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Scott Walker on the Wisconsin Legislature elections in 2026

Elections

Scott Walker on the Wisconsin Legislature elections in 2026

Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican, discusses the party's outlook in the November 2026 midterm election and whether or not control of the Assembly and state Senate may flip to Democrats.

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Amy Blumenfeld Bogost speaks while seated at a table and facing multiple mounted microphones and a video camera with a shotgun microphone, with Timothy Nixon seated to her side, in a room with wood trim on the wall and wood double doors with a brass doorknob and glazed glass windows, with a video graphic at bottom including the text Senate Committee on Universities & Technical Colleges, Amy Blumenfeld Bogost and To serve as a Congressional Dist. 2 Rep. on the UW Board of Regents for term ending 5/1/27.

Politics

Universities of Wisconsin regents cite disputes over AI and transparency practices in president's firing

Tom Tiffany speaks while standing outside in front of a masonry building with a staircase with a balustrades, with parked vehicles, leafless trees and other buildings on one side in the background.

Elections

Republicans react to Democratic election wins in Wisconsin ahead of the 2026 midterm vote

A weathered wood sign with stylized images of hills and trees and the words Welcome Home to Wausau and City Hall stands in a mulched garden bed in front of a multi-story masonry building with large glass windows in front of small grass lawn, a concrete ramp and a flagpole with a U.S. flag, withe light poles, buildings and leafless trees in the background to the side.

Courts

Wausau's mayor won't face charges over removing a ballot drop box in 2024

Wisconsin’s wide-open 2026 Democratic primary for governor

Elections

Wisconsin's wide-open 2026 Democratic primary for governor

Maria Lazar on her 2026 election loss and judicial politics

Elections

Maria Lazar on her 2026 election loss and judicial politics

Justice-elect Chris Taylor on her 2026 election victory

Elections

Justice-elect Chris Taylor on her 2026 election victory

Jay Rothman speaks while sitting with a lavalier attached to one lapel and a Universities of Wisconsin logo pin attached to the other lapel of his suit coat, in a room with curved walls, a low-pile patterned carpet, and wood double doors, trash and recycling receptacle containers and rolling service window cover.

Education

Former Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman says he felt 'blindsided' by getting fired

Chris Taylor waves with both hands while standing behind a podium with a microphone affixed to its top, while other people stand behind her and facing her with a U.S. flag in the background.

Elections

Taylor wins the 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

Jay Rothman sits and speaks into a microphone in a room with wood chairs with upholstered backs, wood-paneled walls and a closed window shade in the background.

Education

UW Board of Regents votes to fire the system's president

Suzanne Morley on why more seniors suffer social isolation

Health

Suzanne Morley on why more seniors suffer social isolation

A sandwich board sign with an illustration of a U.S. flag and the words Vote Here stands on a concrete sidewalk in front of a building.

Elections

What to expect on the 2026 Spring Election Day in Wisconsin

Jay Rothman speaks while seated and facing a mounted microphone, in a room with an out-of-focus wood shelf with the base of a light fixture on its surface, with a video graphic at bottom including the text Jay Rothman and President - Universities of Wisconsin System.

Education

UW Board of Regents to vote on firing the system's president

Amy Blumenfeld Bogost speaks while seated at a table and facing multiple mounted microphones and a video camera with a shotgun microphone, with Timothy Nixon seated to her side, in a room with wood trim on the wall and wood double doors with a brass doorknob and glazed glass windows, with a video graphic at bottom including the text Senate Committee on Universities & Technical Colleges, Amy Blumenfeld Bogost and To serve as a Congressional Dist. 2 Rep. on the UW Board of Regents for term ending 5/1/27.

Politics

Universities of Wisconsin regents cite disputes over AI and transparency practices in president's firing

Tom Tiffany speaks while standing outside in front of a masonry building with a staircase with a balustrades, with parked vehicles, leafless trees and other buildings on one side in the background.

Elections

Republicans react to Democratic election wins in Wisconsin ahead of the 2026 midterm vote

A weathered wood sign with stylized images of hills and trees and the words Welcome Home to Wausau and City Hall stands in a mulched garden bed in front of a multi-story masonry building with large glass windows in front of small grass lawn, a concrete ramp and a flagpole with a U.S. flag, withe light poles, buildings and leafless trees in the background to the side.

Courts

Wausau's mayor won't face charges over removing a ballot drop box in 2024

Wisconsin’s wide-open 2026 Democratic primary for governor

Elections

Wisconsin's wide-open 2026 Democratic primary for governor

Maria Lazar on her 2026 election loss and judicial politics

Elections

Maria Lazar on her 2026 election loss and judicial politics

Justice-elect Chris Taylor on her 2026 election victory

Elections

Justice-elect Chris Taylor on her 2026 election victory

Jay Rothman speaks while sitting with a lavalier attached to one lapel and a Universities of Wisconsin logo pin attached to the other lapel of his suit coat, in a room with curved walls, a low-pile patterned carpet, and wood double doors, trash and recycling receptacle containers and rolling service window cover.

Education

Former Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman says he felt 'blindsided' by getting fired

Chris Taylor waves with both hands while standing behind a podium with a microphone affixed to its top, while other people stand behind her and facing her with a U.S. flag in the background.

