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Zac Schultz on Wisconsin's separation of powers lawsuit

PBS Wisconsin senior political reporter Zac Schultz examines the Wisconsin Supreme Court case "Evers v. Marklein" over who holds power to set and strike down administrative rules in state government.

A still image from a video shows José Pérez speaking into multiple microphones with various media flags on a podium with people standing around him with a graphic at top reading 'Video Courtesy: TMJ4 - Milwaukee.'

Local officials voice concern over mass deportation plans

A still image from a video shows a snow covered street with a yellow barricade reading 'Tribal Roads' with a graphic at bottom reading 'File Footage, 2023.'

Federal judge orders Lac du Flambeau roads to remain open

A still image from a video shows Johnathan Temte seated in front of a desk with piles of papers and a bookshelf lined with books and other items.

Seasonal respiratory viruses are peaking for young children

Chief Andre Sayles on Beloit police and immigration status

Philip Rocco on shared revenue shortfall issues in Wisconsin

Philip Rocco on shared revenue shortfall issues in Wisconsin

A carved sign reading Supreme Court and a carving of a scroll with scales stands above a doorway, with a marble pillar with a Composite order capital to one side under a marble pediment.

Wisconsin Supreme Court pushes back request to release guardianship records

Bob Uecker holds a Milwaukee Brewers baseball cap up in the air with his right hand, with an out-of-focus person standing behind him applauding.

Baseball fans salute the legacy of Milwaukee Brewers voice Bob Uecker, who dies at 90

From left to right, Jill Karofsky, Rebecca Dallet, Ann Walsh Bradley Annette Ziegler, Rebecca Bradley, Brian Hagedorn and Janet Protasiewicz sit at a judicial dais in a row of high-backed leather chairs behind them, with another row of high-backed wood and leather chairs behind them, in a room with marble masonry and a Wisconsin flag.

Cases about 'conversion therapy' ban, separation of powers heard by Wisconsin Supreme Court

A hand resting on a blonde wood tabletop holds a smartphone showing a screen with a menu of the social media apps Bluesky, TikTok, X, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, WhatsApp, Snapchat and Reddit.

Wisconsin Democrats adopt Bluesky as the social media landscape continues to split

Jim Hoffman and another person, each wearing fluorescent safety vests, stand on either side of a stream among multiple logs spanning its breadth, in wooded area with mostly leafless trees, with a visible beam of sunlight in the foreground.

How ecosystem engineers are building mock beaver dams to help restore more wetlands in Wisconsin

A metal sign with the words Be Prepared to Show ID framed above and below by lines of four stars stands next to a swinging metal push and pull commercial door handle.

Wisconsin Legislature puts photo ID on spring 2024 ballot

Tony Evers sits at a wood table and uses a pen with his right hand to sign a piece of paper in a folder sitting on its surface, with another person seated next to the table and other people standing behind him in a room with wood-paneled walls and a painting in the background.

Evers creates new Wisconsin violence-prevention office after school shooting

A still image from a video shows José Pérez speaking into multiple microphones with various media flags on a podium with people standing around him with a graphic at top reading 'Video Courtesy: TMJ4 - Milwaukee.'

Local officials voice concern over mass deportation plans

A still image from a video shows a snow covered street with a yellow barricade reading 'Tribal Roads' with a graphic at bottom reading 'File Footage, 2023.'

Federal judge orders Lac du Flambeau roads to remain open

A still image from a video shows Johnathan Temte seated in front of a desk with piles of papers and a bookshelf lined with books and other items.

Seasonal respiratory viruses are peaking for young children

Chief Andre Sayles on Beloit police and immigration status

Philip Rocco on shared revenue shortfall issues in Wisconsin

Philip Rocco on shared revenue shortfall issues in Wisconsin

A carved sign reading Supreme Court and a carving of a scroll with scales stands above a doorway, with a marble pillar with a Composite order capital to one side under a marble pediment.

Wisconsin Supreme Court pushes back request to release guardianship records

Bob Uecker holds a Milwaukee Brewers baseball cap up in the air with his right hand, with an out-of-focus person standing behind him applauding.

Baseball fans salute the legacy of Milwaukee Brewers voice Bob Uecker, who dies at 90

From left to right, Jill Karofsky, Rebecca Dallet, Ann Walsh Bradley Annette Ziegler, Rebecca Bradley, Brian Hagedorn and Janet Protasiewicz sit at a judicial dais in a row of high-backed leather chairs behind them, with another row of high-backed wood and leather chairs behind them, in a room with marble masonry and a Wisconsin flag.

Cases about 'conversion therapy' ban, separation of powers heard by Wisconsin Supreme Court

A hand resting on a blonde wood tabletop holds a smartphone showing a screen with a menu of the social media apps Bluesky, TikTok, X, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, WhatsApp, Snapchat and Reddit.

