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Grant Sovern on changes to the US immigration system’s rules

Social Issues

Grant Sovern on changes to the US immigration system's rules

Community Immigration Law Center Board President and attorney Grant Sovern considers broad changes in how the U.S. immigration system operates and what that means for people applying for citizenship.

Recent News

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Courts

US Supreme Court strikes down Trump's sweeping global tariffs

Greta Neubauer stands and speaks into multiple microphones with the flags of different media organizations mounted to the top of a wood podium, with multiple people standing behind her and to her side, in a room with a carved fireplace lintel, a lower portion of a painting, the U.S. and Wisconsin flags, electric wall sconces and toile wallpaper.

Policy

Wisconsin moves to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage

The epic history of ancient Native canoes in Lake Mendota

Indigenous

The epic history of ancient Native canoes in Lake Mendota

Robin Vos stands and listens while standing in front of multiple microphones with the flags of different media organizations, with a podium, multiple computer monitors and people standing on a legislative dais in the background.

Politics

Republican Wisconsin Speaker Robin Vos leaving office after reshaping the state

Data centers and Wisconsin’s 2026 candidates for governor

Elections

Data centers and Wisconsin's 2026 candidates for governor

A sign with the Ahlstrom wordmark stands next to a metal flagpole amid landscape plants and in front of a tree with leaves changing colors next to a three-story brick building with rows of windows and an entrance marked by a sign with the word Ahlstrom.

Environment

Ahlstrom launches free water program for Stella residents affected by PFAS

Chairwoman Nicole Boyd on tribal nations working with Evers

Indigenous

Chairwoman Nicole Boyd on tribal nations working with Evers

US Rep. Scott Fitzgerald on ICE activity and Wisconsin farms

Policy

US Rep. Scott Fitzgerald on ICE activity and Wisconsin farms

Chairwoman Nicole Boyd on tribal responses to funding cuts

Indigenous

Chairwoman Nicole Boyd on tribal responses to funding cuts

The U.S. and Wisconsin flags fly from the top of a flagpole in front of a single-story building with brick and glass walls and a letter sign reading Dane County Job Center beneath Black Lives Matter and the rainbow Pride flag banners, with multiple vehicles parked in a parking lot in front of the building, and with snowbanks, leafless trees and evergreen landscape plants in the foreground, and the tops of leafless trees behind the building in the background.

Economy

Looking for work? Here’s how Wisconsin's job centers seek to offer help

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

Politics

'Here & Now' Highlights: U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, Chris Taylor

A still image shows a procession of people carrying various Tribal flags walking down the aisle of the State legislature.

Indigenous

Wisconsin's tribal nations assert reciprocity and resiliency

Several people stand on steps flanked by statues of two seated individuals outside an entrance to a multi-wing stone masonry building with a portico of columns upholding a pediment with sculptures of figures, with a street lamp, tree branches and grounds plants in the foreground.

Courts

US Supreme Court strikes down Trump's sweeping global tariffs

Greta Neubauer stands and speaks into multiple microphones with the flags of different media organizations mounted to the top of a wood podium, with multiple people standing behind her and to her side, in a room with a carved fireplace lintel, a lower portion of a painting, the U.S. and Wisconsin flags, electric wall sconces and toile wallpaper.

Policy

Wisconsin moves to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage

The epic history of ancient Native canoes in Lake Mendota

Indigenous

The epic history of ancient Native canoes in Lake Mendota

Robin Vos stands and listens while standing in front of multiple microphones with the flags of different media organizations, with a podium, multiple computer monitors and people standing on a legislative dais in the background.

Politics

Republican Wisconsin Speaker Robin Vos leaving office after reshaping the state

Data centers and Wisconsin’s 2026 candidates for governor

Elections

Data centers and Wisconsin's 2026 candidates for governor

A sign with the Ahlstrom wordmark stands next to a metal flagpole amid landscape plants and in front of a tree with leaves changing colors next to a three-story brick building with rows of windows and an entrance marked by a sign with the word Ahlstrom.

Environment

Ahlstrom launches free water program for Stella residents affected by PFAS

Chairwoman Nicole Boyd on tribal nations working with Evers

Indigenous

Chairwoman Nicole Boyd on tribal nations working with Evers

US Rep. Scott Fitzgerald on ICE activity and Wisconsin farms

Policy

US Rep. Scott Fitzgerald on ICE activity and Wisconsin farms

Chairwoman Nicole Boyd on tribal responses to funding cuts

Indigenous

Chairwoman Nicole Boyd on tribal responses to funding cuts

The U.S. and Wisconsin flags fly from the top of a flagpole in front of a single-story building with brick and glass walls and a letter sign reading Dane County Job Center beneath Black Lives Matter and the rainbow Pride flag banners, with multiple vehicles parked in a parking lot in front of the building, and with snowbanks, leafless trees and evergreen landscape plants in the foreground, and the tops of leafless trees behind the building in the background.

