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The 2025 candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court and recusal

The 2025 candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court and recusal

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel are receiving campaign support from political parties and have partisan backgrounds — when would they recuse themselves from a case?

Elon Musk speaks with his hands folded in front of him while standing in front of a window with open curtains.

Group backed by Musk pours money into ads on behalf of Schimel in the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Jason Stein on the 2025 Wisconsin budget proposals by Evers

Jason Stein on the 2025 Wisconsin budget proposals by Evers

Side-by-side photos show Jill Underly and Brittany Kinser posting for portraits.

Dr. Jill Underly and Brittany Kinser advance in the 2025 spring primary election for Wisconsin's schools superintendent

Tony Evers stands and speaks into a microphone, with two out-of-focus people seated in high-backed leather and wood chairs on a wood legislative dais in the background.

Evers calls for tax cuts, more PFAS testing and pushback on Trump's tariffs in his 2025 budget address

Multiple fire engines are parked in the turn lane of a multi-lane road, with other vehicles parked on the two right-hand lanes next to the ruins of structures destroyed by fire.

Republican lawmakers propose $10K income tax break for hurricane and wildfire relocations to Wisconsin

Sandy Hawn writes on a sheet of paper on the dashboard on the passenger front seat of a car with a digital screen below the windshield showing a time of 2:42 on Jan. 9, 2025.

Wisconsin's 'point in time' count struggles to capture the state's homeless population

Wisconsin Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit challenging the 2022 use of a mobile voting van in Racine

A printed sign with the seal of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa above the words Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indian Reservation, By Order of the Lac du Flambeau Tribal Council There Shall Be No Trespassing, No Trapping, No Hunting on Tribal Lands by Non-Band Members, Offenders Will Be Prosecuted in the LDF Tribal Court System and contact information is attached to a wood road barrier with a metal chain hanging underneath it above a road covered in snow.

Tribal sovereignty at center of Wisconsin road dispute

Robert Golden and Frederica Freyberg sit facing each other on the Here & Now set.

'Here & Now' Highlights: Susan Crawford, Dr. Robert Golden, Rick Esenberg, Darin Von Ruden

Tony Evers gestures with his left hand while speaking into a microphone.

Evers proposes plan to overhaul Wisconsin's prison system and close facility in Green Bay

A handwritten sign with the words Vote and In Gym and an arrow are visible on a whiteboard standing in a hallway, with a perpendicular hallway leading toward a commercial metal door with a push bar and illuminated EXIT sign above it.

What to expect in Wisconsin's spring 2025 primary election

A still image from a video shows Rick Esenberg seated in front of a wall with three panels of blinds with a graphic at bottom reading 'Rick Esenberg' and 'Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty.'

Rick Esenberg on Trump's orders, Musk's cuts and rule of law

Elon Musk speaks with his hands folded in front of him while standing in front of a window with open curtains.

Group backed by Musk pours money into ads on behalf of Schimel in the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Jason Stein on the 2025 Wisconsin budget proposals by Evers

Jason Stein on the 2025 Wisconsin budget proposals by Evers

Side-by-side photos show Jill Underly and Brittany Kinser posting for portraits.

Dr. Jill Underly and Brittany Kinser advance in the 2025 spring primary election for Wisconsin's schools superintendent

Tony Evers stands and speaks into a microphone, with two out-of-focus people seated in high-backed leather and wood chairs on a wood legislative dais in the background.

Evers calls for tax cuts, more PFAS testing and pushback on Trump's tariffs in his 2025 budget address

Multiple fire engines are parked in the turn lane of a multi-lane road, with other vehicles parked on the two right-hand lanes next to the ruins of structures destroyed by fire.

Republican lawmakers propose $10K income tax break for hurricane and wildfire relocations to Wisconsin

Sandy Hawn writes on a sheet of paper on the dashboard on the passenger front seat of a car with a digital screen below the windshield showing a time of 2:42 on Jan. 9, 2025.

Wisconsin's 'point in time' count struggles to capture the state's homeless population

Wisconsin Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit challenging the 2022 use of a mobile voting van in Racine

A printed sign with the seal of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa above the words Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indian Reservation, By Order of the Lac du Flambeau Tribal Council There Shall Be No Trespassing, No Trapping, No Hunting on Tribal Lands by Non-Band Members, Offenders Will Be Prosecuted in the LDF Tribal Court System and contact information is attached to a wood road barrier with a metal chain hanging underneath it above a road covered in snow.

Tribal sovereignty at center of Wisconsin road dispute

Robert Golden and Frederica Freyberg sit facing each other on the Here & Now set.

'Here & Now' Highlights: Susan Crawford, Dr. Robert Golden, Rick Esenberg, Darin Von Ruden

Tony Evers gestures with his left hand while speaking into a microphone.

