Brittany Koteles on the market value of land and its meaning

Indigenous

Brittany Koteles on the market value of land and its meaning

Land Justice Futures Director Brittany Koteles considers the significance of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration land transfer to the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.

November 20, 2025

A voter holding the straps of a tote bag in their left hand stands in front of a temporary voting booth with plastic privacy walls and metal legs, located at the end of a row of similar booths in a gymnasium with a wood floor, brick columns and a wood-paneled vaulted ceiling.
A voter holding the straps of a tote bag in their left hand stands in front of a temporary voting booth with plastic privacy walls and metal legs, located at the end of a row of similar booths in a gymnasium with a wood floor, brick columns and a wood-paneled vaulted ceiling.

Elections

Wisconsin clerks referred 46 cases of suspected fraud, irregularities in the November 2024 election

A Wisconsin Elections Commission report showed local clerks referred 46 instances of suspected fraud and voting irregularities to prosecutors related to the general election in November 2024, with the total number of flagged cases a tiny fraction of the more than 3.4 million ballots cast.

November 20, 2025

A letter sign on reading Milwauke Wisconsin and 310 East Knapp Stre is affixed to a concrete wall that's situated along a sidewalk and in front of a multistory building with a stone exterior and windows on either side of double glass doors below a letter sign reading U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
A letter sign on reading Milwauke Wisconsin and 310 East Knapp Stre is affixed to a concrete wall that's situated along a sidewalk and in front of a multistory building with a stone exterior and windows on either side of double glass doors below a letter sign reading U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Courts

Immigration appeals board ruling paves way for more deportations to a ‘third country’

A decision by the U.S. Department of Justice's Board of Immigration Appeals makes it easier for federal officials to toss thousands of asylum cases and send applicants to a "third country" where they have never lived, with the mechanism being used inconsistently.

November 20, 2025

A sign titled Hoocąk Language Duide with multiple illustrations of a canoe labeled with Ho-Chunk words and American English translations is displayed on the surface of a wood railing next to branches of a cedar tree.
A sign titled Hoocąk Language Duide with multiple illustrations of a canoe labeled with Ho-Chunk words and American English translations is displayed on the surface of a wood railing next to branches of a cedar tree.

Science

Wisconsin archaeologists have found 16 ancient Indigenous canoes in Lake Mendota

The Wisconsin Historical Society announced that archaeologists have so far identified 16 canoes submerged in the lake bed of Lake Mendota in Madison, with the discoveries beginning in 2021 of vessels that range from 1,200 to 5,200 years old.

November 19, 2025

Sister Sue Ernster on the trauma of Indian boarding schools
Sister Sue Ernster on the trauma of Indian boarding schools

Indigenous

Sister Sue Ernster on the trauma of Indian boarding schools

Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration President Sue Ernster describes listening to experiences of Indian boarding school survivors and the group's interest in pursuing healing and reconciliation.

November 19, 2025

A ceiling-mounted brass enclosed letter sign with the words Judge Hannah C. Dugan and the number 615 is overhead in a hallway with fluorescent lighting outside the wood-paneled doors to a room, with an illuminated EXIT sign above another door in the background.
A ceiling-mounted brass enclosed letter sign with the words Judge Hannah C. Dugan and the number 615 is overhead in a hallway with fluorescent lighting outside the wood-paneled doors to a room, with an illuminated EXIT sign above another door in the background.

Courts

Prosecutor says plea talks are ongoing with Milwaukee judge facing federal charges

Interim U.S. Attorney Brad Schimel said discussions are ongoing in the federal case against Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan, who faces chargers of obstruction and concealing an individual to prevent arrest and is set to go to trial in December.

November 19, 2025

Brittany Koteles on social justice work with Catholic orders
Brittany Koteles on social justice work with Catholic orders

Indigenous

Brittany Koteles on social justice work with Catholic orders

Land Justice Futures Director Brittany Koteles describes how the Milwaukee-based group collaborates with orders of Catholic sisters to make plans for landholdings in pursuit of justice-centered works.

November 18, 2025

A letter sign of the word Kroger with stylized characters is attached to the face of a building with a peaked roof under a partly cloudy sky.
A letter sign of the word Kroger with stylized characters is attached to the face of a building with a peaked roof under a partly cloudy sky.

Economy

Kroger closing automated fulfillment centers in Wisconsin, two other states

Kroger, the nation's largest grocer, says it will close automated fulfillment centers in Pleasant Prairie in Wisconsin as well as in two other states as the company finds it's faster and cheaper to complete grocery delivery orders at individual stores.

November 18, 2025 • Southeast Region

Robin Vos stands and faces a microphone and gavel on a wood podium, with a high-backed leather and wood chair and a Wisconsin flag behind him, in a room with wood paneling featuring carved relief crests, with the out-of-focus heads of other people in the foreground.
Robin Vos stands and faces a microphone and gavel on a wood podium, with a high-backed leather and wood chair and a Wisconsin flag behind him, in a room with wood paneling featuring carved relief crests, with the out-of-focus heads of other people in the foreground.

Policy

Vos blocks bill to expand Medicaid funds for new moms in Wisconsin

Splitting with anti-abortion members of the Republican Party, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has refused to join 48 other states in ensuring that vulnerable women have access to potentially lifesaving care for up to a year after giving birth.

November 18, 2025

Sen. Jodi Habush Sinykin on data center energy incentives
Sen. Jodi Habush Sinykin on data center energy incentives

Politics

Sen. Jodi Habush Sinykin on data center energy incentives

State Sen. Jodi Habush Sinykin, D-Whitefish Bay, discusses working with different organizations to craft a bill to offer incentives for data centers in Wisconsin to increase use of renewable energy.

November 17, 2025