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In Focus with Greg Doby and Menkhu Ara Maat: Hip-hop history

In Focus with Greg Doby and Menkhu Ara Maat: Hip-hop history

Murv Seymour talks with "Lead Between the Rhymes" curators Greg Doby and Menkhu Ara Maat at the Wisconsin Historical Society about the legacy of hip-hop in the state and impacts on music and culture.

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

'Here & Now' Highlights: US Rep. Mark Pocan, McCoshen & Ross

US Rep. Mark Pocan on voter intensity and the 2026 elections

US Rep. Mark Pocan on voter intensity and the 2026 elections

A still image shows Mark Pocan seated in front of his kitchen island and staircase, with a caption at the bottom that reads 'Town of Vermont,' 'U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan' and '(D) 2nd Congressional District.'

US Rep. Mark Pocan on Trump's conduct toward the war in Iran

A still image shows Frederica Freyberg seated across from Bill McCoshen and Scot Ross on the Here & Now set featuring wood paneling.

McCoshen & Ross on political fortunes in 2026 election cycle

A still image shows former, future and current justices posing at Chris Taylor's election victory, from left to right Rebecca Dallet, Chris Taylor, Janet Protasiewicz, Jill Karofsky, Ann Walsh Bradley and Susan Crawford.

Wisconsin's 2026 Supreme Court vote cements liberal control

A liberal landslide in the 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court vote

Inside Wisconsin Politics

A liberal landslide in the 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court vote

Tony Evers speaks into a microphone mounted to the top of a wood podium while standing in front of a row of U.S. and Wisconsin flags in front of a large painting.

Evers signs law legalizing tribal run online sports betting in Wisconsin

Amy Blumenfeld Bogost speaks while seated at a table and facing multiple mounted microphones and a video camera with a shotgun microphone, with Timothy Nixon seated to her side, in a room with wood trim on the wall and wood double doors with a brass doorknob and glazed glass windows, with a video graphic at bottom including the text Senate Committee on Universities & Technical Colleges, Amy Blumenfeld Bogost and To serve as a Congressional Dist. 2 Rep. on the UW Board of Regents for term ending 5/1/27.

Universities of Wisconsin regents cite disputes over AI and transparency practices in president's firing

Scott Walker on the Wisconsin Legislature elections in 2026

Scott Walker on the Wisconsin Legislature elections in 2026

Tom Tiffany speaks while standing outside in front of a masonry building with a staircase with a balustrades, with parked vehicles, leafless trees and other buildings on one side in the background.

Republicans react to Democratic election wins in Wisconsin ahead of the 2026 midterm vote

A weathered wood sign with stylized images of hills and trees and the words Welcome Home to Wausau and City Hall stands in a mulched garden bed in front of a multi-story masonry building with large glass windows in front of small grass lawn, a concrete ramp and a flagpole with a U.S. flag, withe light poles, buildings and leafless trees in the background to the side.

Wausau's mayor won't face charges over removing a ballot drop box in 2024

Wisconsin’s wide-open 2026 Democratic primary for governor

Wisconsin's wide-open 2026 Democratic primary for governor

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

'Here & Now' Highlights: US Rep. Mark Pocan, McCoshen & Ross

US Rep. Mark Pocan on voter intensity and the 2026 elections

US Rep. Mark Pocan on voter intensity and the 2026 elections

A still image shows Mark Pocan seated in front of his kitchen island and staircase, with a caption at the bottom that reads 'Town of Vermont,' 'U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan' and '(D) 2nd Congressional District.'

US Rep. Mark Pocan on Trump's conduct toward the war in Iran

A still image shows Frederica Freyberg seated across from Bill McCoshen and Scot Ross on the Here & Now set featuring wood paneling.

McCoshen & Ross on political fortunes in 2026 election cycle

A still image shows former, future and current justices posing at Chris Taylor's election victory, from left to right Rebecca Dallet, Chris Taylor, Janet Protasiewicz, Jill Karofsky, Ann Walsh Bradley and Susan Crawford.

Wisconsin's 2026 Supreme Court vote cements liberal control

A liberal landslide in the 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court vote

Inside Wisconsin Politics

A liberal landslide in the 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court vote

Tony Evers speaks into a microphone mounted to the top of a wood podium while standing in front of a row of U.S. and Wisconsin flags in front of a large painting.

Evers signs law legalizing tribal run online sports betting in Wisconsin

Amy Blumenfeld Bogost speaks while seated at a table and facing multiple mounted microphones and a video camera with a shotgun microphone, with Timothy Nixon seated to her side, in a room with wood trim on the wall and wood double doors with a brass doorknob and glazed glass windows, with a video graphic at bottom including the text Senate Committee on Universities & Technical Colleges, Amy Blumenfeld Bogost and To serve as a Congressional Dist. 2 Rep. on the UW Board of Regents for term ending 5/1/27.

