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Lawmaker retirements, online sports betting and data centers

The state Senate ends a session with lawmakers announcing retirements and weighing bills addressing online sports betting, UW athletes and data centers — Inside Wisconsin Politics breaks it down.

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Elections

Republican Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu to retire from office

Brad Schimel speaks into a microphone mounted on a stand while standing in front of an out-of-focus U.S. flag.

Courts

Bondi appoints Schimel to different US attorney title

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

Elections

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

Stephen Webster on white corn cuisine and barters for trade

Indigenous

Stephen Webster on white corn cuisine and barters for trade

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

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

Politics

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

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Policy

Wisconsin Senate passes $133 million package to address PFAS contamination

Stephen Webster on cultivating Ukwakhwa from the ground up

Indigenous

Stephen Webster on cultivating Ukwakhwa from the ground up

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

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

Ali Soltani on military action and resistance groups in Iran

Politics

Ali Soltani on military action and resistance groups in Iran

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

Devin LeMahieu holds his left hand's index and middle fingers to the left side of his face while seating at a desk, with a high-backed leather chair to his side and other people seated on either side in a room with marble masonry.

Elections

Republican Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu to retire from office

Brad Schimel speaks into a microphone mounted on a stand while standing in front of an out-of-focus U.S. flag.

Courts

Bondi appoints Schimel to different US attorney title

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

Elections

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

Stephen Webster on white corn cuisine and barters for trade

Indigenous

Stephen Webster on white corn cuisine and barters for trade

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

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

Politics

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

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

Stephen Webster on cultivating Ukwakhwa from the ground up

Indigenous

Stephen Webster on cultivating Ukwakhwa from the ground up

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

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

Ali Soltani on military action and resistance groups in Iran

Politics

Ali Soltani on military action and resistance groups in Iran

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

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Inside Wisconsin Politics

Lawmaker retirements, online sports betting and data centers

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

Elections

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

Stephen Webster on white corn cuisine and barters for trade

Indigenous

Stephen Webster on white corn cuisine and barters for trade

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

Politics

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

Stephen Webster on cultivating Ukwakhwa from the ground up

Indigenous

Stephen Webster on cultivating Ukwakhwa from the ground up

Ali Soltani on military action and resistance groups in Iran

Politics

Ali Soltani on military action and resistance groups in Iran

Southeast Region

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Indigenous

How Ukwakhwa's seed-to-table effort celebrates Native food

Northeast Region

A still image shows a pile of Iranian flag pins inside small plastic bags on a wooden table.

Politics

Iranians in Wisconsin share worries on the Middle East war

Mayor Jim Paine on funds for the Blatnik Bridge in Superior

Budgets

Mayor Jim Paine on funds for the Blatnik Bridge in Superior

Northern Region

Maria Lazar, Chris Taylor on Wisconsin’s 2020 vote lawsuit

Elections

Maria Lazar, Chris Taylor on Wisconsin's 2020 vote lawsuit

What Wisconsin’s 2026 governor candidates say about mining

Elections

What Wisconsin's 2026 governor candidates say about mining

Chris Taylor on issues for Wisconsin Supreme Court justices

Elections

Chris Taylor on issues for Wisconsin Supreme Court justices

Chris Taylor on issues for Wisconsin Supreme Court justices

Elections

Chris Taylor on issues for Wisconsin Supreme Court justices

Indigenous

Stephen Webster on white corn cuisine and barters for trade

Stephen Webster on white corn cuisine and barters for trade

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.

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

Stephen Webster on cultivating Ukwakhwa from the ground up

Stephen Webster on cultivating Ukwakhwa from the ground up

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Southeast Region

Ali Soltani on military action and resistance groups in Iran

Politics

Ali Soltani on military action and resistance groups in Iran

Courts

Milwaukee lawmaker pleads no contest to disorderly conduct in Assembly feud

Courts

Federal judges decline to extend appointment for the interim US attorney based in Milwaukee

Education

Angie From on her enthusiasm for teaching about mathematics

Southeast RegionSoutheast Region News

Northeast Region

Stephen Webster on cultivating Ukwakhwa from the ground up

Indigenous

Stephen Webster on cultivating Ukwakhwa from the ground up

Indigenous

How Ukwakhwa's seed-to-table effort celebrates Native food

Economy

Work, recovery and second chances on a manufacturing floor in Appleton

Education

UW-Green Bay courts more older learners as student enrollment numbers shrink

Northeast RegionNortheast Region News

South Central Region

Tamara Thomsen on researching Lake Mendota’s ancient canoes

Science

Tamara Thomsen on researching Lake Mendota's ancient canoes

Indigenous

Lawrence Plucinski on Lake Mendota's fleet of ancient canoes

Science

Tamara Thomsen on spotting ancient canoes in Lake Mendota

Indigenous

The epic history of ancient Native canoes in Lake Mendota

South Central RegionSouth Central Region News

Northern Region

Mayor Jim Paine on funds for the Blatnik Bridge in Superior

Budgets

Mayor Jim Paine on funds for the Blatnik Bridge in Superior

Science

Steve Donohue on the geology of minerals in the Bend Deposit

Economy

The Bend Deposit and mining prospects for northern Wisconsin

Environment

After years of legal disputes, Enbridge starts Line 5 reroute around Bad River reservation

Northern RegionNorthern Region News

West Central Region

Kimberly Solberg on due process in immigration enforcement

Courts

Kimberly Solberg on due process in immigration enforcement

Courts

Kimberly Solberg on the pace of ICE raids around Baldwin

Social Issues

Witnessing — and fearing — ICE actions in St. Croix County

Economy

John Rosenow on dairy workers and immigration enforcement

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Southwest Region

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Economy

Another billion-dollar Wisconsin data center is eyed for Cassville in Grant County

Economy

Implosion takes down the nearly century-old Black Hawk Bridge over the Mississippi River

Economy

Amid rising house prices, Richland Center residents decry development on parkland

Economy

Tawny Hardyman on losing staff during a government shutdown

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