Tawny Hardyman on losing staff during a government shutdown

Economy

Tawny Hardyman on losing staff during a government shutdown

Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program Head Start Director Tawny Hardyman describes how the 2025 federal government shutdown impacted staff retention and recruitment for the organization.

November 11, 2025

A person wearing a reflective safety vest stands in a driveway next to the open driver's window of a stopped vehicle among multiple traffic cones, in front of multiple vinyl advertising banners featuring the logo of a cannabis dispensary, the words Menominee and Welcome, a QR code, and directions for drivers, with utility poles and trees in the background.
A person wearing a reflective safety vest stands in a driveway next to the open driver's window of a stopped vehicle among multiple traffic cones, in front of multiple vinyl advertising banners featuring the logo of a cannabis dispensary, the words Menominee and Welcome, a QR code, and directions for drivers, with utility poles and trees in the background.

Politics

Residents of Menominee in Michigan vote to limit the city’s number of cannabis stores

Residents of two Michigan communities bordering other states have voted to ban or limit shops that sell cannabis products — in Menominee, on the Upper Peninsula's border with Wisconsin, nearly 8 in 10 voters approved limiting its number of marijuana shops to nine.

November 10, 2025 • Northeast Region

A woman walks through an open glass and metal door with a sign with a stylized logo of a grocery bag filled with an egg carton, apple, loaf of bread and milk carton along with the words We Accept EBT, USDA, Putting Healthy Food Within Reach and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
A woman walks through an open glass and metal door with a sign with a stylized logo of a grocery bag filled with an egg carton, apple, loaf of bread and milk carton along with the words We Accept EBT, USDA, Putting Healthy Food Within Reach and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Courts

Trump administration renews appeal to the US Supreme Court to keep full SNAP payments frozen

The Trump administration is again asking the U.S. Supreme Court to keep full SNAP food aid payments on hold, with justices expected to decide whether to halt those lower court's orders to provide funding amid signs a federal government shutdown could soon end.

November 10, 2025

In Focus with Chris Kolakowski: Honoring Wisconsin veterans
In Focus with Chris Kolakowski: Honoring Wisconsin veterans

History

In Focus with Chris Kolakowski: Honoring Wisconsin veterans

Murv Seymour talks with Wisconsin Veterans Museum Director Chris Kolakowski at PBS Wisconsin about artifacts and landmarks that celebrate and tell stories of Wisconsinites who served in the military.

November 10, 2025

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

Politics

‘Here & Now’ Highlights: Rhonda Adams, Tawny Hardyman, State Sen. Jesse James

Here's what guests on the Nov. 7, 2025 episode said about high demand at food pantries, the closure of Head Start programs in southwest Wisconsin and a proposed law to define grooming of children.

November 10, 2025

A flag at half staff flies on a flagpole above a pediment with multiple statues supported by multiple rows of columns of a Neoclassical masonry building with a central dome.
A flag at half staff flies on a flagpole above a pediment with multiple statues supported by multiple rows of columns of a Neoclassical masonry building with a central dome.

Budgets

US Senate takes first step toward ending 2025 federal government shutdown

The U.S. Senate has taken the first step to end the federal government shutdown after eight Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies, voted to move toward passing compromise legislation for funding.

November 10, 2025

A sign with a stylized logo of a grocery bag filled with an egg carton, apple, loaf of bread and milk carton along with the words We welcome EBT customers!, Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, Putting Healthy Food Within Reach and Under 21? is displayed in a window.
A sign with a stylized logo of a grocery bag filled with an egg carton, apple, loaf of bread and milk carton along with the words We welcome EBT customers!, Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, Putting Healthy Food Within Reach and Under 21? is displayed in a window.

Budgets

Trump administration demands Wisconsin and other states ‘undo’ full SNAP payouts

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is demanding multiple state governments to reverse full SNAP support for November issued after federal court orders but before a stay by the U.S. Supreme Court, with Wisconsin set to face financial strain after sending benefits to about 700,000 residents.

November 10, 2025

A sign with a stylized logo of a grocery bag filled with an egg carton, apple, loaf of bread and milk carton along with the words SNAP and We Accept EBT is placed in the glass window of a cooler, with out-of-focus price tags and canned beverages inside.
A sign with a stylized logo of a grocery bag filled with an egg carton, apple, loaf of bread and milk carton along with the words SNAP and We Accept EBT is placed in the glass window of a cooler, with out-of-focus price tags and canned beverages inside.

Courts

US Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments

The U.S. Supreme Court has granted an emergency appeal by the Trump administration to temporarily block a federal court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown, even as Wisconsin and other states have distributed payments.

November 7, 2025

A still image shows Rhonda Adams standing in a warehouse where workers are organizing food donations, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Madison,' 'Rhonda Adams' and 'The River Food Pantry.'
A still image shows Rhonda Adams standing in a warehouse where workers are organizing food donations, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Madison,' 'Rhonda Adams' and 'The River Food Pantry.'

Economy

Rhonda Adams on people seeking more help from food pantries

The River Food Pantry Executive Director Rhonda Adams details how higher grocery prices and SNAP funding confusion are causing growing demand for its services, including from many first-time visitors.

November 7, 2025

A still image shows Tawny Hardyman seated in a classroom featuring a shelf designed to look like a tree, with a graphic in the bottom that reads 'Dodgeville,' 'Tawny Hardyman' and 'SWCAP Head Start.'
A still image shows Tawny Hardyman seated in a classroom featuring a shelf designed to look like a tree, with a graphic in the bottom that reads 'Dodgeville,' 'Tawny Hardyman' and 'SWCAP Head Start.'

Social Issues

Tawny Hardyman on closure of Head Start classes in Wisconsin

Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program Head Start Director Tawny Hardyman describes how the federal government shutdown is causing early learning programs to halt and the impacts on children.

November 7, 2025 • Southwest Region