Universities of Wisconsin regents cite disputes over AI and transparency practices in president's firing

Scott Walker on the Wisconsin Legislature elections in 2026

Scott Walker on the Wisconsin Legislature elections in 2026

Tom Tiffany speaks while standing outside in front of a masonry building with a staircase with a balustrades, with parked vehicles, leafless trees and other buildings on one side in the background.

Republicans react to Democratic election wins in Wisconsin ahead of the 2026 midterm vote

A weathered wood sign with stylized images of hills and trees and the words Welcome Home to Wausau and City Hall stands in a mulched garden bed in front of a multi-story masonry building with large glass windows in front of small grass lawn, a concrete ramp and a flagpole with a U.S. flag, withe light poles, buildings and leafless trees in the background to the side.

Wausau's mayor won't face charges over removing a ballot drop box in 2024

Wisconsin’s wide-open 2026 Democratic primary for governor

Wisconsin's wide-open 2026 Democratic primary for governor

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Mayor Eric Genrich on property tax bills and school vouchers

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US Rep. Mark Pocan on voter intensity and the 2026 elections

US Rep. Mark Pocan on voter intensity and the 2026 elections

A still image shows Frederica Freyberg seated across from Bill McCoshen and Scot Ross on the Here & Now set featuring wood paneling.

McCoshen & Ross on political fortunes in 2026 election cycle

A still image shows former, future and current justices posing at Chris Taylor's election victory, from left to right Rebecca Dallet, Chris Taylor, Janet Protasiewicz, Jill Karofsky, Ann Walsh Bradley and Susan Crawford.

Wisconsin's 2026 Supreme Court vote cements liberal control

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Thousands of Wisconsin voters conversed with an AI chatbot before the Supreme Court election

Thousands of Wisconsin voters conversed with an AI chatbot before the Supreme Court election

Wisconsin’s Democratic governor contenders call for Medicaid expansion, public option

Wisconsin’s Democratic governor contenders call for Medicaid expansion, public option

Liberals dominated Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race. Will it carry over to November?

Liberals dominated Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race. Will it carry over to November?

Wisconsin’s April 7 election: What to know when voting

Wisconsin’s April 7 election: What to know when voting

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Tony Evers speaks into a microphone mounted to the top of a wood podium while standing in front of a row of U.S. and Wisconsin flags in front of a large painting.

Evers signs law legalizing tribal run online sports betting in Wisconsin

Two gamblers stand and one sits in front of two rows of self-service sports betting kiosks in a room with multiple flatscreen televisions mounted to walls, a low-pile carpet and an out-of-focus sign with the title text Sportsbook Rules and other writing in the foreground.

Most Wisconsin tribes want Evers to approve an online gaming bill

Emma Carufel stands on a wood floor, with lines of people standing on either side of her, in a room with chairs, tables, a podium with a microphone and a whiteboard in the background along with a larger projector screen on a wall and a ceiling-mounted large dream catcher displayed in a corner.

Reconnecting with Indigenous culture through a jingle dress class in Milwaukee

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Rob Gundermann on copay accumulator impacts on health costs

Rob Gundermann on copay accumulator impacts on health costs

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As drug costs rise, reduced coverage has deadly consequences

Nilsa Cruz on helping patients appeal health claim denials

Nilsa Cruz on helping patients appeal health claim denials

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Elected leaders and clergy seek release of Islamic Society of Milwaukee president detained by ICE agents

Racine County man who ordered ballots without consent found guilty of fraud and identity theft

Reconnecting with Indigenous culture through a jingle dress class in Milwaukee

Ali Soltani on military action and resistance groups in Iran

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A microloan program in Madison inspires a similar effort in Appleton

Mayor Eric Genrich on property tax bills and school vouchers

Stephen Webster on cultivating Ukwakhwa from the ground up

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

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A microloan program in Madison inspires a similar effort in Appleton

Tamara Thomsen on researching Lake Mendota's ancient canoes

Lawrence Plucinski on Lake Mendota's fleet of ancient canoes

Tamara Thomsen on spotting ancient canoes in Lake Mendota

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Side-by-side images show portraits of Sean Duffy and Michael Alfonso.

Duffy funneled $1 million to son-in-law's Republican primary campaign for Congress

William Casey Crump on state funds to address PFAS pollution

Transportation lobbyists have donated thousands to Sean Duffy's son-in-law as he runs for Congress

Mayor Jim Paine on funds for the Blatnik Bridge in Superior

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Side-by-side images show portraits of Sean Duffy and Michael Alfonso.

Duffy funneled $1 million to son-in-law's Republican primary campaign for Congress

Kimberly Solberg on due process in immigration enforcement

Kimberly Solberg on the pace of ICE raids around Baldwin

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

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

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

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

Tawny Hardyman on losing staff during a government shutdown

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