Sara Rodriguez’s money woes shake up the race for governor

Inside Wisconsin Politics

Sara Rodriguez’s money woes shake up the race for governor

Fallout from Democratic candidate for governor Sara Rodriguez firing her campaign manager over accounting may transform the 2026 primary — Inside Wisconsin Politics looks at the state of the race.

July 16, 2026

Multiple students wearing chef coats and aprons stand behind a stainless steel table and prepare foods on its surface in a commercial kitchen with tiled walls, large stainless steel appliances and overhead exhaust hoods, with other students standing in the background.
Multiple students wearing chef coats and aprons stand behind a stainless steel table and prepare foods on its surface in a commercial kitchen with tiled walls, large stainless steel appliances and overhead exhaust hoods, with other students standing in the background.

Education

Lakeshore College summer camps introduce kids to hands-on jobs

A set of annual multi-day camps at a technical college in the east-central Wisconsin community of Cleveland offers students age 11-18 the opportunity to explore in-demand career skills used in culinary arts, manufacturing and information technology.

July 15, 2026 • Northeast Region

Leonard Jurgensen on his collection of Schlitz breweriana
Leonard Jurgensen on his collection of Schlitz breweriana

History

Leonard Jurgensen on his collection of Schlitz breweriana

Oconomowoc resident Leonard Jurgensen describes different Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company artifacts he has collected, from beer crates to horse harnesses to a figurine lamp to a contemporary six-pack.

July 15, 2026

Elon Musk hold an oversized paper check with the words America PAC, pay to the order of Nicholas Jacobs and $1,000,000, with an illuminated U.S. flag on a screen in the background and out-of-focus heads of people facing him in the foreground.
Elon Musk hold an oversized paper check with the words America PAC, pay to the order of Nicholas Jacobs and $1,000,000, with an illuminated U.S. flag on a screen in the background and out-of-focus heads of people facing him in the foreground.

Courts

Wisconsin Elections Commissions finds probable cause that Musk broke state law with voter payouts

The bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission has found probable cause that Elon Musk broke state law when he promised to hand out $1 million checks to voters in the 2025 state Supreme Court election, and referred two complaints to the Brown County district attorney's office.

July 14, 2026

A hand-drawn illustration shows a man wearing a neck brace lying in a hospital bed with his arms above the blanket and his shoulders braced by pillows, with an IV line attached to his arm from a fluid bag mounted on a poll, and with a baseball cap on a nightstand on the other side of the bed.
A hand-drawn illustration shows a man wearing a neck brace lying in a hospital bed with his arms above the blanket and his shoulders braced by pillows, with an IV line attached to his arm from a fluid bag mounted on a poll, and with a baseball cap on a nightstand on the other side of the bed.

Economy

A roofing accident that left a worker paralyzed exposes risks when Wisconsin employers don’t have insurance

A Madison employer lacked worker's compensation coverage in Wisconsin, forcing the state to step in when an employee fell and was left paralyzed from the neck down, while records show the incident never triggered federal workplace safety scrutiny.

July 14, 2026

Sara Rodriguez speaks while standing behind a wood podium with multiple microphones with the flags of different media organizations affixed to its top, with multiple people standing behind her holding printed campaign signs reading Sara Rodriguez for Governor and Union Strong Sara Rodriguez, in a room with the U.S. and Wisconsin flags on stands in the background and a backdrop banner showing her campaign logo.
Sara Rodriguez speaks while standing behind a wood podium with multiple microphones with the flags of different media organizations affixed to its top, with multiple people standing behind her holding printed campaign signs reading Sara Rodriguez for Governor and Union Strong Sara Rodriguez, in a room with the U.S. and Wisconsin flags on stands in the background and a backdrop banner showing her campaign logo.

Elections

Rodriguez says her 2026 campaign for governor has less money than she thought

Sara Rodriguez, Wisconsin's lieutenant governor and a candidate in the 2026 Democratic primary for governor, announced that she had discovered her campaign has hundreds of thousands dollars less in funding than she thought after campaign ads slated to did not air due to unpaid invoices.

July 14, 2026

Charles Carlin on Knowles-Nelson Stewardship fund politics
Charles Carlin on Knowles-Nelson Stewardship fund politics

Budgets

Charles Carlin on Knowles-Nelson Stewardship fund politics

Gathering Waters: Wisconsin's Alliance for Land Trusts Director of Strategic Initiatives Charles Carlin discusses maneuvering in the Legislature over funding of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program.

July 13, 2026

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

Politics

‘Here & Now’ Highlights: Darryl Morin, Jake Holsclaw, Sadie Howell

Here's what guests on the July 10, 2026 episode said about a surge in immigration arrests in Wisconsin, a growing number of off-highway vehicle accidents, and a program to entice people to move to Fond du Lac.

July 13, 2026

A still image shows Darryl Morin seated in front of a wall covered in different awards and certificates, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Franklin,' 'Darryl Morin' and 'Forward Latino.'
A still image shows Darryl Morin seated in front of a wall covered in different awards and certificates, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Franklin,' 'Darryl Morin' and 'Forward Latino.'

Social Issues

Darryl Morin on a surge of ICE and CPB arrests in Wisconsin

Latino Forward National President Darryl Morin discusses feelings within Wisconsin immigrant communities to an upswing of arrests and detentions by federal agents in Milwaukee, Waukesha and Madison.

July 10, 2026

A still image shows Jake Holsclaw standing in front of a row of trees, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Eau Claire,' 'Jake Holsclaw' and 'Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources.'
A still image shows Jake Holsclaw standing in front of a row of trees, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Eau Claire,' 'Jake Holsclaw' and 'Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources.'

Health

Jake Holsclaw on ATV/UTV crashes and efforts to boost safety

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources off-highway vehicle administrator Jake Holsclaw discusses state law changes intended to improve the safety of ATV and UTV riders as fatal accidents rise.

July 10, 2026