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How socialism is affecting Wisconsin's Democratic primaries

Wisconsin Democrats are wondering what socialist victories in New York could mean for the 2026 elections – Inside Wisconsin Politics explores whether the momentum could cross state lines.

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Bill Quackenbush on how land cessions forced Ho-Chunk removal from their ancestral grounds

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Bill Quackenbush on how land cessions forced Ho-Chunk removal from their ancestral grounds

Bill Quackenbush on the lakes of Teejop and beyond

Indigenous

Bill Quackenbush on the lakes of Teejop and beyond

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'Here & Now' Highlights: Zara Fakhri, Ali Soltani, Jason Stein

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Indigenous

Dane County returns 165 acres to the Ho-Chunk Nation

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Budgets

Jason Stein on budget headwinds facing Milwaukee

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Politics

Iranians in Wisconsin react to US-Iran peace negotiations

Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson on the announced peace talks to end the Iran war.

Politics

Wisconsin senators on the Memorandum of Understanding

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Here and Now 2026

Candidates for governor make their case to the parties

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Politics

Wisconsin Democrats make their cases in primary for governor

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Health

Fewer lead water pipes remain around Wisconsin, but thousands remain unknown

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Health

Alleged Wisconsin fake elector accomplices plead not guilty as Trump seeks to rewrite 2020 election

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Politics

Wisconsin beagle research facility that drew protests is closing as rescue group takes in dogs

Bill Quackenbush on how land cessions forced Ho-Chunk removal from their ancestral grounds

Indigenous

Bill Quackenbush on how land cessions forced Ho-Chunk removal from their ancestral grounds

Bill Quackenbush on the lakes of Teejop and beyond

Indigenous

Bill Quackenbush on the lakes of Teejop and beyond

Frederica Freyberg and Jason Stein sit facing each other on the Here & Now set.

Politics

'Here & Now' Highlights: Zara Fakhri, Ali Soltani, Jason Stein

A still image shows a hand reaching out to hold the branch of a tree.

Indigenous

Dane County returns 165 acres to the Ho-Chunk Nation

A still image shows Jason Stein seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a caption at the bottom that reads 'Jason Stein' and 'Wisconsin Policy Forum.'

Budgets

Jason Stein on budget headwinds facing Milwaukee

A still image shows Zara Fakhri seated at a desk on her laptop with a flag of Iran behind her.

Politics

Iranians in Wisconsin react to US-Iran peace negotiations

Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson on the announced peace talks to end the Iran war.

Politics

Wisconsin senators on the Memorandum of Understanding

A still image shows lines of tables campaigning for various candidates at the 2026 Wisconsin Democratic convetion.

Here and Now 2026

Candidates for governor make their case to the parties

A reporter in a blazer sits in front of a microphone. The title normal people don't go to conventions sits above a logo for Inside Wisconsin Politics along with PBS Wisconsin and Wisconsin Public Radio

Politics

Wisconsin Democrats make their cases in primary for governor

A worker holds a lead service line while standing on a road, with a curb, front yards and houses out-of-focus in the background.

Health

Fewer lead water pipes remain around Wisconsin, but thousands remain unknown

Two men in suits stand at a wooden courtroom lectern with a microphone as a uniformed deputy reads documents beside them.

Health

Alleged Wisconsin fake elector accomplices plead not guilty as Trump seeks to rewrite 2020 election

Beagles play in a green yard.

Politics

Wisconsin beagle research facility that drew protests is closing as rescue group takes in dogs

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Courts

Jeff Lamont on Wisconsin's PFAS settlement with Tyco Fire

Northeast Region

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Economy

Elmer Moore, Jr. on rental housing tax credits in Wisconsin

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Education

Taylor Odle on the Universities of Wisconsin's tuition hikes

Wisconsin’s U.S. senators on war with Iran and inflation

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Wisconsin's U.S. senators on war with Iran and inflation

Paula Tran on the health challenges facing Wisconsinites

Health

Paula Tran on the health challenges facing Wisconsinites

Jeff Eide on falling enrollment and closure of rural schools

Social Issues

Jeff Eide on falling enrollment and closure of rural schools

Bradley Carl on Wisconsin rural school district referendums

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Bradley Carl on Wisconsin rural school district referendums

Childcare subsidies, UW tuition hikes and a PFAS settlement

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Childcare subsidies, UW tuition hikes and a PFAS settlement

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Education

The continuing closure of rural schools around Wisconsin

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Elections

Don Millis on administering Wisconsin's elections in 2026

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Economy

Paula Drew on Child Care Bridge Payments ending in Wisconsin

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Politics

Trump visits Wisconsin to tout his agriculture tax breaks

West Central Region

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Trump visits Wisconsin to tout his agriculture tax breaks

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Budgets

Jason Stein on budget headwinds facing Milwaukee

Courts

Attorneys urge ICE to release Milwaukee mosque leader, saying he's been denied diabetes care

Education

In Milwaukee, a nonprofit races to keep Rohingya language from fading in exile

Courts

Prosecutors say Wisconsin police chief helped California gun dealers' illegal scheme to import ammo

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Northeast Region

A still image shows Jeff Lamont seated in front of a picture of a beach, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Port Washington,' 'Jeff Lamont' and 'Retired Hydrologist.'

Courts

Jeff Lamont on Wisconsin's PFAS settlement with Tyco Fire

Courts

Tyco agrees to $10 million settlement with Wisconsin over PFAS contamination

Indigenous

Rachel Fernandez on tribal reporting of domestic violence

Politics

Politics in the Park conversations in Oshkosh aim to build community

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Bill Quackenbush on how land cessions forced Ho-Chunk removal from their ancestral grounds

Indigenous

Bill Quackenbush on how land cessions forced Ho-Chunk removal from their ancestral grounds

Indigenous

Bill Quackenbush on the lakes of Teejop and beyond

Indigenous

Dane County returns 165 acres to the Ho-Chunk Nation

Health

Alleged Wisconsin fake elector accomplices plead not guilty as Trump seeks to rewrite 2020 election

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Northern Region

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Indigenous

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

Indigenous

Lac Du Flambeau tribe fights state lawsuit on fishing access

Economy

Jan Lee on the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore's status

Courts

Wisconsin sues Lac Du Flambeau tribe over non-member fishing restrictions on 19 lakes

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A still image shows President Donald Trump seated at bannered table with the Seal of the President of the United States on the front and graphics on either side that read FIGHTING FOR AMERICAN FARMERS and Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.

Politics

Trump visits Wisconsin to tout his agriculture tax breaks

Politics

Republican Sen. Jesse James to retire from Wisconsin Legislature

Elections

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

Courts

Kimberly Solberg on due process in immigration enforcement

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Southwest Region

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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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