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AS PROMISED… On Tuesday, Governor Tony Evers rejected the anti-LGBTQ legislation proposed by Republicans, which aimed to prohibit transgender and gender nonconforming youth from joining school sports teams based on their gender identity. LGBTQ kids deserve our love and respect and support just like any other kid,? said Evers. Evers had pledged to veto the…

POST AND DELETE🤔 Friday marked the permanent closure of Eau Claire’s HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital and St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls. On the same day, Hospital Sisters Health System shared a Facebook post about their participation in Wisconsin Hospital Association’s Advocacy Day and stressed the significance of hospitals in our communities. However, the post…

Healthcare facilities in the Chippewa Valley have closed, including St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls and HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, which was originally scheduled to close late April. Gov. Tony Evers has been urging the Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee to release $15 million for the region. This money would come to the…

Workers in their 20s would have to put in up to 50 years on the job before US Senate candidate Eric Hovde would let them begin collecting retirement benefits like Medicare and Social Security. 🤯 During Hovde’s first run for office in 2012, he said the best way to deal with financial pressure on those…

More than 45 million Americans who are charged late fees on credit cards each year will save an average of $220 annually under the new rule. UpNorthNews CorrespondentMark (@markpochow) has the details: @upnorthnews More than 45 million Americans who are charged late fees on credit cards each year will save an average of $220 annually…

Wisconsin school board elections take place April 2. It’s time for voters to make sure candidates are public education supporters, not wolves in sheep’s clothing who would undermine our community schools, divert tax dollars to private schools, and target vulnerable populations by also attacking students’ freedom to read. @upnorthnews Wisconsin school board elections take place…

Visitors to Washington, DC could someday see a monument to the women who fought for generations for the right to vote. But first comes a new fight—over a small piece of land. UpNorthNews Correspondent Mark (@markpochow) has the details: @upnorthnews Visitors to Washington, DC could someday see a monument to the women who fought for…

During his State of the Union speech on Thursday, President Joe Biden delivered a fiery speech in defense of freedom and democracy and laid out his vision for America’s future. @upnorthnews During his State of the Union speech on Thursday, President Joe Biden delivered a fiery speech in defense of freedom and democracy and laid…

Biden proposes a new student debt relief plan for Wisconsin borrowers facing ‘hardship.’ The new proposal will focus on providing debt relief to those with older loans or loans with large sums of interest; those with high-cost, unavoidable child care or health care expenses; borrowers who are highly likely to default; and others who face…

Reaction from @motherhood for Good and Sen. Tammy Baldwin to the latest right-wing interference in women’s reproductive healthcare decisions. @upnorthnews Reaction from @motherhood for Good and Sen. Tammy Baldwin to the latest right-wing interference in women's reproductive healthcare decisions. #reproductiverights #ivf #wisconsin #wisconsinnews #reproductivefreedom ♬ original sound – UpNorthNews