Evers proposes plan to overhaul Wisconsin's prison system and close facility in Green Bay

A handwritten sign with the words Vote and In Gym and an arrow are visible on a whiteboard standing in a hallway, with a perpendicular hallway leading toward a commercial metal door with a push bar and illuminated EXIT sign above it.

What to expect in Wisconsin's spring 2025 primary election

A still image from a video shows Rick Esenberg seated in front of a wall with three panels of blinds with a graphic at bottom reading 'Rick Esenberg' and 'Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty.'

Rick Esenberg on Trump's orders, Musk's cuts and rule of law

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The 2025 candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court and recusal

The 2025 candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court and recusal

Susan Crawford on the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Susan Crawford on the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Side-by-side photos show Brittany Kinser, Jill Underly and Jeff Wright posting for portraits.

Where do the 2025 primary candidates for Wisconsin schools superintendent stand on high-profile issues?

Indigenous

A printed sign with the seal of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa above the words Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indian Reservation, By Order of the Lac du Flambeau Tribal Council There Shall Be No Trespassing, No Trapping, No Hunting on Tribal Lands by Non-Band Members, Offenders Will Be Prosecuted in the LDF Tribal Court System and contact information is attached to a wood road barrier with a metal chain hanging underneath it above a road covered in snow.

Tribal sovereignty at center of Wisconsin road dispute

Jon Greendeer sits in a high-back chair with flags in the background.

Ho-Chunk Nation offers free tribal IDs amid ICE fears

A still image from a video shows Tehassi Hill seated in front of a U.S. flag to his right and a black picture frame on a wall to his left with a graphic at bottom reading 'Oneida,' 'Chairman Tehassi Hill' and 'Oneida Nation.'

Chairman Tehassi Hill on Trump's orders and tribal nations

In Focus with Saghar Homayounpour: 2024 Teacher of the Year

In Focus with Saghar Homayounpour: 2024 Teacher of the Year

In Focus with John Ridley: Storytelling, film and community

In Focus with John Ridley: Storytelling, film and community

In Focus with David Maraniss: Covering news, writing history

In Focus with David Maraniss: Covering news, writing history

Wisconsin Regional News

Southeast Region

Two pedestrians walk along a sidewalk in front of a multi-story brick building with a letter sign reading North Division High School and an entrance with multiple double doors, with a street sign, flagpole with the U.S. flag and leafless trees in front of the structure.

Milwaukee schools audit identifies planning and operational issues, calls for more transparent practices

Milwaukee is losing a generation of Black men to the opioid crisis

Philip Rocco on shared revenue shortfall issues in Wisconsin

Local officials voice concern over mass deportation plans

Southeast Region News

Northeast Region

A still image from a video shows Michael Alexander seated in front of three artworks depicting trees, buildings and a stadium reading 'University of Wisconsin Green Bay' with a graphic at bottom reading 'Green Bay,' 'Chancellor Michael Alexander' and 'UW-Green Bay.'

Chancellor Michael Alexander on the finances of UW-Green Bay

Republicans Steil, Van Orden and Wied win Wisconsin US House seats in 2024 election

Wisconsin Republicans look to reelect a US House incumbent and retain an open seat

Trump campaigns with former Packers quarterback Brett Favre at Green Bay rally

Northeast Region News

South Central Region

The head of a swimming beaver is visible on the surface of a body of water amid various types of aquatic foliage.

How one Wisconsin landowner is using non-lethal methods to manage beavers

Madison and Nashville school shooters appear to have crossed paths in online extremist communities

Local officials voice concern over mass deportation plans

Chief Andre Sayles on Beloit police and immigration status

South Central Region News

Northern Region

A printed sign with the seal of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa above the words Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indian Reservation, By Order of the Lac du Flambeau Tribal Council There Shall Be No Trespassing, No Trapping, No Hunting on Tribal Lands by Non-Band Members, Offenders Will Be Prosecuted in the LDF Tribal Court System and contact information is attached to a wood road barrier with a metal chain hanging underneath it above a road covered in snow.

Tribal sovereignty at center of Wisconsin road dispute

Federal judge orders Lac du Flambeau roads to remain open

Wisconsin's rural homelessness crisis and the ongoing fight to do 'more with less'

Wisconsin detects a human bird flu case in Barron County

Northern Region News

West Central Region

Stephen Nick on transports of unhoused people to Eau Claire

Stephen Nick on transports of unhoused people to Eau Claire

David Minor on the Chippewa Valley's health care needs, gaps

US Supreme Court rejects challenge to an Eau Claire schools policy covering transgender students

Sydney Widell, Nancy Wedwick on floods, dams and community

West Central Region News

Southwest Region

Sydney Widell, Nancy Wedwick on floods, dams and community

Sydney Widell, Nancy Wedwick on floods, dams and community

Dave Eggen on opposing plans to remove dams in the Driftless

Mark Erickson on assessing earthen dam stability and failure

Bob Micheel on plans to remove Coon Creek dams after floods

Southwest Region News

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