Elections

Taylor wins the 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

Jay Rothman sits and speaks into a microphone in a room with wood chairs with upholstered backs, wood-paneled walls and a closed window shade in the background.

Education

UW Board of Regents votes to fire the system's president

Suzanne Morley on why more seniors suffer social isolation

Health

Suzanne Morley on why more seniors suffer social isolation

A sandwich board sign with an illustration of a U.S. flag and the words Vote Here stands on a concrete sidewalk in front of a building.

Elections

What to expect on the 2026 Spring Election Day in Wisconsin

Jay Rothman speaks while seated and facing a mounted microphone, in a room with an out-of-focus wood shelf with the base of a light fixture on its surface, with a video graphic at bottom including the text Jay Rothman and President - Universities of Wisconsin System.

Education

UW Board of Regents to vote on firing the system's president

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Paula Drew on how young children can learn from older adults

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Paula Drew on how young children can learn from older adults

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Economy

A movement to connect generations takes on a crisis of care

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Anthony Chergosky on the 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court debate

A still image shows Ann Jacobs seated in front of a desk with plants on it, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Milwaukee,' 'Ann Jacobs' and 'Wisconsin Elections Commission Chair.'

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Ann Jacobs on a nationalized voter list and mail-in ballots

Gerrymandering, mail-in ballots and the 2026 spring election

Inside Wisconsin Politics

Gerrymandering, mail-in ballots and the 2026 spring election

Wisconsin’s 2026 Supreme Court candidates get out the vote

Elections

Wisconsin's 2026 Supreme Court candidates get out the vote

Robert Yablon on ideas to change recusal rules for Wisconsin

Courts

Robert Yablon on ideas to change recusal rules for Wisconsin

Robert Yablon on judge recusal rules and a rise in requests

Courts

Robert Yablon on judge recusal rules and a rise in requests

Mayor Eric Genrich on property tax bills and school vouchers

Education

Mayor Eric Genrich on property tax bills and school vouchers

Northeast Region

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William Casey Crump on state funds to address PFAS pollution

Northern Region

Why voters should follow Wisconsin’s 2026 Supreme Court race

Inside Wisconsin Politics

Why voters should follow Wisconsin's 2026 Supreme Court race

Wisconsin’s 2026 Supreme Court race and the issue of recusal

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Wisconsin's 2026 Supreme Court race and the issue of recusal

Wisconsin’s 2026 Supreme Court race and the issue of recusal

Elections

Wisconsin's 2026 Supreme Court race and the issue of recusal

Indigenous

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Most Wisconsin tribes want Evers to approve an online gaming bill

Emma Carufel stands on a wood floor, with lines of people standing on either side of her, in a room with chairs, tables, a podium with a microphone and a whiteboard in the background along with a larger projector screen on a wall and a ceiling-mounted large dream catcher displayed in a corner.

Reconnecting with Indigenous culture through a jingle dress class in Milwaukee

Stephen Webster on white corn cuisine and barters for trade

Stephen Webster on white corn cuisine and barters for trade

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Southeast Region

Salah Sarsour poses for a portrait with sunlight illuminating his face while sitting outside on a deck, with a wood railing, building with windows and lawn in the background.

Courts

Elected leaders and clergy seek release of Islamic Society of Milwaukee president detained by ICE agents

Courts

Racine County man who ordered ballots without consent found guilty of fraud and identity theft

Indigenous

Reconnecting with Indigenous culture through a jingle dress class in Milwaukee

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Ali Soltani on military action and resistance groups in Iran

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Northeast Region

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Economy

A microloan program in Madison inspires a similar effort in Appleton

Education

Mayor Eric Genrich on property tax bills and school vouchers

Indigenous

Stephen Webster on cultivating Ukwakhwa from the ground up

Indigenous

How Ukwakhwa's seed-to-table effort celebrates Native food

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A graphic of the logo of Society of St. Vincent de Paul-Madison is affixed to a window above a metal-framed glass door with an address number, the word Social Services and a paper sign with a QR code affixed to its surface in a brick building with a window to the side, with reflections of adjacent buildings and utility poles visible in the door and windows.

Economy

A microloan program in Madison inspires a similar effort in Appleton

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Tamara Thomsen on researching Lake Mendota's ancient canoes

Indigenous

Lawrence Plucinski on Lake Mendota's fleet of ancient canoes

Science

Tamara Thomsen on spotting ancient canoes in Lake Mendota

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Northern Region

Side-by-side images show portraits of Sean Duffy and Michael Alfonso.

Elections

Duffy funneled $1 million to son-in-law's Republican primary campaign for Congress

Environment

William Casey Crump on state funds to address PFAS pollution

Elections

Transportation lobbyists have donated thousands to Sean Duffy's son-in-law as he runs for Congress

Budgets

Mayor Jim Paine on funds for the Blatnik Bridge in Superior

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West Central Region

Side-by-side images show portraits of Sean Duffy and Michael Alfonso.

Elections

Duffy funneled $1 million to son-in-law's Republican primary campaign for Congress

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Kimberly Solberg on due process in immigration enforcement

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Kimberly Solberg on the pace of ICE raids around Baldwin

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Witnessing — and fearing — ICE actions in St. Croix County

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Southwest Region

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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

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

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