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Policy

Wisconsin takes millions of dollars from foster kids and their parents

Republican and Democratic state lawmakers want authorities to stop collecting child support and Social Security payments intended to support foster kids, but the Wisconsin Legislature didn't act on bills intended to address these practices as its 2026 session ended.

April 15, 2026

A marble SENATE sign in the Wisconsin State Legislature.
A marble SENATE sign in the Wisconsin State Legislature.

Politics

Republican Sen. Jesse James to retire from Wisconsin Legislature

James is third Republican from a battleground Senate district to step aside, complicating GOP efforts to hold their slim majority.

April 14, 2026 • West Central Region

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One person crouches and another lays face-down on vinyl tile flooring, with a table covered by a tablecloth and items on its surface, folding metal chairs and a plastic trash container in the foreground, and radiators along walls in the background.

Social Issues

How a shrinking Dodgeville church became a growing community hub

Residents of Dodgeville transformed an underused and nearly empty church into Merrimac and Main, a community center and multigenerational gathering place that serves older adults, children and others around rural southwest Wisconsin who are seeking to make connections.

April 14, 2026 • South Central Region

In Focus with Greg Doby and Menkhu Ara Maat: Hip-hop history
In Focus with Greg Doby and Menkhu Ara Maat: Hip-hop history

In Focus

In Focus with Greg Doby and Menkhu Ara Maat: Hip-hop history

Murv Seymour talks with "Lead Between the Rhymes" curators Greg Doby and Menkhu Ara Maat at the Wisconsin Historical Society about the legacy of hip-hop in the state and impacts on music and culture.

April 13, 2026

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

Politics

‘Here & Now’ Highlights: US Rep. Mark Pocan, McCoshen & Ross

Here's what guests on the April 10, 2026 episode said about the war in Iran and election prospects for Wisconsin in November.

April 13, 2026

US Rep. Mark Pocan on voter intensity and the 2026 elections
US Rep. Mark Pocan on voter intensity and the 2026 elections

Elections

US Rep. Mark Pocan on voter intensity and the 2026 elections

U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-2nd Congressional District, discusses the influence of voter intensity on Chris Taylor's 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court win and turnout expectations for the November election.

April 11, 2026

A still image shows Mark Pocan seated in front of his kitchen island and staircase, with a caption at the bottom that reads 'Town of Vermont,' 'U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan' and '(D) 2nd Congressional District.'
A still image shows Mark Pocan seated in front of his kitchen island and staircase, with a caption at the bottom that reads 'Town of Vermont,' 'U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan' and '(D) 2nd Congressional District.'

Politics

US Rep. Mark Pocan on Trump’s conduct toward the war in Iran

U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-2nd Congressional District, discusses President Donald Trump's threats to Iran and an ensuing ceasefire, calling to invoke the 25th Amendment and the war powers of Congress.

April 10, 2026

A still image shows Frederica Freyberg seated across from Bill McCoshen and Scot Ross on the Here & Now set featuring wood paneling.
A still image shows Frederica Freyberg seated across from Bill McCoshen and Scot Ross on the Here & Now set featuring wood paneling.

Elections

McCoshen & Ross on political fortunes in 2026 election cycle

"Here & Now" political panelists Bill McCoshen and Scot Ross discuss a landslide vote in the 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court race and what it means for state and federal races going into fall elections.

April 10, 2026

A still image shows former, future and current justices posing at Chris Taylor's election victory, from left to right Rebecca Dallet, Chris Taylor, Janet Protasiewicz, Jill Karofsky, Ann Walsh Bradley and Susan Crawford.
A still image shows former, future and current justices posing at Chris Taylor's election victory, from left to right Rebecca Dallet, Chris Taylor, Janet Protasiewicz, Jill Karofsky, Ann Walsh Bradley and Susan Crawford.

Elections

Wisconsin’s 2026 Supreme Court vote cements liberal control

Justice-elect Chris Taylor's landslide win over Maria Lazar in the 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court race ensures liberal control for several years, and potential candidates are thinking about 2027.

April 10, 2026

A liberal landslide in the 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court vote
A liberal landslide in the 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court vote

Inside Wisconsin Politics

A liberal landslide in the 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court vote

The 2026 state Supreme Court election was a landslide victory for liberal candidate Chris Taylor — Inside Wisconsin Politics considers what it means for the midterm vote and future of the high court.

April 9, 2026