The Founding Editor of UpNorthNews, Pat was a familiar presence on radio and TV stations in western Wisconsin before serving in the state Legislature. After a brief stint living in the Caribbean, Pat and wife returned to Chippewa Falls to be closer to their growing group of grandchildren. He now serves as UNN’s chief political correspondent and host of UpNorthNews Radio, airing weekday mornings 6 a.m.-8 a.m on the Civic Media radio network and the UpNorthNews Facebook page.
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Sarah Godlewski Appointed Secretary of State Following Doug La Follette’s Surprise Resignation
Gov. Tony Evers appointed Godlewski, the former state treasurer, to fill the rest of the nearly four-year term La Follette won in November—ending a tenure that first started in 1974.
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Conservation Voters Group Says They’re Mobilizing for the Spring Elections Like Never Before
Former Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly’s existing record is reason enough for Wisconsin Conservation Voters to conduct its largest-ever voter outreach effort, but other local races also deserve voters’ attention, the group’s deputy director said.
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Former Gov. Tony Earl Passes Away at Age 86
A lengthy record of military, city, county, and state service was capped by his 1982 election. He is being remembered for environmental stewardship and his pioneering advocacy for gay rights.
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Why the Law School Wisconsin’s Conservative Supreme Court Candidates Attended Is Concerning
While two of the candidates attended prestigious schools in our state, two others got their law degrees from a school still run by a TV preacher who said past disasters happened because God is punishing America over abortion.
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Democrats Demand Ouster of Elections Commission Official for Bragging About Suppressing Voters of Color
Bob Spindell, chair of the 4th Congressional District Republican Party, said he won’t quit despite the uproar over an email he sent celebrating reduced Black and Hispanic turnout in Milwaukee.
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‘Courts Are About People’: Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Election Will Play a Major Role in the Rights of its Residents
Judge Chris Taylor, a former legislator who’s running for the Court of Appeals, is reminding voters of the many issues that come before state Supreme Court justices and the impact they have on protecting, expanding, or removing your rights.
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It’s Not That ‘Nobody Wants to Work’ — It’s That Too Many GOP Politicians Won’t Show Up for Work
The Republicans’ battle for Speaker of the House is the natural result of wanting to “prove” government doesn’t work—by refusing to do the actual work of governing.
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Republicans May Have a Majority in the Legislature, but Democrats Have a Record of Getting Things Done
GOP lawmakers want to use the state’s $6.6 billion surplus on tax cuts for the wealthy, but Gov. Tony Evers and Biden’s targeted investments saved the economy during the pandemic and are opening new opportunities in the future.
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Conservatives in St. Croix County Want to Reaffirm Their Constitutional Oath—But Just the Part About Guns
The county board may vote to join at least 20 other counties and several local government boards in passing gun-related measures rooted in politically-inspired paranoia, making it harder to stop the next mass shooting.
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Doctor’s Message to Republican Politicians: Get Out of My Office!
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos indicates an abortion ban exception for rape and incest victims would require victims to go through police reporting— something few victims seek—delaying their health care.