Wisconsin Democrats adopt Bluesky as the social media landscape continues to split

Jim Hoffman and another person, each wearing fluorescent safety vests, stand on either side of a stream among multiple logs spanning its breadth, in wooded area with mostly leafless trees, with a visible beam of sunlight in the foreground.

How ecosystem engineers are building mock beaver dams to help restore more wetlands in Wisconsin

A metal sign with the words Be Prepared to Show ID framed above and below by lines of four stars stands next to a swinging metal push and pull commercial door handle.

Wisconsin Legislature puts photo ID on spring 2024 ballot

Tony Evers sits at a wood table and uses a pen with his right hand to sign a piece of paper in a folder sitting on its surface, with another person seated next to the table and other people standing behind him in a room with wood-paneled walls and a painting in the background.

Evers creates new Wisconsin violence-prevention office after school shooting

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McCoshen & Ross on Wisconsin’s political outlook for 2025

McCoshen & Ross on Wisconsin's political outlook for 2025

Wisconsin Legislature’s leadership reflect on 2024 successes

Wisconsin Legislature's leadership reflect on 2024 successes

Four people sit behind microphones and a wooden podium with a Wisconsin flag in the background.

Wisconsin's 2024 electors cast ballots for Trump

In Focus with John Ridley: Storytelling, film and community

In Focus with John Ridley: Storytelling, film and community

In Focus with David Maraniss: Covering news, writing history

In Focus with David Maraniss: Covering news, writing history

In Focus with Gena Kakkak: Tribal politics and youth health

In Focus with Gena Kakkak: Tribal politics and youth health

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A still image shows Zac Schultz standing in front of the State Capitol rotunda with a graphic at bottom reading 'Zac Schultz' and 'Here & Now.'

Zac Schultz on Wisconsin's separation of powers lawsuit

Chief Andre Sayles on Beloit police and immigration status

A carved sign reading Supreme Court and a carving of a scroll with scales stands above a doorway, with a marble pillar with a Composite order capital to one side under a marble pediment.

Wisconsin Supreme Court pushes back request to release guardianship records

Wisconsin Regional News

Southeast Region

Philip Rocco on shared revenue shortfall issues in Wisconsin

Philip Rocco on shared revenue shortfall issues in Wisconsin

Baseball fans salute the legacy of Milwaukee Brewers voice Bob Uecker, who dies at 90

Environmentalists cite Enbridge Line 6 leak in Line 5 debate

Enbridge's Line 6 pipeline spills about 70,000 gallons of oil in Jefferson County

Southeast Region News

Northeast Region

A still image from a video shows Michael Alexander seated in front of three artworks depicting trees, buildings and a stadium reading 'University of Wisconsin Green Bay' with a graphic at bottom reading 'Green Bay,' 'Chancellor Michael Alexander' and 'UW-Green Bay.'

Chancellor Michael Alexander on the finances of UW-Green Bay

Republicans Steil, Van Orden and Wied win Wisconsin US House seats in 2024 election

Wisconsin Republicans look to reelect a US House incumbent and retain an open seat

Trump campaigns with former Packers quarterback Brett Favre at Green Bay rally

Northeast Region News

South Central Region

Chief Andre Sayles on Beloit police and immigration status

Judge maintains restraining order for California man who messaged the Abundant Life school shooter

Nearly 200 ballots went uncounted in Madison and officials want to know why

Community remembers 42-year-old teacher who was killed in the Abundant Life shooting

South Central Region News

Northern Region

Christina Hubbell holds a plastic jug of laundry detergent up in the air while standing next to Eric Zieroth inside a room with a washing machine and dryer, a plastic recycling bin, a sink and a wall-mounted paper towel dispenser next to a bulletin board with a calendar and other items pinned to its face, with an open wood door showing a window in an adjacent room.

Wisconsin's rural homelessness crisis and the ongoing fight to do 'more with less'

Wisconsin detects a human bird flu case in Barron County

US Supreme Court to hear case over Catholic Charities Bureau seeking Wisconsin unemployment tax exemption

Bad River Band and other groups move to block reroute plans for Enbridge's Line 5

Northern Region News

West Central Region

David Minor on the Chippewa Valley’s health care needs, gaps

David Minor on the Chippewa Valley's health care needs, gaps

US Supreme Court rejects challenge to an Eau Claire schools policy covering transgender students

Sydney Widell, Nancy Wedwick on floods, dams and community

Dave Eggen on opposing plans to remove dams in the Driftless

West Central Region News

Southwest Region

Sydney Widell, Nancy Wedwick on floods, dams and community

Sydney Widell, Nancy Wedwick on floods, dams and community

Dave Eggen on opposing plans to remove dams in the Driftless

Mark Erickson on assessing earthen dam stability and failure

Bob Micheel on plans to remove Coon Creek dams after floods

Southwest Region News

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