‘Here & Now’ Highlights: Kathryn Halvorsen, Grant Sovern, Lisa Tollefson, Nick Hillman
Here's what guests on the Aug. 22, 2025 episode said about the Red Cross response to flooding in Milwaukee, defending immigration cases, the checks and balances in Wisconsin's voting system, and new limits for federal student loans.
August 25, 2025
Dane County judge rejects motions to dismiss felony charges against Trump aides
A Dane County Circuit Court judge rejected motions to dismiss 11 felony charges filed against Jim Troupis, Kenneth Chesebro and Mike Roman, who advised President Donald Trump as part of a plan to submit paperwork falsely claiming that the Republican won Wisconsin in the 2020 election.
August 24, 2025
Lisa Tollefson on mail-in ballots and elections in Wisconsin
Rock County Clerk Lisa Tollefson discusses statements by President Donald Trump calling to ban mail-in-ballots and machine tabulators as Wisconsin's local officials work to maintain election security.
August 22, 2025
Nick Hillman on borrowing limits for federal student loans
UW-Madison School of Education professor Nick Hillman explains how provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act set lower borrowing limits for medical and law students while changing other loan rules.
August 22, 2025
Grant Sovern on immigration arrests, detentions in Wisconsin
Community Immigration Law Center Board President and attorney Grant Sovern discusses an increase in immigration arrests and detentions in Wisconsin as more counties offer assistance to federal agents.
August 22, 2025
Kathryn Halvorsen on the Red Cross and flooding in Milwaukee
American Red Cross of Wisconsin regional director Kathryn Halvorsen describes the organization's flood recovery efforts in Milwaukee and its call for more volunteers amid more extreme weather events.
August 22, 2025 • Southeast Region
Milwaukee flood recovery efforts continue during FEMA visit
Two weeks after historic flooding in southeast Wisconsin, Federal Emergency Management Agency officials assessed damage to determine potential federal aid, while residents continued cleanup work.
August 22, 2025 • Southeast Region
Police video footage shows Dugan denying that she hid a man sought by ICE agents
Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan, who is charged with obstructing a federal agency and concealing a wanted man who was in the country illegally, told police days after an incident in her courtroom and outside the courthouse that did not give him special treatment.
August 22, 2025
Peter Navis, who worked as a Walworth County court commissioner for four years, resigned from this position after objecting to sheriff's deputies detaining a man without a valid federal warrant, highlighting tensions between judges and the Trump administration over immigration policies.
August 21, 2025 • Southeast Region
Shannon Pahlicek on concerns of parents over lead in schools
Lead-Safe Schools MKE organizer Shannon Pahlicek describes concerns among parents of children in Milwaukee Public Schools about lead exposure and interest in continuing transparency from the district.
August 21, 2025 • Southeast Region
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