State Rep. Francesca Hong, one of the leaders in the Democratic primary for governor, was sued last week by Capital One Bank over nearly $30,000 in credit card debt her campaign says has since been paid in full, @henry-redman.bsky.social reports. wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/06/02/c...

At convention, Wisconsin Republicans say midterms could turn state into Minnesota. Via @henry-redman.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/05/17/a...

I'm watching the Wisconsin GOP convention in the Wisconsin Dells online today (because they denied my press credential) where U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson just accused the Democratic party of training Renee Good and Alex Pretti to turn them "into martyrs."

Wisconsin Republicans called it “unconstitutional overreach” when Gov. Evers tried to delay the April 2020 election due to COVID wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/gov-t...

Florida's online sports gambling model, the direct inspiration for Wisconsin's recently enacted law to legalize online sports bets, seems to have supercharged gambling addiction www.miamiherald.com/news/local/a...

Just got to La Crosse where hundred of people are lining the streets in every direction for today’s No Kings protest @wisconsinexaminer.com

I’m in Viroqua this morning covering today’s No Kings protest for @wisconsinexaminer.com from the closely watched 3rd Congressional District where a few hundred people have lined a high traffic intersection downtown

FYI—we've watched Dodge County jail transport officers at Broadview before, this is a known connection point for ICE detainees:

ICE operations in Wisconsin raise transparency questions. @iamgregbach.bsky.social talked with @henry-redman.bsky.social from @wisconsinexaminer.com about local law enforcement's role and how lack of trust affects public safety.

I hopped on @civicmedia.us this morning to talk about my recent reporting on ICE's activity in western Wisconsin: civicmedia.us/shows/civic-...

In the Twin Cities, churches have become lifelines for their immigrant congregants. As immigrant families hide at home, their pastors and fellow church-goers bring them groceries and gather money to pay their rent. I wrote about it:

Scoop from @henry-redman.bsky.social, who has been in Western Wisconsin & Minneapolis all week: Twin Cities ICE presence extends into Wisconsin wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/06/t...

Rep. William Penterman told the Examiner the UW MIA bill wasn't ready for "primetime" bc of GOP lawmakers' concerns about a partial veto. According to Evers' spokesperson, Evers had already committed ahead of today's meeting to not use his partial veto power on it as long as it didn't change.

The Whipple Federal Building is still drawing protesters, read more about it in my report from the Twin Cities, where I've been all week helping out with the @minnesotareformer.com minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/04/e...

Wisconsin Assembly hearing signals movement on long-delayed PFAS legislation via @henry-redman.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/01/21/w...

Awesome reporting from our neighbors at the @minnesotareformer.com minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/13/i...

NEWS: At the Wisconsin Farmers Union's annual lobby day this morning Wisconsin AG Josh Kaul said the federal government is "obstructing" the investigation into the Minneapolis ICE shooting and that he's "making sure we're prepared" if feds come to Wisconsin. wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/attor...

Milwaukee police don’t have a plan if ICE launches massive operation in the city. @henry-redman.bsky.social reports buff.ly/pJ08JaI

For now, data center development concerns have escaped partisan polarization. That will probably change, @bcburden.bsky.social tells @henry-redman.bsky.social

Republicans have complained the Knowles-Nelson stewardship fund claims too much land. But other public land uses account for much more, @henry-redman.bsky.social finds in his latest story.

Our @isiahholmes.bsky.social has been the leading Wisconsin reporter on issues involving #police #surveillance. Here's his latest: Milwaukee sheriff pushes facial recognition technology before county board wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/10/m...

I spent yesterday tromping around in the snow to learn about the conservation projects that might get killed if Wisconsin's Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Grant program isn't extended next summer:

It's Veterans Day, but in Wisconsin the impasse over serving homeless vets remains. "Our veterans deserve better than political games," says one Democratic state rep. @bspears.bsky.social has the big picture.

New bill in the Wisconsin Legislature seeks to regulate data center construction via @henry-redman.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/11/06/d...

Scoop from @bspears.bsky.social: GOP lawmaker says bill redefining abortion is good politics, but also wants a total ban

Assembly committee debates ‘reality-based’ vs. conspiracy minded solutions to absentee drop boxes. Via @henry-redman.bsky.social.

New this morning: Reporter @henry-redman.bsky.social looks at the state's plunge into hosting data centers and their potential impact on water, utility costs and more.

BREAKING: Dodge Co sheriff is transporting migrants to and from a controversial Illinois ICE facility @isiahholmes.bsky.social and @henry-redman.bsky.social report wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/10/21/d...

The front of the march has looped back to Cathedral Square while the back is still nowhere in sight and a couple motorcycles (literally) rev up the crowd

Protesters in Milwaukee are kicking off their 1.8 mile march through downtown for No Kings day

J. a first generation Mexican-American from Milwaukee who is wearing their costume to “take the wind out of the administration’s sails” tells me “this alien is anti-ICE.”

I’m covering today’s No Kings protest in Milwaukee today for @wisconsinexaminer.com — follow along from Cathedral Square Park

Dems push for independent commission to draw legislative maps. Via @henry-redman.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/10/17/d...

Wisconsin legislators again seek PFAS compromise via @henry-redman.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/10/07/w...

Manitowoc ICE raid strikes at heart of Wisconsin dairy country. @henry-redman.bsky.social reports. buff.ly/bcIuwhP

JD Vance talks manufacturing, tax cuts and crime in ag-heavy La Crosse, while Dems and voters focus on other issues via @henry-redman.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/08/28/i...

Wisconsin Dems introduce proposal to save the popular Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program via @henry-redman.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/08/26/w...

Republican legislators propose bill to prevent local ‘rights of nature’ ordinances. @henry-redman.bsky.social reports buff.ly/9c4eAum

I wrote about the em dash

tired: taking several days to pass a budget through both chambers and for governor to consider signing wired: Full Legislature debating and passing the budget in 15 hours and governor can signing it directly after around 1:30 a.m. wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/07/03/e...

Wisconsin Supreme Court invalidates 1849 abortion ban via @henry-redman.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/07/02/w...

The start of drilling in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in Taylor County has started several disputes between enviros and DNR/mining company officials over the project's potential impact on the local groundwater and north fork of the Yellow River

Thousands join 'No Kings Day' protests in Wisconsin via @henry-redman.bsky.social and @isiahholmes.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/06/14/t...

Protesters begin their March from Campus mall up State Street to the capitol here in Madison

About 15 Statues of Liberty are dancing around Trump and Putin at Madison’s No Kings protest today

DOGE cancels lease of USGS Rice Lake water monitoring office. @henry-redman.bsky.social hears from environmental policy experts & a USGS insider about the impact of closing the facility next year. buff.ly/bhLHe5D

Incumbent State Superintendent Jill Underly wins a second term tonight, defeating GOP-backed candidate Brittany Kinser wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/04/01/s...

My story on tonight's results, which came way quicker than I was prepared to be camped out in Pewaukee for:

Schimel, conceding as audience cries about election fraud, says “we’ve gotta accept this”

Here at the Schimel watch party in Pewaukee, he hasn’t yet spoken but is just beginning to play bass with his band