Apr 02 Watch Wisconsin’s Primary: Setting the Stakes for Romney, Santorum Wisconsin's Primary: Setting the Stakes for Romney, Santorum… Continue watching
Apr 02 Obama Leading Romney Among Women in Swing States By PBS News Hour President Obama leads Mitt Romney by 2-to-1 among women under 50, according to a new Gallup/USA Today poll. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch Waging a Battle Over Voter ID Laws Across the country, voting rights activists including Rock the Vote have campaigned against a surge of state voter identification laws, requiring individuals to provide a photo ID before they cast a ballot. Gwen Ifill and guests discuss the latest move… Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch After Union Fallout, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on the Brink of Recall Election After Union Fallout, Wis. Gov. Scott Walker on the Brink of Recall Election… Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch For Wisconsin Gov. Walker, Tables Turn as Unions Push Recall Effort The eyes of the nation were on the political firestorm in Wisconsin last winter when Republican Gov. Scott Walker took on the labor union representing the state's public employees. Wisconsin Public Television's Frederica Freyburg explores how the tables have since… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch Wis. Voters Weigh in With ‘Mixed Verdict’ for GOP, Democrats Wisconsin Republicans defied a bid to oust them from control of the state Senate Tuesday in recall battles waged fiercely by anti-tax groups and public employee unions. Margaret Warner discusses the meaning of the recall results and the Badger State's… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch Governors Tell Washington: Find a Compromise on Debt Limit Governors Tell Washington: Find a Compromise on Deficit Plan… Continue watching
Jun 29 NewsHour Connect: The End of Collective Bargaining in Wisconsin By Lauren Knapp Wisconsin's controversial new collective bargaining law takes effect on Wednesday. The law severely diminishes state employee's collective bargaining rights and enacts what is essentially an 8 percent cut in pay for state workers. Salaries are not being directly cut, but… Continue reading
Jun 15 Watch Divided Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Collective-Bargaining Restraints The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 4-3 to uphold a controversial law, backed by Republican Gov. Scott Walker, to deny some public workers their right to collective bargaining. Judy Woodruff discusses what's ahead in the ongoing legal and political battles with… Continue watching
May 11 Will Wisconsin’s Recall Elections Hold Clues to 2012? By Dante Chinni With the 2012 presidential race in early stages and the political press looking for clues about the mood of the electorate, politics in Wisconsin has become a national story. The battles between new Republican Gov. Scott Walker, Democrats and the… Continue reading