Robin Vos stands and listens while standing in front of multiple microphones with the flags of different media organizations, with a podium, multiple computer monitors and people standing on a legislative dais in the background.

Politics

Republican Wisconsin Speaker Robin Vos leaving office after reshaping the state

Republican lawmaker Robin Vos, who has served as the longest-serving Assembly speaker in Wisconsin's history and acted as a block on Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, announced he isn't running in the 2026 election.

February 19, 2026

Data centers and Wisconsin’s 2026 candidates for governor
Data centers and Wisconsin’s 2026 candidates for governor

Elections

Data centers and Wisconsin’s 2026 candidates for governor

Republican and Democratic candidates in the 2026 race for governor of Wisconsin share their perspective on the state's role in regulating the development of data centers and their demand for energy.

February 18, 2026

A sign with the Ahlstrom wordmark stands next to a metal flagpole amid landscape plants and in front of a tree with leaves changing colors next to a three-story brick building with rows of windows and an entrance marked by a sign with the word Ahlstrom.
A sign with the Ahlstrom wordmark stands next to a metal flagpole amid landscape plants and in front of a tree with leaves changing colors next to a three-story brick building with rows of windows and an entrance marked by a sign with the word Ahlstrom.

Environment

Ahlstrom launches free water program for Stella residents affected by PFAS

Residents of the town of Stella in Oneida County are eligible to sign up for a free bottled water program that is being offered by Ahlstrom, the company that owns a paper mill identified as a source of PFAS contamination in the area's groundwater.

February 18, 2026 • Northern Region

Chairwoman Nicole Boyd on tribal nations working with Evers
Chairwoman Nicole Boyd on tribal nations working with Evers

Indigenous

Chairwoman Nicole Boyd on tribal nations working with Evers

Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Chairwoman Nicole Boyd discusses the relationship between tribal governments in Wisconsin and Gov. Tony Evers, who is completing his final year in office.

February 18, 2026

US Rep. Scott Fitzgerald on ICE activity and Wisconsin farms
US Rep. Scott Fitzgerald on ICE activity and Wisconsin farms

Policy

US Rep. Scott Fitzgerald on ICE activity and Wisconsin farms

U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-5th Congressional District, discusses the prospect of ICE enforcement actions at farms in Wisconsin and the system agricultural industries use to track immigrant workers.

February 17, 2026

Chairwoman Nicole Boyd on tribal responses to funding cuts
Chairwoman Nicole Boyd on tribal responses to funding cuts

Indigenous

Chairwoman Nicole Boyd on tribal responses to funding cuts

Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Chairwoman Nicole Boyd discusses actions by tribal nations responding to moves by the federal government to cut funds for health, nutrition and other services.

February 17, 2026

The U.S. and Wisconsin flags fly from the top of a flagpole in front of a single-story building with brick and glass walls and a letter sign reading Dane County Job Center beneath Black Lives Matter and the rainbow Pride flag banners, with multiple vehicles parked in a parking lot in front of the building, and with snowbanks, leafless trees and evergreen landscape plants in the foreground, and the tops of leafless trees behind the building in the background.
The U.S. and Wisconsin flags fly from the top of a flagpole in front of a single-story building with brick and glass walls and a letter sign reading Dane County Job Center beneath Black Lives Matter and the rainbow Pride flag banners, with multiple vehicles parked in a parking lot in front of the building, and with snowbanks, leafless trees and evergreen landscape plants in the foreground, and the tops of leafless trees behind the building in the background.

Economy

Looking for work? Here’s how Wisconsin’s job centers seek to offer help

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development runs dozens of job centers across the state, each staffed with people trained to help jobseekers in their quest for employment — here's how they work.

February 16, 2026

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

Politics

‘Here & Now’ Highlights: U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, Chris Taylor

Here's what guests on the Feb. 13, 2026 episode said about a partial government shutdown over Homeland Security funding and the judicial philosophy of one candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

February 16, 2026

A still image shows a procession of people carrying various Tribal flags walking down the aisle of the State legislature.
A still image shows a procession of people carrying various Tribal flags walking down the aisle of the State legislature.

Indigenous

Wisconsin’s tribal nations assert reciprocity and resiliency

Chairwoman Nicole Boyd of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa delivers the 2026 State of the Tribes Address, emphasizing how Indigenous voices can contribute to policymaking in Wisconsin.

February 13, 2026

US Rep. Scott Fitzgerald on de-escalation and funds for ICE
US Rep. Scott Fitzgerald on de-escalation and funds for ICE

Budgets

US Rep. Scott Fitzgerald on de-escalation and funds for ICE

U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-5th Congressional District, discusses debate in Congress over de-escalation practices by law enforcement officers and funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

February 13, 2026