecloth and items on its surface, folding metal chairs and a plastic trash container in the foreground, and radiators along walls in the background.

Social Issues

How a shrinking Dodgeville church became a growing community hub

Economy

Another billion-dollar Wisconsin data center is eyed for Cassville in Grant County

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

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