Zac Schultz

Wisconsin

Producer, Reporter and Anchor at PBS Wisconsin

I cover Wisconsin politics and the state at large.

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Mike Pochowski on improving transparency when shopping for assisted living

1 week ago | pbswisconsin.org | Zac Schultz

Social IssuesWisconsin Assisted Living Association executive director and CEO Mike Pochowski discusses a bill in the Wisconsin Legislature that aims to shed light on assisted living referral agencies. Referral agencies offer to do the research to help seniors to find a facility, but the process remains opaque and not always in the best interest of the client. By | Here & Now Copy and Paste the Following Code to Embed this Video:
Rep. Dean Kaufert hopes for consensus in Wisconsin politics

4 weeks ago | pbswisconsin.org | Zac Schultz

PoliticsRep. Dean Kaufert hopes for consensus in Wisconsin politicsState Rep. Dean Kaufert, R-Neenah, a longtime lawmaker who returned to the Wisconsin Legislature in 2025, discusses money and hostility in politics as he seeks to build more bipartisanship on policy. By Zac Schultz | Here & NowMay 30, 2025 Copy and Paste the Following Code to Embed this Video:
'Here & Now' Highlights: Attorney General Josh Kaul, State Rep. Mark Born

1 month ago | pbswisconsin.org | Zac Schultz

Wisconsin is signed on to more than a dozen multistate lawsuits against actions taken by the Trump administration, and state Attorney General Josh Kaul explained the two factors used to decide when to join such an action. State Rep. Mark Born said the budget process in 2023 showed how Republican legislators could compromise with Gov. Tony Evers, and they’ll look for similar opportunities when writing the 2025-27 budget.
Howard Schweber on politics and a Milwaukee judge's arrest

1 month ago | pbswisconsin.org | Zac Schultz

CourtsHoward Schweber on politics and a Milwaukee judge's arrestUW-Madison political science professor emeritus Howard Schweber considers fallout from the arrest of and federal charges against Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan related to immigration enforcement. By Zac Schultz | Here & NowMay 2, 2025 Copy and Paste the Following Code to Embed this Video:
Brad Schimel, Susan Crawford on the Jan. 6 pardons by Trump

Feb 12, 2025 | pbswisconsin.org | Zac Schultz

CourtsWisconsin Supreme Court candidates Brad Schimel and Susan Crawford discuss pardons made by President Donald Trump of people convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol insurrection. By | Here & Now Copy and Paste the Following Code to Embed this Video: VIDEO TRANSCRIPT Brad Schimel:You know, presidents have the power to pardon people. There's some arguments about what that means.
Zac Schultz on Wisconsin's separation of powers lawsuit

Jan 16, 2025 | pbswisconsin.org | Zac Schultz |Frederica Freyberg

CourtsZac Schultz on Wisconsin's separation of powers lawsuitBy Zac Schultz, Frederica Freyberg | Here & NowJanuary 17, 2025 Copy and Paste the Following Code to Embed this Video: PBS Wisconsin senior political reporter Zac Schultz examines the Wisconsin Supreme Court case "Evers v. Marklein II" over who has power to set and strike down administrative rules in state government.
Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel face off in the 2025 election for a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat

Jan 6, 2025 | pbswisconsin.org | Zac Schultz

The 2025 race for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court is shaping up to again set national records for campaign spending and will determine the ideological control of the court for at least a year. Justice Ann Walsh Bradley is retiring from the court at the end of her term, leaving an open seat that will be filled in the spring election on April 1. Brad Schimel and Susan Crawford are the only two candidates in the race, which is technically non-partisan.
The legal contest over Wisconsin's top elections official

Nov 20, 2024 | pbswisconsin.org | Zac Schultz

The Wisconsin Elections Commission is wrapping up the final details of the 2024 vote, and as 2025 approaches, one large question hovers over the agency: Will its Administrator Meagan Wolfe be allowed to remain in her position? The answer will be provided by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which heard oral arguments on Nov. 18 on Wisconsin Elections Commission v. LeMahieu, a lawsuit that seeks to force her out.
Justices Brian Hagedorn and Rebecca Dallet on abortion laws

Nov 13, 2024 | pbswisconsin.org | Zac Schultz

Justice Brian Hagedorn:We all know what happened. It's not like we need to put blinders on and pretend that we got these things in a vacuum. So, the question for us is simply like, does a law that was unconstitutional at one point after 100-plus years of enforcement somehow get written off the books because the Legislature tried to do whatever the courts would let it do during the period of the time that the law was deemed unenforceable?
Wisconsin Supreme Court justices take on an abortion lawsuit

Nov 13, 2024 | pbswisconsin.org | Zac Schultz

Transcript Coming Soon. The Wisconsin Supreme Court has heard oral arguments on whether the state’s 1849 abortion ban is the law of the land. The law went into effect when the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Abortions halted in Wisconsin until September 2023, when a Dane County judge ruled the law actually referred to feticide, the act of someone else causing the death of a fetus. No matter what the court decides, though, abortion as a political issue is not going away.