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Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, who is the Democratic candidate for governor of Wisconsin in 2026, discusses prominent issues in the race, from affordability to crime to voting.
David Crowley on the 2026 election for governor of Wisconsin
David Crowley on prominent issues in the 2026 race for governor of Wisconsin.
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Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-7th Congressional District, who is the Republican candidate for governor of Wisconsin in 2026, discusses prominent issues in the race, from affordability to crime to voting.
Tom Tiffany on the 2026 election for governor of Wisconsin
Tom Tiffany on prominent issues in the 2026 race for governor of Wisconsin.
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Celebrate Hispanic & Latino Heritage Month with these PBS Wisconsin programs, now streaming!
Honor Hispanic & Latino Heritage Month with PBS Wisconsin - PBS Wisconsin
Watch these PBS and PBS Wisconsin programs to celebrate Hispanic & Latino Heritage Month, observed from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.
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After a tornado struck the Fox Cities, small business owners put operations on hold and organized large-scale efforts to direct volunteers and donation requests - more than a month later, they're navigating how to continue helping while keeping their businesses afloat, reports @wisconsinwatch.org .
Fox Cities businesses balance tornado relief with keeping their doors open
This story was produced and originally published by Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom. For a few weeks, countless donations piled up on Destiny Antuna's shop floor. Stacks of canned ....
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The U.S. Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump's bid to restrict how the U.S. Postal Service mails ballots cast in the November 2026 election, a decision that allows states — including Wisconsin — to continue using existing processes for voting, reports @apnews.com.
US Supreme Court rejects Trump mail-in ballot restrictions ahead of the 2026 midterms
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States Supreme Court on Sept. 14 rejected President Donald Trump's bid to restrict mail ballots for the midterm elections, capping a flurry of last-minute legal ...
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Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 @uwmadison.bsky.social labor economist and High Road Strategy Center associate director Laura Dresser discusses Wisconsin's immigrant workers and effects of immigration enforcement raids on jobs and the economy.
Laura Dresser on economic impacts of immigrants in Wisconsin
Laura Dresser on Wisconsin's immigrant workers and immigration enforcement raids.
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Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 Here's what guests on the Sept. 11 episode of "Here & Now" said about running for Wisconsin Attorney General and a U.S. Postal Service rule seeking to change its handling of absentee ballots.
'Here & Now' Highlights: Andrew Mercil, Josh Kaul, Eric Toney
The Trump administration is pushing to alter how the U.S. Postal Service handles absentee ballots, and Dunn County Clerk Andrew Mercil describes what is already happening at the local level. ...
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Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 Former U.S. Health and Human Services Sec. Tommy Thompson shares memories of visiting New York City after 9/11 and responds to the release of documents about hazardous air quality near Ground Zero.
Tommy Thompson reflects on 9/11 attacks and response efforts
Tommy Thompson shared memories of visiting New York City after 9/11.
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Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 Republicans try to fire up the base with a rare midterm convention — Inside Wisconsin Politics looks at why some Wisconsin Republicans joined the party while others stayed home.
GOP convention, decline of debates, ballot lawsuit
Why some Wisconsin Republicans skipped the recent midterm party convention.
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Interview: 📺 🖥️ 💻 Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney discusses his run as the Republican candidate for Wisconsin Attorney General in 2026 and significant issues facing the state Department of Justice. pbswisconsin.org/news-item/er...
Eric Toney on running for Wisconsin Attorney General in 2026
The Fond du Lac County district attorney discusses his run as the Republican candidate in 2026.
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Nebraska and Montana have put work requirements in place for Medicaid recipients — their start ahead of federal deadlines could offer implementation lessons for other states, including in Wisconsin, reports @wisconsinwatch.org pbswisconsin.org/news-item/wh...
What can Wisconsin learn from other states starting work requirements for Medicaid?
This story was produced and originally published by Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom. Starting in January, some Wisconsinites must prove they meet federal work requirements to enroll...
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Interview: 📺 🖥️ 💻 Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul discusses his run for re-election as the incumbent and Democratic candidate for the office in 2026 and significant issues facing the state Department of Justice. pbswisconsin.org/news-item/jo...
Josh Kaul on running for Wisconsin Attorney General in 2026
The incumbent attorney general discusses his run for re-election.
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'Madison Symphony at 100' captures the orchestra's centennial season finale. Premiering Sept. 10, PBS Wisconsin production crews invite you behind-the-scenes to discover what it takes to bring the concert to television.
Working in concert to produce "Madison Symphony at 100" - PBS Wisconsin
Before the premiere of "Madison Symphony at 100", see how PBS Wisconsin planned, recorded and edited MSO's centennial concert for television.
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Interview: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 Watch a talk with Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Sec. Karen Hyun about the agency calling for a halt to work on the Enbridge Line 5 re-route after a construction truck ruptured the pipeline, causing the release of more than a million gallons of propane and butane.
Sec. Karen Hyun on a natural gas leak in Line 5 in Wisconsin
Karen Hyun on Line 5 leaking natural gas in Iron County following a vehicle collision.
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Interview: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 Watch a talk with Philip Rocco, a political science professor at Marquette University, about a U.S. Census Bureau report on alleged noncitizen voting, U.S. Postal Service plans to manage ballots and U.S. Department of Homeland Security investigations into election administration.
