Ann Jacobs on a nationalized voter list and mail-in ballots

Elections

Ann Jacobs on a nationalized voter list and mail-in ballots

Wisconsin Elections Commission Chair Ann Jacobs discusses an executive order from President Donald Trump that seeks to create a national list of eligible voters and restrict use of mail-in ballots.

April 3, 2026

Side-by-side images show Chris Taylor and Maria Lazar speaking and gesturing with their hands while seated in a television studio.
Side-by-side images show Chris Taylor and Maria Lazar speaking and gesturing with their hands while seated in a television studio.

Elections

The lone 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court debate highlights contrasts between the two candidates

Held just days before the 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court election, the only debate between Judge Maria Lazar and Judge Chris Taylor saw each candidate articulating their judicial philosophies while trying to paint their opponent as extreme.

April 3, 2026

Gerrymandering, mail-in ballots and the 2026 spring election
Gerrymandering, mail-in ballots and the 2026 spring election

Inside Wisconsin Politics

Gerrymandering, mail-in ballots and the 2026 spring election

Judges reject a congressional redistricting case, the Trump administration seeks to block mail-in ballots and Wisconsin's 2026 Supreme Court election arrives — Inside Wisconsin Politics examines each.

April 2, 2026

Salah Sarsour poses for a portrait with sunlight illuminating his face while sitting outside on a deck, with a wood railing, building with windows and lawn in the background.
Salah Sarsour poses for a portrait with sunlight illuminating his face while sitting outside on a deck, with a wood railing, building with windows and lawn in the background.

Courts

Elected leaders and clergy seek release of Islamic Society of Milwaukee president detained by ICE agents

Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian-born legal permanent resident of the United States and president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, was taken into custody by nearly a dozen federal immigration agents after he left his home on March 30.

April 2, 2026 • Southeast Region

Jay Rothman sits and speaks into a mounted microphone, with an the arm of another person to his side and out-of-focus stackable chairs in the background.
Jay Rothman sits and speaks into a mounted microphone, with an the arm of another person to his side and out-of-focus stackable chairs in the background.

Education

UW Board of Regents looks to oust the system’s president

Jay Rothman, president of the Universities of Wisconsin, says in a letter to the head of the Board of Regents that he won’t step aside from leading the 165,000-student system after being told that he needed to resign or retire or be fired.

April 2, 2026

A graphic of the logo of Society of St. Vincent de Paul-Madison is affixed to a window above a metal-framed glass door with an address number, the word Social Services and a paper sign with a QR code affixed to its surface in a brick building with a window to the side, with reflections of adjacent buildings and utility poles visible in the door and windows.
A graphic of the logo of Society of St. Vincent de Paul-Madison is affixed to a window above a metal-framed glass door with an address number, the word Social Services and a paper sign with a QR code affixed to its surface in a brick building with a window to the side, with reflections of adjacent buildings and utility poles visible in the door and windows.

Economy

A microloan program in Madison inspires a similar effort in Appleton

St. Vincent de Paul-Madison launched a microloan program to offer an alternative people in need can turn to instead of payday lenders, and after hearing about the success of that effort, leaders of the St. Vincent de Paul-St. Thomas More Conference in Appleton created a similar program.

April 2, 2026 • South Central Region

Wisconsin’s 2026 Supreme Court candidates get out the vote
Wisconsin’s 2026 Supreme Court candidates get out the vote

Elections

Wisconsin’s 2026 Supreme Court candidates get out the vote

The 2026 race between Maria Lazar and Chris Taylor for the Wisconsin Supreme Court will not determine its balance of power, but partisan efforts to turn out voters are considering long-term control.

April 1, 2026

Two gamblers stand and one sits in front of two rows of self-service sports betting kiosks in a room with multiple flatscreen televisions mounted to walls, a low-pile carpet and an out-of-focus sign with the title text Sportsbook Rules and other writing in the foreground.
Two gamblers stand and one sits in front of two rows of self-service sports betting kiosks in a room with multiple flatscreen televisions mounted to walls, a low-pile carpet and an out-of-focus sign with the title text Sportsbook Rules and other writing in the foreground.

Indigenous

Most Wisconsin tribes want Evers to approve an online gaming bill

A bill that would allow federally recognized tribal nations in Wisconsin to offer online sports betting was passed by the state Legislature but awaits a signature or a veto from Gov. Tony Evers — 8 of the state's 11 tribes support the legislation.

April 1, 2026

Robert Yablon on ideas to change recusal rules for Wisconsin
Robert Yablon on ideas to change recusal rules for Wisconsin

Courts

Robert Yablon on ideas to change recusal rules for Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin Law School professor Robert Yablon describes how state standards for recusal by judges and justices might be changed in terms of financial support and who makes the decision.

March 31, 2026

A portion of a map shows the outlines of Wisconsin Congressional districts, with labels marking their numbers alongside county names and the locations of some larger municipalities in central and eastern portions of the state.
A portion of a map shows the outlines of Wisconsin Congressional districts, with labels marking their numbers alongside county names and the locations of some larger municipalities in central and eastern portions of the state.

Courts

A three-judge panel dismisses lawsuit from Democratic voters seeking to redraw Wisconisin’s congressional maps

A panel of three judges has dismissed a lawsuit brought on behalf of a group of Democratic voters to redraw the boundaries of Wisconsin's eight congressional districts ahead of the November 2026 midterm election.

March 31, 2026