JD Vance speaks and gestures with his right hand while standing behind a podium with one mounted microphone and a Trump Vance 2024 campaign sign affixed to its front, with out-of-focus people standing behind him on risers while holding Trump Vance 2024 campaign signs in front of a stage curtain and large sign.

Elections

Vance touts deportation at rally in Eau Claire, where tensions flared over refugees

Eau Claire served as a backdrop to a campaign rally with Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance, who has focused on immigration and anti-immigrant rhetoric as he and former President Donald Trump campaign for the White House.

September 17, 2024

A large sign reading Milwaukee County Jail & Criminal Justice Facility with an address stands amid bushes and trees in front of a masonry and glass, with multiple glass doors on one wall.
A large sign reading Milwaukee County Jail & Criminal Justice Facility with an address stands amid bushes and trees in front of a masonry and glass, with multiple glass doors on one wall.

Courts

Wisconsin’s voter-approved cash bail policy stands under Dane County judge’s ruling

A Dane County judge issued a decision in a lawsuit filed by criminal justice advocates over two state constitutional amendments that Wisconsin voters approved in 2023, ruling stricter cash bail measures will remain in place despite procedural flaws in the ballot process.

September 17, 2024

Melissa Kono on election workers and polling place threats
Melissa Kono on election workers and polling place threats

Elections

Melissa Kono on election workers and polling place threats

Town of Burnside Clerk Melissa Kono considers training volunteer election workers how to handle criticism and preparing for confrontations and threats at polling places during voting and counting.

September 17, 2024

Multiple people stand holding hand-drawn signs, including ones reading Rehabilitate Not Incarcerate, Delays = Deaths Teat Now, while standing in front of a marble masonry building beneath the base of multiple columns with copper patina metal fences between them.
Multiple people stand holding hand-drawn signs, including ones reading Rehabilitate Not Incarcerate, Delays = Deaths Teat Now, while standing in front of a marble masonry building beneath the base of multiple columns with copper patina metal fences between them.

Courts

Short on fixes for prison problems, Wisconsin weighs proposals for independent oversight

Many states have offices to scrutinize prison conditions and explore improvements — in Wisconsin, prison reform advocates are calling for the creation of an independent ombudsman to investigate concerns inside prisons and to study potential solutions.

September 16, 2024

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gestures with both hands in the air as he walks in front of hand railings on a stage, with his shadow on a stage curtain and the stripes of a U.S. flag in the background and out-of-focus raised hands and smart phones pointed toward him in the foreground.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gestures with both hands in the air as he walks in front of hand railings on a stage, with his shadow on a stage curtain and the stripes of a U.S. flag in the background and out-of-focus raised hands and smart phones pointed toward him in the foreground.

Courts

Dane County judge rules Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will stay on 2024 ballot in Wisconsin

A Dane County judge has ruled that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s name will stay on the 2024 presidential ballot in Wisconsin — the candidate sued to get his name off the ballot in swing states after suspending his campaign in August and endorsing former President Donald Trump.

September 16, 2024

Charles Franklin and Frederica Freyberg sit facing each other on the Here & Now set.
Charles Franklin and Frederica Freyberg sit facing each other on the Here & Now set.

Politics

‘Here & Now’ Highlights: Charles Franklin, Jason Stein

Here's what guests on the Sept. 13, 2024 episode said about political polling two months out from the November election and rising property values and tax levies in Wisconsin.

September 16, 2024

A police SUV and pickup truck park behind and next to another SUV on the shoulder of a multi-lane road as another SUV is stopped in the right lane in the foreground, with trees lining the road in the background.
A police SUV and pickup truck park behind and next to another SUV on the shoulder of a multi-lane road as another SUV is stopped in the right lane in the foreground, with trees lining the road in the background.

Politics

Trump was the subject of apparent assassination attempt at Florida golf club, the FBI says

The FBI says former President Donald Trump was the target of "what appears to be an attempted assassination" at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida — Trump says he's safe and well, and authorities are holding a man in custody.

September 15, 2024

How threats are escalating for Wisconsin’s public officials
How threats are escalating for Wisconsin’s public officials

Politics

How threats are escalating for Wisconsin’s public officials

From local clerks to state Supreme Court justices, elected officials in Wisconsin are being threatened and harassed — in person and online — fueled by tense political rhetoric and conspiracy theories.

September 13, 2024

A still image shows Charles Franklin seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Charles Franklin' and 'Marquette Law School Poll.'
A still image shows Charles Franklin seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Charles Franklin' and 'Marquette Law School Poll.'

Elections

Charles Franklin on polling the top 2024 races in Wisconsin

Marquette Law School Poll Director Charles Franklin describes what polling of Wisconsin voters shows about candidates and campaigns for president and U.S. Senate two months out from the 2024 election.

September 13, 2024

A still image shows Jason Stein seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Jason Stein' and 'Wisconsin Policy Forum.'
A still image shows Jason Stein seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Jason Stein' and 'Wisconsin Policy Forum.'

Economy

Jason Stein on home values and property taxes in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Policy Forum President Jason Stein discusses the group's report on sky high values of houses in the state and how a rise in property tax levies impacts local government and school budgets.

September 13, 2024