Don Millis on administering Wisconsin’s elections in 2026

Elections

Don Millis on administering Wisconsin’s elections in 2026

Wisconsin Elections Commission Chair Don Millis discusses the midterm primary and general election cycle as the FBI probes the 2020 vote and the U.S. Postal Service proposes a new mail-in ballot rule.

June 5, 2026

Trump visits Wisconsin and 2026 candidates file for office
Trump visits Wisconsin and 2026 candidates file for office

Inside Wisconsin Politics

Trump visits Wisconsin and 2026 candidates file for office

President Donald Trump campaigns in Chippewa County and candidates for governor and other races file nomination papers — Inside Wisconsin Politics consider what each means for the 2026 election cycle.

June 4, 2026

A sign with the words Johnson Controls, a circular logo and an address stands in a lawn next to an intersection in front of a sign reading Private Road and Absolutely No Trespassing, with out-of-focus trees, power lines and buildings in the background.
A sign with the words Johnson Controls, a circular logo and an address stands in a lawn next to an intersection in front of a sign reading Private Road and Absolutely No Trespassing, with out-of-focus trees, power lines and buildings in the background.

Courts

Tyco agrees to $10 million settlement with Wisconsin over PFAS contamination

Tyco Fire Products, a manufacturer of firefighting foam that contaminated the water supplies around Marinette in northeast Wisconsin with PFAS chemicals for decades, has agreed to a $10 million settlement with the state in one lawsuit.

June 4, 2026 • Northeast Region

Small waves on a lake move toward its near shore, with plants, a mowed area and a gravel track in the foreground, and the hazy tree-covered far shore on the horizon in the background.
Small waves on a lake move toward its near shore, with plants, a mowed area and a gravel track in the foreground, and the hazy tree-covered far shore on the horizon in the background.

Indigenous

A legal dispute over Lac du Flambeau tribal fishing restrictions remains unresolved

Following a three-hour hearing, a federal judge did not issue a decision in a lawsuit brought by the state of Wisconsin against fishing restrictions placed by the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians on 19 lakes in tribal lands, and recommended a settlement.

June 3, 2026 • Northern Region

A hand-drawn and shaded sketch shows a depiction of Hannah Dugan sitting between two other people.
A hand-drawn and shaded sketch shows a depiction of Hannah Dugan sitting between two other people.

Courts

Federal judge pauses sentencing to weigh legal arguments in Dugan conviction

A federal judge is considering whether to throw out a jury’s guilty verdict against former Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan, who was convicted in 2025 of felony obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal officers and was awaiting sentencing.

June 3, 2026

The U.S. and Wisconsin flags fly on a flagpole standing in a lawn island in the middle of a driveway, with a brick building with an octagonal roof and a letter sign reading Taycheedah Correctional Institution Gatehouse next to a chain-link fence topped by razor wire in front of other buildings, with trees on a hill in the background.
The U.S. and Wisconsin flags fly on a flagpole standing in a lawn island in the middle of a driveway, with a brick building with an octagonal roof and a letter sign reading Taycheedah Correctional Institution Gatehouse next to a chain-link fence topped by razor wire in front of other buildings, with trees on a hill in the background.

Courts

Wisconsin’s prison population is heading toward a record high

The number of inmates across Wisconsin's state prison system is set to surpass a record level set in 2019 — overcrowding is particularly extreme in women's prisons, two of which hold more than twice as many people as they were designed for.

June 2, 2026

A pair of hands holds a glass pipe with a silicone mouthpiece above a wood tabletop.
A pair of hands holds a glass pipe with a silicone mouthpiece above a wood tabletop.

Health

Dane County ends safer smoking program that conflicted with Wisconsin law

For four years, Dane County gave out pipes and other supplies to reduce the health risks of smoking drugs — public health officials say the harm reduction program worked, but ended it due to conflicts with state law addressing drug paraphernalia.

June 1, 2026 • South Central Region

Frederica Freyberg and Charles Franklin sit facing each other on the Here & Now set.
Frederica Freyberg and Charles Franklin sit facing each other on the Here & Now set.

Politics

‘Here & Now’ Highlights: Charles Franklin, Scott Hodek, Bryna Godar

Here's what guests on the May 29, 2026 episode said about broad voter support for a failed state surplus deal, prospects for job seekers, and a lawsuit over ICE holds by sheriffs.

June 1, 2026

A still image shows Charles Franklin seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Charles Franklin' and 'Marquette Law School Poll.''
A still image shows Charles Franklin seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Charles Franklin' and 'Marquette Law School Poll.''

Budgets

Charles Franklin on polling Wisconsin’s budget surplus deal

Marquette Law School Poll Director Charles Franklin discusses polling that found widespread voter support for a bipartisan budget surplus spending bill that was defeated in the Wisconsin Legislature.

May 29, 2026

Scott Hodek on Wisconsin’s job market, layoffs and AI’s role
Scott Hodek on Wisconsin’s job market, layoffs and AI’s role

Economy

Scott Hodek on Wisconsin’s job market, layoffs and AI’s role

Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development economist Scott Hodek considers shifts in the job market, prospects for new entrants, implications of mass layoffs and impacts of artificial intelligence.

May 29, 2026