Oct 14 How to watch the 2014 midterm debates By Anya van Wagtendonk With one month left in this year’s midterm elections cycle, debate season is officially upon us. Many of these events promise tension and excitement in a year where control of the Senate is up for grabs. Continue reading
Oct 10 WATCH LIVE: Wisconsin gubernatorial debate By Anya van Wagtendonk Watch the Wisconsin gubernatorial debate at 8 p.m. EDT tonight, featuring incumbent Gov. Scott Walker (R) and Mary Burke (D). Wisconsin Public Television will live stream the event in the player above. Courtesy Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation. Continue reading
Oct 10 Courts strike down voter ID laws in Texas, Wisconsin By Will Weissert, Todd Richmond, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge likened Texas' strict voter ID requirement to a poll tax deliberately meant to suppress minority voter turnout and struck it down less than a month before Election Day — and mere hours after the… Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch Wisconsin group wants to turn student borrowers into activists By PBS News Hour Through the recession, college tuition skyrocketed at public universities to make up for flagging state funding. Some students who borrowed to keep up with rising costs face crushing debt repayments. Hari Sreenivasan travelled to Wisconsin to report on one group… Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch In politically divided Wisconsin, little incentive to seek middle ground By PBS News Hour The residents of metropolitan Milwaukee, Wisconsin are increasingly split by race, political party and geography. A major fight over Gov. Scott Walker in 2012 helped widen the divide. Gwen Ifill talks to residents and local politicians about the fractured political… Continue watching
Jun 20 What allegations of 'criminal scheme' could mean for Wisconsin governor By Terence Burlij Prosecutors are accusing Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker of participating in a “criminal scheme” to get around a state law banning coordination “in an effort to illegally coordinate fundraising among conservative groups to help his campaign and those of Republican state… Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch To tackle racial disparity in Wisconsin's capital, community leaders start with the very young By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 19 Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker participated in 'illegal scheme', prosecutors say By Scott Bauer, Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate, illegally coordinated fundraising with conservative groups as part of a nationwide "criminal scheme" to violate election laws, prosecutors said in court documents unsealed Thursday. Continue reading
Nov 26 Watch Tuesday, November 26, 2013 Thanksgiving travel plans were disrupted by a powerful early winter storm. Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch Gov. Scott Walker on how state governance can be a model for Washington Gov. Scott Walker on how state governance can be a model for Washington… Continue watching