POLITICS
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Local Brewery Makes the Most Out of Being ‘The Least Popular Place in Town’
When a progressive brewer butts heads with the conservative establishment, the result creates a consumer base and a new destination for tourists up north.
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Mandela Barnes Emerges as the Senate Nominee After Every Primary Opponent Drops Out in Less Than a Week
The lieutenant governor becomes the Democrats’ presumptive challenger to Sen. Ron Johnson as Nelson, Lasry, and now Godlewski all drop out and seek a united front for November.
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Trump Tries Yet Again to Pressure Wisconsin’s Top Republican into Illegally Throwing Out 2020 Election Results
Even as the Jan. 6 Committee meticulously outlines the ways the former president tried without merit to overturn his loss, Trump called Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to wrongly claim a state Supreme Court ruling undoes his defeat.
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As Trump Again Calls for ‘Decertification’ in Wisconsin, the Jan. 6 Hearings Show the State’s Central Role in His Planning
From fake electors to using Sen. Ron Johnson as a way to plant fraudulent ballots, Wisconsin will remain a focus as the congressional committee resumes its case Tuesday to show who knew about the insurrection plans.
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Jan. 6th Hearings: The Facts So Far
More than a dozen Republicans, many of whom previously worked for Trump, have testified thus far, painting a picture of a president willing to commit crimes to stay in office, regardless of the damage he might do to the country in the process.
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Evers Calls Out Republicans—More Than Obstruction, He Says They’re Against the Peaceful Transfer of Power
Governor tells UpNorthNews how the national GOP is only catching up to dangerous precedents set by Wisconsin Republicans.
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State Justices Strike Down Drop Boxes While Perpetuating Untrue Conspiracy Theories About the 2020 Election
Conservatives debate the definitions of a box and determine a mailbox is allowed, while a secure, convenient drop box is not.
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Democrats Are Closing Ron Johnson’s Tax Break—So That Health Care Gets a Higher Priority Than Billionaires
Hundreds of billions will go toward providing Medicare after capping a tax change so that its benefits are focused small businesses and middle class entrepreneurs.
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In One State, Big-Name Republicans Turn Against an Extreme Candidate for Governor
Two former Pennsylvania congressmen are among several GOP officials who say their party’s nominee presents “a threat to the rule of law and the constitutional order.” Wisconsin watches for similar pushback.
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Republicans Are Given Traction to Criticize Mandela Barnes—for Criticizing Slavery
Milwaukee media gives right-wing radio host and politicians a chance to amplify the untruth that learning from America’s past injustices is equal to hating America.
























