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'Here & Now' Highlights: Jon Henkes, Mandela Barnes, Missy Hughes, Rep. Francesca Hong, Joel Brennan

Here's what guests on the Dec. 19, 2025 episode said about Wisconsin Eye going off the air and the Democratic primary for governor in 2026.

Jon Henkes on funding for and the future of WisconsinEye

Jon Henkes on funding for and the future of WisconsinEye

A still image shows Mandela Barnes seated on the 'Here & Now' satellite set featuring a gradient background, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Mandela Barnes' and '(D) candidate for Governor.'

Mandela Barnes on the 2026 primary for governor of Wisconsin

A still image shows Missy Hughes seated on the 'Here & Now' satellite set featuring a gradient background, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Missy Hughes' and '(D) candidate for governor.'

Missy Hughes on the 2026 primary for governor of Wisconsin

A still image shows Francesca Hong seated on the 'Here & Now' satellite set featuring a gradient background, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Francesca Hong' and '(D) candidate for governor.'

Francesca Hong on the 2026 primary for governor of Wisconsin

A still image shows Joel Brennan seated on the 'Here & Now' satellite set featuring a gradient background, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Joel Brennan' and '(D) candidate for governor.'

Joel Brennan on the 2026 primary for governor of Wisconsin

A hand-drawn and shaded sketch shows a depiction of Hannah Dugan.

Wisconsin Republicans demand Dugan resign as a judge or face impeachment

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.

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

A hand-drawn and shaded sketch shows a depiction of Hannah Dugan sitting, with two people seated in front of her and another seated behind her.

Jury finds Judge Hannah Dugan guilty of obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal agents

Karen Endres on when farmers don’t take care of themselves

Karen Endres on when farmers don't take care of themselves

Five people stand and lean over while filling out ballots inside collapsible voting booths with metal legs and plastic tables and privacy walls, in a room with the U.S. and Wisconsin flags on either side of a monitor and next to a closed wood door with a hydraulic closer.

US Justice Department sues Wisconsin to turn over data on voters in the state

A hand-drawn and shaded sketch shows a depiction of three attorneys, Hannah Dugan and another attorney sitting at a table and facing multiple laptop computers.

The defense makes their case at the Dugan trial in Milwaukee

A city limit sign with the words Richland Center and Population 5114 is affixed to wood poles next to a sidewalk and divided highway with vehicles traveling in both directions, with trees, signs and a gas station in the background below low hills on the horizon.

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

Jon Henkes on funding for and the future of WisconsinEye

Jon Henkes on funding for and the future of WisconsinEye

A still image shows Mandela Barnes seated on the 'Here & Now' satellite set featuring a gradient background, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Mandela Barnes' and '(D) candidate for Governor.'

Mandela Barnes on the 2026 primary for governor of Wisconsin

A still image shows Missy Hughes seated on the 'Here & Now' satellite set featuring a gradient background, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Missy Hughes' and '(D) candidate for governor.'

Missy Hughes on the 2026 primary for governor of Wisconsin

A still image shows Francesca Hong seated on the 'Here & Now' satellite set featuring a gradient background, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Francesca Hong' and '(D) candidate for governor.'

Francesca Hong on the 2026 primary for governor of Wisconsin

A still image shows Joel Brennan seated on the 'Here & Now' satellite set featuring a gradient background, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Joel Brennan' and '(D) candidate for governor.'

Joel Brennan on the 2026 primary for governor of Wisconsin

A hand-drawn and shaded sketch shows a depiction of Hannah Dugan.

Wisconsin Republicans demand Dugan resign as a judge or face impeachment

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.

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

A hand-drawn and shaded sketch shows a depiction of Hannah Dugan sitting, with two people seated in front of her and another seated behind her.

Jury finds Judge Hannah Dugan guilty of obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal agents

Karen Endres on when farmers don’t take care of themselves

Karen Endres on when farmers don't take care of themselves

Five people stand and lean over while filling out ballots inside collapsible voting booths with metal legs and plastic tables and privacy walls, in a room with the U.S. and Wisconsin flags on either side of a monitor and next to a closed wood door with a hydraulic closer.

US Justice Department sues Wisconsin to turn over data on voters in the state

A hand-drawn and shaded sketch shows a depiction of three attorneys, Hannah Dugan and another attorney sitting at a table and facing multiple laptop computers.

The defense makes their case at the Dugan trial in Milwaukee

A city limit sign with the words Richland Center and Population 5114 is affixed to wood poles next to a sidewalk and divided highway with vehicles traveling in both directions, with trees, signs and a gas station in the background below low hills on the horizon.

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

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A still image shows Sara Rodriguez seated on the 'Here & Now' satellite set featuring a gradient background, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Sara Rodriguez' and '(D) Candidate for Governor.'

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