US Sen. Ron Johnson on a 2025 tax bill and the federal debt
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, discusses his objections to a 2025 reconciliation policy bill cutting federal taxes and spending due to its projected $2.4 trillion increase to the national debt.
June 6, 2025
Trump administration accuses Wisconsin Elections Commission of violating federal law on complaints
The U.S. Department of Justice has sent a letter to the Wisconsin Elections Commission accusing it of violating federal law by failing to provide a state-based complaint process for voters bringing allegations against the commission itself.
June 5, 2025
Ann Zenk on efforts to grow Wisconsin’s workforce of nurses
Wisconsin Hospital Association Senior Vice President of Workforce and Clinical Practice Ann Zenk discusses the state's ongoing shortage of nurses and an increase in applications to nursing schools.
June 5, 2025
What to know about Ramón Morales Reyes, an immigrant who faced false accusations
Ramón Morales Reyes, an immigrant from Mexico living in Milwaukee, was thrust into the national spotlight when Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accused him making threats, but another man in Wisconsin has been charged with forging a letter in an attempt to frame him.
June 5, 2025 • Southeast Region
A breakdown in negotiations over a tax cut and other spending measures in Wisconsin threatens to put the 2026 race for governor on hold, with Democratic incumbent Gov. Tony Evers saying he won't announce his decision on seeking a third term until after a budget deal is done.
June 5, 2025
US Supreme Court rules Catholic Charities Bureau doesn’t have to pay state unemployment taxes
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the Superior-based Catholic Charities Bureau doesn't have to pay unemployment taxes in Wisconsin, saying the state violated the First Amendment's religious freedom guarantee when it required the organization to pay while exempting other faith groups.
June 5, 2025
Rep. Dean Kaufert on money in politics and party leadership
State Rep. Dean Kaufert, R-Neenah, who returned to the Wisconsin Legislature in 2025 after serving from 1991 to 2014, discusses how campaign fundraising by leadership of parties has changed politics.
June 4, 2025
Canadian wildfire smoke causes ‘very unhealthy’ air quality conditions into the upper Midwest
Smoke from wildfires in Canada that has reached the U.S. periodically in the spring of 2025 brought air quality conditions rated as "very unhealthy" into parts of Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan, with hospitals reporting more patients reporting aggravated respiratory symptoms.
June 4, 2025
Rep. Dean Kaufert on Act 10’s passage and political legacy
State Rep. Dean Kaufert, R-Neenah, who voted against Act 10 in 2011, discusses his objections to police and firefighters union exemptions in the law and experience with its provisions as a city mayor.
June 3, 2025
A Wisconsin man is facing charges accusing him of forging letters threatening President Donald Trump's life in an effort to get another man who was a potential witness against him in a criminal case deported.
June 3, 2025 • Southeast Region
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