Maria Lazar, Chris Taylor on Wisconsin’s abortion ban ruling

Elections

Maria Lazar, Chris Taylor on Wisconsin’s abortion ban ruling

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Maria Lazar and Chris Taylor discuss their perspectives on the high court's 4-3 decision in 2025 that overturned an 1849 state law that had banned abortions.

March 18, 2026

Stephen Webster on white corn cuisine and barters for trade
Stephen Webster on white corn cuisine and barters for trade

Indigenous

Stephen Webster on white corn cuisine and barters for trade

Ukwakhwa Director of Farm & Culinary Operations Stephen Webster describes how white corn grown by the project is used to prepare multiple Indigenous recipes and is distributed through a barter system.

March 18, 2026

A screen shows multiple lines for the Pro Football Championship between the Chiefs and Eagles, with an adjacent screen showing a sports broadcast on the FOX network, with the silhouettes of standing people in the foreground.
A screen shows multiple lines for the Pro Football Championship between the Chiefs and Eagles, with an adjacent screen showing a sports broadcast on the FOX network, with the silhouettes of standing people in the foreground.

Policy

Wisconsin lawmakers approve measure to allow tribes to offer online sports betting

The Wisconsin Legislature gave final approval to a bill that would allow tribal gambling casinos to offer online sports betting to people anywhere in the state, but the measure is contingent on the support of Gov. Tony Evers and would take effect only after updated deals with tribal governments.

March 18, 2026

Zara Fakhri on anti-war protests against US strikes on Iran
Zara Fakhri on anti-war protests against US strikes on Iran

Politics

Zara Fakhri on anti-war protests against US strikes on Iran

Milwaukee resident Zara Fakhri, who has family in Iran, describes the importance of considering complex feelings among Iranian people over the war between their ruling regime and the United States.

March 17, 2026

State senators sit at wood desks arranged in a semi-circle while other staff sit and stand at a wooden legislative dais, in a room with marble masonry and pillars, large paintings, and a second-story observation gallery.
State senators sit at wood desks arranged in a semi-circle while other staff sit and stand at a wooden legislative dais, in a room with marble masonry and pillars, large paintings, and a second-story observation gallery.

Policy

Wisconsin Senate passes $133 million package to address PFAS contamination

The Wisconsin Senate has passed a $133 million bipartisan package to combat contamination by PFAS "forever chemicals" after the February passage of corresponding bills in the state Assembly, which will go to Gov. Tony Evers for an expected signature.

March 17, 2026

Stephen Webster on cultivating Ukwakhwa from the ground up
Stephen Webster on cultivating Ukwakhwa from the ground up

Indigenous

Stephen Webster on cultivating Ukwakhwa from the ground up

Ukwakhwa Director of Farm & Culinary Operations Stephen Webster describes how a program that promotes and serves Indigenous foods in the Oneida Nation was inspired by growing white corn in a garden.

March 17, 2026

Side-by-side images show Maria Lazar and Chris Taylor posing for portraits.
Side-by-side images show Maria Lazar and Chris Taylor posing for portraits.

Elections

The fundraising fight in the 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court race is comparatively calm

The 2026 election matchup between Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Maria Lazar and Chris Taylor is a quieter affair than the state's high court race in 2025, without the spectacle of Elon Musk's involvement, lower levels of interest from other billionaires, and ideological balance not at stake.

March 17, 2026

Thor Turra points toward a piece of carved wood in the shape of a gear on the surface of a table while standing next to Jill Underly, with other people standing in the background of a room with high-ceilings, exposed HVAC ducts and water pipes and overhead fluorescent lighting.
Thor Turra points toward a piece of carved wood in the shape of a gear on the surface of a table while standing next to Jill Underly, with other people standing in the background of a room with high-ceilings, exposed HVAC ducts and water pipes and overhead fluorescent lighting.

Education

Nearly every state funds hands-on job training in high schools, but Wisconsin is not one of them

Whether students in Wisconsin have access to career and technical education courses largely depends on if their school district pays for them, and that's because the state is one of just five that doesn't dedicate funding to these programs in public schools.

March 16, 2026

Ali Soltani on military action and resistance groups in Iran
Ali Soltani on military action and resistance groups in Iran

Politics

Ali Soltani on military action and resistance groups in Iran

Mequon resident Ali Soltani, who fled Iran in the 1970s, considers prospects for United States forces to conduct a ground invasion of Iran and notes internal armed groups opposing the Iranian regime.

March 16, 2026 • Southeast Region

Lawmakers sit in multiple rows of wood desks with microphones, telephones, laptop computers and papers on their surfaces, in a room with marble masonry and pillars supporting second-level seating galleries.
Lawmakers sit in multiple rows of wood desks with microphones, telephones, laptop computers and papers on their surfaces, in a room with marble masonry and pillars supporting second-level seating galleries.

Courts

Milwaukee lawmaker pleads no contest to disorderly conduct in Assembly feud

Democratic state Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct in Milwaukee County Circuit Court in connection with a bitter feud with her caucus over resolutions honoring Hispanic Heritage Month and Hispanic veterans.

March 16, 2026 • Southeast Region