Philip Rocco on noncitizen voting claims and mail-in ballots
Philip Rocco on moves to manage mailing ballots by alleging noncitizen voter fraud.
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Interview: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 Watch a talk with Laura Dresser, a labor economist at @uwmadison.bsky.social and associate director of High Road Strategy Center, about findings in the State of Working Wisconsin 2026 report.
Laura Dresser on the state of working in Wisconsin in 2026
Laura Dresser on the State of Working Wisconsin 2026 report on job trends and inflation.
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Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 Supporters and opponents of large-scale wind and solar energy development in rural communities wrangle over projects as the state's demand for electricity to grow significantly in the coming years.
Hopes and tensions over renewable energy in rural Wisconsin
Tom Wilcox has farmed the same plots of land around his home in Clark County for more than 20 years. He's admittedly old fashioned with how he goes about it. ...
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Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 Here's what guests on the Sept. 4 episode of "Here & Now" said about sowing distrust in the midterm elections, a Line 5 pipeline leak in Iron and the state of Wisconsin's workers.
'Here & Now' Highlights: Philip Rocco, Sec. Karen Hyun, Laura Dresser
The Trump administration is focused on noncitizen voting ahead of the November 2026 election — Marquette University political science professor Philip Rocco said it's a concerted effort on multiple fr...
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Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 The Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission denounced Enbridge after a contractor's truck struck the Line 5 pipeline at a construction site in northern Wisconsin and caused a natural gas spill.
Ojibwe tribal group condemns Line 5 spill as 'sloppy work'
The Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission denounced Enbridge over a Line 5 spill.
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Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 Flock surveillance cameras become an issue, feds probe alleged noncitizen voting, and presidential place name proclamations — Inside Wisconsin Politics considers impacts on the 2026 governor's race. #InsideWisconsinPolitics
Flock cameras, election administration and Great Lakes names
Flock surveillance cameras, alleged noncitizen voting and place name proclamations.
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Beloit was identified as the worst city in the nation for air pollution in 2023, but the Wisconsin DNR is not committing to expanding the monitoring system to assess air quality in the community, where asthma rates are among the highest in the state, reports @wisconsinwatch.org.
Wildfire smoke renews air pollution and asthma concerns in Rock County
This story was originally published by Wisconsin Watch, and produced in partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Investigative Journalism class taught in the School of Journalism and Mas...
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Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 Marquette Law School Poll Director @pollsandvotes.bsky.social Charles Franklin discusses inflation and the cost of living as the top issue in 2026 for Wisconsin voters, who also hold broad opposition to data center development.
Charles Franklin on polling Wisconsin voters on data centers
Charles Franklin on Wisconsin voters holding broad opposition to data center development.
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Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Secretary and CEO John Miller discusses exports to Canada by businesses in the state, objectives of tariffs, and a Trump administration plan to import beef.
John Miller on export markets, tariffs and importing beef
John Millers on exports to Canada, objectives of tariffs, and a plan to import beef.
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The 2027 Garden and Green Living Expo photography competition is now accepting entries! Enjoy these tips from one of our photo contest judge then submit your nature-based photos for a chance to be featured at February's event. 📸
Grow your photography skills with tips from a Garden & Green Living Expo judge - PBS Wisconsin
Garden & Green Living Expo photo competition jurist Jim Gill shares tips on how to make your photo entry stand out to the panel of judges
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Sigrid Peterson, PBS Wisconsin digital content editor, confesses to the joys and comforts of loving Mary Oliver's poetry, in this look at the new American Masters documentary, "Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World," streaming now.
Be 'cringe' with me in reverence for Mary Oliver - PBS Wisconsin
A few years ago, I texted my friend, “I didn’t know that it’s ‘cringe’ to love Mary Oliver.” I had...
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Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 Waukesha County Technical College President Rich Barnhouse discusses the expansion and acceleration of debates over new technology amid community-level controversies over data center development.
Rich Barnhouse on debates over emerging digital technologies
Rich Barnhouse on the expansion and acceleration of debates over new technology.
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Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 Marquette Law School Poll Director Charles Franklin @pollsandvotes.bsky.social discusses fraudulent polling results promoted by an individual under the name "Median Strategies" and what it means for pollsters and the media.
Charles Franklin on a fake poll of Wisconsin's 2026 primary
Charles Franklin on fraudulent polling results under the name 'Median Strategies.'
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Interview: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱Watch a talk with John Miller, secretary and CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, about the trade war with Canada and what it means for different business sectors and customers around the state.
John Miller on how the US-Canada trade war affects Wisconsin
John Miller on How the US-Canada Trade War Affects Wisconsin
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Interview: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱Watch a talk with Janine Geske, a former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice and former director of the Andrew Center for Restorative Justice at the Marquette University Law School, about commutations being reinstated in the state and what it means for the justice system.
Janine Geske on Wisconsin's Commutation Advisory Board
Janine Geske on restorative justice and the state's process to commute criminal sentences.
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Interview: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 Watch a talk with Charles Franklin, director of the Marquette Law School Poll, about its first poll conducted after Wisconsin's 2026 primary election for governor, what voters say about their support for David Crowley and Tom Tiffany, and preferences for the state Legislature.
Charles Franklin on polling voters about Crowley and Tiffany
Charles Franklin on what voters say about 2026 governor candidates and the Legislature.
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