Economy

Looking for work? Here’s how Wisconsin's job centers seek to offer help

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

Politics

'Here & Now' Highlights: U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, Chris Taylor

A still image shows a procession of people carrying various Tribal flags walking down the aisle of the State legislature.

Indigenous

Wisconsin's tribal nations assert reciprocity and resiliency

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

Budgets

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

Chris Taylor on the 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Elections

Chris Taylor on the 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Rep. Angela Stroud on expansion of data centers in Wisconsin

Economy

Rep. Angela Stroud 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

South Central Region

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

The local battles over data center developments in Wisconsin

Politics

The local battles over data center developments in Wisconsin

South Central Region

US Rep. Gwen Moore on ICE and funding for Homeland Security

Budgets

US Rep. Gwen Moore on ICE and funding for Homeland Security

Kimberly Solberg on due process in immigration enforcement

Courts

Kimberly Solberg on due process in immigration enforcement

West Central Region

Howard Schweber on political pushback in Minnesota to ICE

Politics

Howard Schweber on political pushback in Minnesota to ICE

Maria Lazar, Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate, speaking during an interview, with on-screen text “MARIA LAZAR” and “WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT CANDIDATE.

Elections

Maria Lazar on the 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Kimberly Solberg on the pace of ICE raids around Baldwin

Courts

Kimberly Solberg on the pace of ICE raids around Baldwin

West Central Region

Howard Schweber on training for and protocols of ICE agents

Courts

Howard Schweber on training for and protocols of ICE agents

Howard Schweber on training for and protocols of ICE agents

Courts

Howard Schweber on training for and protocols of ICE agents

Indigenous

The epic history of ancient Native canoes in Lake Mendota

The epic history of ancient Native canoes in Lake Mendota

Chairwoman Nicole Boyd on tribal nations working with Evers

Chairwoman Nicole Boyd on tribal nations working with Evers

Chairwoman Nicole Boyd on tribal responses to funding cuts

Chairwoman Nicole Boyd on tribal responses to funding cuts

Local Wisconsin News

Southeast Region

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

History

Mary Roberts on discriminatory language in racial covenants

Social Issues

Derek Handley on racial covenants harming Black Milwaukeeans

History

Anne Bonds on covenants and Milwaukee's racial segregation

Southeast RegionSoutheast Region News

Northeast Region

Anita Kirschling, Theresa Reiter, Judy Rogers and Linda Chapman knit while sitting on rolling office chairs around three sides of tables arranged in a square, with other chairs facing the tables and in the background in a room with an industrial carpet and an open wood door.

Education

UW-Green Bay courts more older learners as student enrollment numbers shrink

Education

Appleton Technical Academy prepares students for skilled trades — it's not easy

Social Issues

Alex Pretti, shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis, grew up in Green Bay

Politics

Kewaunee County town staves off plan for a land purchase by a data center developer

Northeast RegionNortheast Region News

South Central Region

The epic history of ancient Native canoes in Lake Mendota

Indigenous

The epic history of ancient Native canoes in Lake Mendota

Economy

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

Economy

Rep. Mark Born on expansion of data centers in Wisconsin

Economy

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

South Central RegionSouth Central Region News

Northern Region

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Environment

Ahlstrom launches free water program for Stella residents affected by PFAS

Indigenous

Return of Vilas County land by Catholic nuns to Lac du Flambeau breaks new ground

Indigenous

Why Catholic sisters sold land back to the Lac du Flambeau

Indigenous

A prescribed burn in Superior provides pride and healing

Northern RegionNorthern Region News

West Central Region

Kimberly Solberg on due process in immigration enforcement

Courts

Kimberly Solberg on due process in immigration enforcement

Courts

Kimberly Solberg on the pace of ICE raids around Baldwin

Social Issues

Witnessing — and fearing — ICE actions in St. Croix County

Economy

John Rosenow on dairy workers and immigration enforcement

West Central RegionWest Central Region News

Southwest Region

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Economy

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

Economy

Implosion takes down the nearly century-old Black Hawk Bridge over the Mississippi River

Economy

Amid rising house prices, Richland Center residents decry development on parkland

Economy

Tawny Hardyman on losing staff during a government shutdown

Southwest RegionSouthwest Region News

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