US Rep. Scott Fitzgerald on de-escalation and funds for ICE

Budgets

US Rep. Scott Fitzgerald on de-escalation and funds for ICE

U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-5th Congressional District, discusses debate in Congress over de-escalation practices by law enforcement officers and funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

February 13, 2026

A photo shows a website displayed on a Google Chrome browser with a URL bar reading medicaid.gov above lines of text reading An official website of the United States government, Medicaid.gov, Keeping America Healthy, Federal Policy Guidance and other partial phrases.
A photo shows a website displayed on a Google Chrome browser with a URL bar reading medicaid.gov above lines of text reading An official website of the United States government, Medicaid.gov, Keeping America Healthy, Federal Policy Guidance and other partial phrases.

Policy

Can immigration officials access Medicaid data? What it means for Wisconsin patients

Wisconsin is suing to block federal immigration officials from accessing Medicaid records of patients in the state, and the dispute has sparked concerns over privacy and health care avoidance.

February 12, 2026

Chris Taylor on the 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court race
Chris Taylor on the 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Elections

Chris Taylor on the 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Wisconsin Court of Appeals District IV Judge Chris Taylor, a liberal running for an open Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, discusses her perspectives on law and the politics of judicial elections.

February 11, 2026

An aerial photo shows a riverfront parking lot with two docks in between a wooded area and open fields with an electrical substation connected to power lines spanning water, with two railroad lines and a landscape of roads and houses at the foot of wooded bluffs and more fields and wooded areas leading to the horizon.
An aerial photo shows a riverfront parking lot with two docks in between a wooded area and open fields with an electrical substation connected to power lines spanning water, with two railroad lines and a landscape of roads and houses at the foot of wooded bluffs and more fields and wooded areas leading to the horizon.

Economy

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

An unnamed company is scouting sites for what would be a $1 billion data center in the town of Cassville in southwestern Wisconsin, but Grant County officials aren't divulging the developer interested the site.

February 11, 2026 • Southwest Region

Passengers sit in multiple seats on either side of an aisle in a train car with an industrial carpet and two lines of overhead lighting.
Passengers sit in multiple seats on either side of an aisle in a train car with an industrial carpet and two lines of overhead lighting.

Economy

Amtrak might open a station in Madison, but not until 2032

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, or Amtrak, was granted federal funding for a station in Wisconsin's capital and second largest city, but even with rail lines already in place, it could take until the early 2030s for trains to start operating.

February 10, 2026 • South Central Region

Rep. Angela Stroud on expansion of data centers in Wisconsin
Rep. Angela Stroud on expansion of data centers in Wisconsin

Economy

Rep. Angela Stroud on expansion of data centers in Wisconsin

State Rep. Angela Stroud, D-Ashland, discusses concerns about the economics of the artificial intelligence industry and how the increasing energy use of data centers can affect costs for ratepayers.

February 10, 2026

Rep. Mark Born on expansion of data centers in Wisconsin
Rep. Mark Born on expansion of data centers in Wisconsin

Economy

Rep. Mark Born on expansion of data centers in Wisconsin

State Rep. Mark Born, R-Beaver Dam, discusses seeking more information about Meta's construction of a hyperscale data center in his district and changes that come with adoption of new technologies.

February 10, 2026 • South Central Region

Sasha Druzhyna, Varya Mykhailova and Anna Mykhailova sit next to and face each other on a couch.
Sasha Druzhyna, Varya Mykhailova and Anna Mykhailova sit next to and face each other on a couch.

Economy

A pair of doctors who fled Ukraine for Wisconsin still try to pursue their careers

An anesthesiologist and a cardiologist gave up prestigious careers to save their daughter from the invasion of Ukraine by Russia — nearly four years after resettling in Wisconsin, they're still on the long road to practicing their professions.

February 9, 2026 • South Central Region

Tricia Braun on a push to build more and larger data centers
Tricia Braun on a push to build more and larger data centers

Economy

Tricia Braun on a push to build more and larger data centers

Wisconsin Data Center Coalition Executive Director Tricia Braun discusses motivations to build more data centers and how the tech industry is driving growth within the state and around the nation.

February 9, 2026

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

Politics

‘Here & Now’ Highlights: U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, Maria Lazar

Here's what guests on the Feb. 6, 2026 episode said about demands from Democrats for new accountability measures for federal immigration agents, and the judicial philosophy of one candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

February 9, 2026