US Sen. Ron Johnson on a 2025 tax bill and the federal debt

Politics

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

Multiple sit behind mounted microphones and paper printed name plates on top of a wood-paneled legislative dais with a TV monitor mounted overhead under a vaulted ceiling, with U.S. and Wisconsin flags in the background, with people seated in multiple rows of stacking chairs facing the dais in the foreground.
Multiple sit behind mounted microphones and paper printed name plates on top of a wood-paneled legislative dais with a TV monitor mounted overhead under a vaulted ceiling, with U.S. and Wisconsin flags in the background, with people seated in multiple rows of stacking chairs facing the dais in the foreground.

Elections

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
Ann Zenk on efforts to grow Wisconsin’s workforce of nurses

Health

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

Cain Oulahan, Kime Abduli and Christine Neumann-Ortiz sit at a table and speak into multiple microphones with the flags of different media organizations mounted on short tripods set on its surface along with a water bottle and paper name tents in a room with prints displayed on a wall in the background, with seated and standing people in the foreground with video cameras and cell phones mounted on tripods facing them in the foreground.
Cain Oulahan, Kime Abduli and Christine Neumann-Ortiz sit at a table and speak into multiple microphones with the flags of different media organizations mounted on short tripods set on its surface along with a water bottle and paper name tents in a room with prints displayed on a wall in the background, with seated and standing people in the foreground with video cameras and cell phones mounted on tripods facing them in the foreground.

Courts

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

Tony Evers gestures with his left hand while standing and speaking into a microphone, with two out-of-focus people seated in high-backed leather and wood chairs on a wood legislative dais in the background.
Tony Evers gestures with his left hand while standing and speaking into a microphone, with two out-of-focus people seated in high-backed leather and wood chairs on a wood legislative dais in the background.

Budgets

Wisconsin’s 2025 budget negotiations stall — how could a breakdown affect the state’s 2026 race for governor?

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

A pedimental frieze showing statues of seven figures seated above the words Equal Justice Under Law is carved in a marble masonry building.
A pedimental frieze showing statues of seven figures seated above the words Equal Justice Under Law is carved in a marble masonry building.

Courts

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
Rep. Dean Kaufert on money in politics and party leadership

Politics

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

An electronic traffic message sign mounted on metal poles over a roadway reads Air Quality Alert Consider Reducing Trips, with trees, light poles and buildings in the background obscured by haze.
An electronic traffic message sign mounted on metal poles over a roadway reads Air Quality Alert Consider Reducing Trips, with trees, light poles and buildings in the background obscured by haze.

Health

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
Rep. Dean Kaufert on Act 10’s passage and political legacy

Politics

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

Kime Abduli sits at a table and speak into multiple microphones with the flags of different media organizations mounted on short tripods set on its surface along with a water bottle and paper name tents in a room with prints displayed on a wall in the background, with out-of-focus video camera microphones and monitors in the foreground.
Kime Abduli sits at a table and speak into multiple microphones with the flags of different media organizations mounted on short tripods set on its surface along with a water bottle and paper name tents in a room with prints displayed on a wall in the background, with out-of-focus video camera microphones and monitors in the foreground.

Courts

Man accused of trying to get immigrant witness against him deported by writing letters threatening Trump

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