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Wisconsin voters with disabilities demand a better way to cast absentee ballots

A lawsuit filed in Dane County seeks an electronic voting option so voters have a right to cast a secret ballot privately and unassisted on an absentee basis, but there are security risk concerns.

Don Natzke holds a white cane in his right hand while standing on a lawn outside a house with siding and a downspout next to a door, with a tree, foliage-covered fence and brick house in the background.

Don Natzke holds a white cane in his right hand while standing on a lawn outside a house with siding and a downspout next to a door, with a tree, foliage-covered fence and brick house in the background.

Rebecca Blom on school library book selection and challenges

Rebecca Blom on school library book selection and challenges

Kamala Harris gestures with her right hand while speaking into a microphone, with an out-of-focus U.S. flag in the background.

Harris announces new federal policy for nursing home staffing in La Crosse visit

In Focus with Curt Fuszard: First responders comfort kids

In Focus with Curt Fuszard: First responders comfort kids

A lake sturgeon specimen is seen from the side against a blank background.

Federal wildlife officials announce lake sturgeon won't be listed as endangered

Janel Brandtjen sits in a wood witness stand and speaks into multiple microphones, with out-of-focus people seated in a wood gallery space in the background.

Waukesha County prosecutor won't charge Brandtjen over campaign finance laws

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

'Here & Now' Highlights: Charles Franklin, Tim Purdon, Cindy Boyle

How school districts use ‘defeasance’ to pass referendums

How school districts use 'defeasance' to pass referendums

A still image from a video shows Tim Purdon seated in front of a wooden bookshelf to his right with a graphic at bottom reading 'Nashville, TN,' 'Tim Purdon' and 'Robins Kaplan Law Firm.'

Tim Purdon on Native youth, social media, mental health

A still image from a video shows Cindy Boyle seated between graphic art on the wall and a window with closed blinds with a graphic at bottom reading 'Peshtigo,' 'Cindy Boyle' and 'PFAS-Impacted Resident.'

Cindy Boyle on PFAS contamination in the town of Peshtigo

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.'

Charles Franklin on voter enthusiasm and top issues in 2024

Madison businessman and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde speaks April 2, 2024, at a Trump rally in Green Bay. Hovde emphasized that he doesn't oppose elderly people voting after initially saying that almost nobody in a nursing home is in a point to vote. (Credit: AP Photo / Mike Roemer)

Hovde says he doesn't oppose elderly people voting

Total number of law enforcement officers working in Wisconsin drops to another new low in 2023

Rebecca Blom on school library book selection and challenges

Rebecca Blom on school library book selection and challenges

Kamala Harris gestures with her right hand while speaking into a microphone, with an out-of-focus U.S. flag in the background.

Harris announces new federal policy for nursing home staffing in La Crosse visit

In Focus with Curt Fuszard: First responders comfort kids

In Focus with Curt Fuszard: First responders comfort kids

A lake sturgeon specimen is seen from the side against a blank background.

Federal wildlife officials announce lake sturgeon won't be listed as endangered

Janel Brandtjen sits in a wood witness stand and speaks into multiple microphones, with out-of-focus people seated in a wood gallery space in the background.

Waukesha County prosecutor won't charge Brandtjen over campaign finance laws

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

'Here & Now' Highlights: Charles Franklin, Tim Purdon, Cindy Boyle

How school districts use ‘defeasance’ to pass referendums

How school districts use 'defeasance' to pass referendums

A still image from a video shows Tim Purdon seated in front of a wooden bookshelf to his right with a graphic at bottom reading 'Nashville, TN,' 'Tim Purdon' and 'Robins Kaplan Law Firm.'

Tim Purdon on Native youth, social media, mental health

A still image from a video shows Cindy Boyle seated between graphic art on the wall and a window with closed blinds with a graphic at bottom reading 'Peshtigo,' 'Cindy Boyle' and 'PFAS-Impacted Resident.'

Cindy Boyle on PFAS contamination in the town of Peshtigo

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.'

Charles Franklin on voter enthusiasm and top issues in 2024

Madison businessman and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde speaks April 2, 2024, at a Trump rally in Green Bay. Hovde emphasized that he doesn't oppose elderly people voting after initially saying that almost nobody in a nursing home is in a point to vote. (Credit: AP Photo / Mike Roemer)

Hovde says he doesn't oppose elderly people voting

Total number of law enforcement officers working in Wisconsin drops to another new low in 2023

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In Focus with Curt Fuszard: First responders comfort kids

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Don Natzke holds a white cane in his right hand while standing on a lawn outside a house with siding and a downspout next to a door, with a tree, foliage-covered fence and brick house in the background.

Wisconsin voters with disabilities demand a better way to cast absentee ballots

Janel Brandtjen sits in a wood witness stand and speaks into multiple microphones, with out-of-focus people seated in a wood gallery space in the background.

Waukesha County prosecutor won't charge Brandtjen over campaign finance laws

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

'Here & Now' Highlights: Charles Franklin, Tim Purdon, Cindy Boyle

A still image from a video shows Tim Purdon seated in front of a wooden bookshelf to his right with a graphic at bottom reading 'Nashville, TN,' 'Tim Purdon' and 'Robins Kaplan Law Firm.'

Tim Purdon on Native youth, social media, mental health

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Rebecca Blom on school library book selection and challenges

Rebecca Blom on school library book selection and challenges

Waukesha County prosecutor won't charge Brandtjen over campaign finance laws

Former US Rep. Peter Barca announces run for Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District

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A still image from a video shows Tim Purdon seated in front of a wooden bookshelf to his right with a graphic at bottom reading 'Nashville, TN,' 'Tim Purdon' and 'Robins Kaplan Law Firm.'

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Rob Abbott on school funding and the politics of referendums

Rob Abbott on school funding and the politics of referendums

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Federal judge temporarily blocks plans to build transmission line crossing a Mississippi River wildlife refuge

Conservation groups sue to stop a transmission line from crossing a Mississippi River wildlife refuge

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Federal judge temporarily blocks plans to build transmission line crossing a Mississippi River wildlife refuge

Conservation groups sue to stop a transmission line from crossing a Mississippi River wildlife refuge

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