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Kevin Rak on higher need at the River Food Pantry in Madison

Economy

Kevin Rak on higher need at the River Food Pantry in Madison

The River Food Pantry volunteer Kevin Rak describes how the number and needs of people seeking help from the River Food Pantry in Madison are growing as grocery prices continue rising with inflation.

Recent News

Tawny Hardyman on losing staff during a government shutdown

Economy

Tawny Hardyman on losing staff during a government shutdown

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Politics

Residents of Menominee in Michigan vote to limit the city's number of cannabis stores

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Courts

Trump administration renews appeal to the US Supreme Court to keep full SNAP payments frozen

In Focus with Chris Kolakowski: Honoring Wisconsin veterans

History

In Focus with Chris Kolakowski: Honoring Wisconsin veterans

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

Politics

'Here & Now' Highlights: Rhonda Adams, Tawny Hardyman, State Sen. Jesse James

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Budgets

US Senate takes first step toward ending 2025 federal government shutdown

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Budgets

Trump administration demands Wisconsin and other states 'undo' full SNAP payouts

A sign with a stylized logo of a grocery bag filled with an egg carton, apple, loaf of bread and milk carton along with the words SNAP and We Accept EBT is placed in the glass window of a cooler, with out-of-focus price tags and canned beverages inside.

Courts

US Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments

A still image shows Rhonda Adams standing in a warehouse where workers are organizing food donations, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Madison,' 'Rhonda Adams' and 'The River Food Pantry.'

Economy

Rhonda Adams on people seeking more help from food pantries

A still image shows Tawny Hardyman seated in a classroom featuring a shelf designed to look like a tree, with a graphic in the bottom that reads 'Dodgeville,' 'Tawny Hardyman' and 'SWCAP Head Start.'

Social Issues

Tawny Hardyman on closure of Head Start classes in Wisconsin

Sen. Jesse James on Wisconsin making child grooming a crime

Policy

Sen. Jesse James on Wisconsin making child grooming a crime

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Indigenous

A prescribed burn in Superior provides pride and healing

Tawny Hardyman on losing staff during a government shutdown

Economy

Tawny Hardyman on losing staff during a government shutdown

A person wearing a reflective safety vest stands in a driveway next to the open driver's window of a stopped vehicle among multiple traffic cones, in front of multiple vinyl advertising banners featuring the logo of a cannabis dispensary, the words Menominee and Welcome, a QR code, and directions for drivers, with utility poles and trees in the background.

Politics

Residents of Menominee in Michigan vote to limit the city's number of cannabis stores

A woman walks through an open glass and metal door with a sign with a stylized logo of a grocery bag filled with an egg carton, apple, loaf of bread and milk carton along with the words We Accept EBT, USDA, Putting Healthy Food Within Reach and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Courts

Trump administration renews appeal to the US Supreme Court to keep full SNAP payments frozen

In Focus with Chris Kolakowski: Honoring Wisconsin veterans

History

In Focus with Chris Kolakowski: Honoring Wisconsin veterans

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

Politics

'Here & Now' Highlights: Rhonda Adams, Tawny Hardyman, State Sen. Jesse James

A flag at half staff flies on a flagpole above a pediment with multiple statues supported by multiple rows of columns of a Neoclassical masonry building with a central dome.

Budgets

US Senate takes first step toward ending 2025 federal government shutdown

A sign with a stylized logo of a grocery bag filled with an egg carton, apple, loaf of bread and milk carton along with the words We welcome EBT customers!, Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, Putting Healthy Food Within Reach and Under 21? is displayed in a window.

Budgets

Trump administration demands Wisconsin and other states 'undo' full SNAP payouts

A sign with a stylized logo of a grocery bag filled with an egg carton, apple, loaf of bread and milk carton along with the words SNAP and We Accept EBT is placed in the glass window of a cooler, with out-of-focus price tags and canned beverages inside.

Courts

US Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments

A still image shows Rhonda Adams standing in a warehouse where workers are organizing food donations, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Madison,' 'Rhonda Adams' and 'The River Food Pantry.'

Economy

Rhonda Adams on people seeking more help from food pantries

A still image shows Tawny Hardyman seated in a classroom featuring a shelf designed to look like a tree, with a graphic in the bottom that reads 'Dodgeville,' 'Tawny Hardyman' and 'SWCAP Head Start.'

Social Issues

Tawny Hardyman on closure of Head Start classes in Wisconsin

Sen. Jesse James on Wisconsin making child grooming a crime

Policy

Sen. Jesse James on Wisconsin making child grooming a crime

A still image shows a firefighter walking through a forest with sunbeams illuminating the smoke from a prescribed burn.

