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In Focus with Pete Souza: Photographing Presidential History

Murv Seymour talks with Pete Souza at PBS Wisconsin about his work documenting daily life and historic events on the world stage as White House photographer for the Obama and Reagan administrations.

In Focus with Pete Souza: Photographing Presidential History

In Focus with Pete Souza: Photographing Presidential History

Frederica Freyberg and Brian Schimming sit facing each other on the Here & Now set.

'Here & Now' Highlights: Brian Schimming, Jay Heck, Ian Robertson

Bryan Steil speaks and points with his left index finger to a piece of paper held in his right hand that includes the text Are You Ready for the June 4 Primary Election? while seated.

Noncitizen voting, illegal in federal elections, emerges as a 2024 Republican talking point

Why is Madison considered a climate haven going forward?

Why is Madison considered a climate haven going forward?

A still image shows Jay Heck seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Jay Heck' and 'Common Cause in Wisconsin.'

Jay Heck on ballot drop boxes and Wisconsin voters in 2024

Brian Schimming on Wisconsin voters and Republicans in 2024

Brian Schimming on Wisconsin voters and Republicans in 2024

A still image shows Ian Robertson seated in front of framed art on a wall, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Madison,' 'Outgoing Dean Ian Robertson' and 'UW-Madison College of Engineering.'

Ian Robertson on goals of UW-Madison engineering education

A video still image shows Ann Jacobs sitting in an office with wood shelves filled with books, plants and other items in the background, with a video graphic at bottom including the text Ann Jacobs and Commissioner - Wisconsin Elections Commission.

Wisconsin election officials fear voter confusion over 8th Congressional District special and regular elections

Books with library labels and binding fill tall wood bookcases that line one side of a room with painted concrete-block wall and overhead fluorescent lighting, with signs mounted on ceiling panels that read Action, Relationships and Classics, with a shorter wood and metal book case in the foreground.

A surge in book challenges has Wisconsin school districts scrambling to keep pace

Tim Carpenter stands and gestures with both hands as other state senators sit at wood desks arranged in a semi-circle while other staff sit and stand at a wooden legislative dais, in a room with marble masonry and pillars, large paintings, and a second-story observation gallery.

Wisconsin Senate Republicans vote to override nine Evers vetoes on PFAS funds, other bills

An aerial photo shows trees with mostly green and some yellow leaves, along with many with no leaves, on land located along the shores of and among different islands in the channels of a river, with tree covered bluffs on the opposite shore under a clear sky.

Utilities start work on transmission line crossing in Mississippi River wildlife refuge

A metal container standing on four legs with a text graphics that starts with the line On July 8 2022, the Wisconsin Supreme Court banned most absentee ballot drop boxes in the state at its top stands on a concrete slab next to a garden plot, with a brick building with a metal sign reading Fire Station No. 3 and multiple garage doors in the background.

Rural Wisconsin voters face hurdles aside from the ballot drop box ban

A metal box with a closed door, locking mechanism, and decal with star graphics and the words Insert Ballot Here stands in front of an out-of-focus wall.

Wisconsin Supreme Court hears challenge to state's 2022 ballot drop box ban

Frederica Freyberg and Brian Schimming sit facing each other on the Here & Now set.

'Here & Now' Highlights: Brian Schimming, Jay Heck, Ian Robertson

Bryan Steil speaks and points with his left index finger to a piece of paper held in his right hand that includes the text Are You Ready for the June 4 Primary Election? while seated.

Noncitizen voting, illegal in federal elections, emerges as a 2024 Republican talking point

Why is Madison considered a climate haven going forward?

Why is Madison considered a climate haven going forward?

A still image shows Jay Heck seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Jay Heck' and 'Common Cause in Wisconsin.'

Jay Heck on ballot drop boxes and Wisconsin voters in 2024

Brian Schimming on Wisconsin voters and Republicans in 2024

Brian Schimming on Wisconsin voters and Republicans in 2024

A still image shows Ian Robertson seated in front of framed art on a wall, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Madison,' 'Outgoing Dean Ian Robertson' and 'UW-Madison College of Engineering.'

Ian Robertson on goals of UW-Madison engineering education

A video still image shows Ann Jacobs sitting in an office with wood shelves filled with books, plants and other items in the background, with a video graphic at bottom including the text Ann Jacobs and Commissioner - Wisconsin Elections Commission.

Wisconsin election officials fear voter confusion over 8th Congressional District special and regular elections

Books with library labels and binding fill tall wood bookcases that line one side of a room with painted concrete-block wall and overhead fluorescent lighting, with signs mounted on ceiling panels that read Action, Relationships and Classics, with a shorter wood and metal book case in the foreground.

A surge in book challenges has Wisconsin school districts scrambling to keep pace

Tim Carpenter stands and gestures with both hands as other state senators sit at wood desks arranged in a semi-circle while other staff sit and stand at a wooden legislative dais, in a room with marble masonry and pillars, large paintings, and a second-story observation gallery.

Wisconsin Senate Republicans vote to override nine Evers vetoes on PFAS funds, other bills

An aerial photo shows trees with mostly green and some yellow leaves, along with many with no leaves, on land located along the shores of and among different islands in the channels of a river, with tree covered bluffs on the opposite shore under a clear sky.

Utilities start work on transmission line crossing in Mississippi River wildlife refuge

A metal container standing on four legs with a text graphics that starts with the line On July 8 2022, the Wisconsin Supreme Court banned most absentee ballot drop boxes in the state at its top stands on a concrete slab next to a garden plot, with a brick building with a metal sign reading Fire Station No. 3 and multiple garage doors in the background.

Rural Wisconsin voters face hurdles aside from the ballot drop box ban

A metal box with a closed door, locking mechanism, and decal with star graphics and the words Insert Ballot Here stands in front of an out-of-focus wall.

Wisconsin Supreme Court hears challenge to state's 2022 ballot drop box ban

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A still image from a video shows Jane Graham Jennings seated in front of a drawn white curtains and a lamp to her left with a graphic at bottom reading 'Jane Graham Jennings' and 'The Women's Community of Wausau.'

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A still image shows Eileen Newcomer seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Eileen Newcomer' and 'League of Women Voters of Wisconsin.'

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A still image shows Jay Heck seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Jay Heck' and 'Common Cause in Wisconsin.'

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Frederica Freyberg and Brian Schimming sit facing each other on the Here & Now set.

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An aerial photo shows trees with mostly green and some yellow leaves, along with many with no leaves, on land located along the shores of and among different islands in the channels of a river, with tree covered bluffs on the opposite shore under a clear sky.

Utilities start work on transmission line crossing in Mississippi River wildlife refuge

A metal container standing on four legs with a text graphics that starts with the line On July 8 2022, the Wisconsin Supreme Court banned most absentee ballot drop boxes in the state at its top stands on a concrete slab next to a garden plot, with a brick building with a metal sign reading Fire Station No. 3 and multiple garage doors in the background.

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A metal box with a closed door, locking mechanism, and decal with star graphics and the words Insert Ballot Here stands in front of an out-of-focus wall.

Wisconsin Supreme Court hears challenge to state's 2022 ballot drop box ban

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