Indigenous

A prescribed burn in Superior provides pride and healing

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Sen. Dora Drake on rehabilitating kids convicted of crimes

Courts

Sen. Dora Drake on rehabilitating kids convicted of crimes

Sen. Mary Felzkowski on planning Wisconsin’s prison overhaul

Courts

Sen. Mary Felzkowski on planning Wisconsin's prison overhaul

Sen. Dora Drake on the youth prison being built in Milwaukee

Courts

Sen. Dora Drake on the youth prison being built in Milwaukee

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Social Issues

Jackie Anderson on SNAP funds and growing use of food banks

Brad Olson on trade, health care costs and Wisconsin farmers

Politics

Brad Olson on trade, health care costs and Wisconsin farmers

A still image shows Mary Felzkowski seated in front of a marbled fire place, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'State Captiol,' 'Sen. Mary Felzkowski' and '(R) Tomahawk.'

Courts

Sen. Mary Felzkowski on politics and Wisconsin's prison plan

A still image shows Governor Tony Evers seated at the head of an conference table in front of a red and gold ornate wall.

Courts

Evers promises bipartisan planning of prison upgrades

What’s the plan to restructure the Wisconsin prison system?

Courts

What's the plan to restructure the Wisconsin prison system?

Jean Pederson on learning about the scope of PFAS pollution

Environment

Jean Pederson on learning about the scope of PFAS pollution

Northern Region

William Casey Crump on PFAS-based food advisories in Stella

Health

William Casey Crump on PFAS-based food advisories in Stella

Northern Region

The northern Wisconsin town of Stella demands action on PFAS

Environment

The northern Wisconsin town of Stella demands action on PFAS

Northern Region

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Politics

US Rep. Glenn Grothman on 2025 government shutdown politics

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Politics

US Rep. Glenn Grothman on 2025 government shutdown politics

Indigenous

A still image shows a firefighter walking through a forest with sunbeams illuminating the smoke from a prescribed burn.

A prescribed burn in Superior provides pride and healing

Multiple disconnected segments of a metal pipeline sit on an open field.

US Army Corps of Engineers approves Line 5 pipeline reroute around Bad River lands

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Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans reconnects youth with homeland

Rx Uncovered

Nilsa Cruz on helping patients appeal health claim denials

Nilsa Cruz on helping patients appeal health claim denials

Sec. Nathan Houdek on consumer confusion about health plans

Sec. Nathan Houdek on consumer confusion about health plans

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Why complex health benefits are a focus of patient advocates

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In Focus with Antonia Perry, part 3: Going to the gun range

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In Focus with Antonia Perry, part 1: A mother's choice

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Courts

Immigrant at center of the prosecution of a Milwaukee judge sentenced to time served

Courts

Sen. Dora Drake on the youth prison being built in Milwaukee

Policy

A bipartisan bill that would allow for traffic cameras in Milwaukee inches forward

Education

Wisconsin colleges vow to support Hispanic students despite federal funding cuts

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Northeast Region

A person wearing a reflective safety vest stands in a driveway next to the open driver's window of a stopped vehicle among multiple traffic cones, in front of multiple vinyl advertising banners featuring the logo of a cannabis dispensary, the words Menominee and Welcome, a QR code, and directions for drivers, with utility poles and trees in the background.

Politics

Residents of Menominee in Michigan vote to limit the city's number of cannabis stores

Education

Pilot program allows several NCAA Division III athletes to compete for schools they no longer attend

Education

Meet the high school students keeping Pulaski from becoming a news desert

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South Central Region

Kevin Rak on higher need at the River Food Pantry in Madison

Economy

Kevin Rak on higher need at the River Food Pantry in Madison

Economy

Tawny Hardyman on losing staff during a government shutdown

Social Issues

Tawny Hardyman on closure of Head Start classes in Wisconsin

Health

Legal loopholes in Wisconsin laws regulating THC products leave consumers vulnerable

South Central RegionSouth Central Region News

Northern Region

A still image shows a firefighter walking through a forest with sunbeams illuminating the smoke from a prescribed burn.

Indigenous

A prescribed burn in Superior provides pride and healing

History

Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior still resonates 50 years later

Environment

Jean Pederson on learning about the scope of PFAS pollution

Health

William Casey Crump on PFAS-based food advisories in Stella

Northern RegionNorthern Region News

West Central Region

A still image shows John Rosenow seated in front of an archway, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Waumandee,' 'John Rosenow' and 'Rosenholm Dairy.'

Economy

John Rosenow on dairy workers and immigration enforcement

Education

Joe Green on combining courses through school consolidation

Education

Chris Lindner and Joe Green on sharing school district costs

Education

Joe Green and Chris Linder on school district consolidation

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Southwest Region

Tawny Hardyman on losing staff during a government shutdown

Economy

Tawny Hardyman on losing staff during a government shutdown

Social Issues

Tawny Hardyman on closure of Head Start classes in Wisconsin

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