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Wausau’s conservative mayor relocates a ballot drop box on his own, a potential ethics and criminal violation
The city attorney advised Doug Diny not to tamper with the drop box outside of City Hall. The local district attorney and state Elections Commission have been asked to investigate.
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Kamala Harris wants to end the Senate filibuster to restore national abortion rights
The Senate filibuster rule requires a 60-vote threshold for most legislation to pass, making it virtually impossible to pass abortion rights legislation due to Republican opposition. Without the filibuster, a law restoring Roe v. Wade could pass with a simple majority, or 51 Senate votes.
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This rural WI school district has a creative idea to help the childcare crisis and school funding issues
The Lincoln School District serves the Alma Center, Humbird, and Merrillan communities. Voters who live there will see a question on their ballots Nov. 5, asking them to approve a capital referendum to build a childcare center onto the elementary school in Merrillan.
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Project 2025 would make flying more expensive and less convenient for rural and small-town Wisconsinites
Experts have warned that ending the Essential Air Service program, as Project 2025 sets out to do — and as Donald Trump tried to do during his first term — could lead to the closure of small town airports and higher flight prices, leaving rural communities disconnected from the rest of the United States.
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Harris wants to lower grocery prices by taking on price gouging. Trump’s plan would increase prices.
Kamala Harris has said that she will call on Congress to pass a federal ban on price gouging and give the federal government more authority to prevent consolidation in the food industry, if elected. Donald Trump, on the other hand, wants to impose tariffs and reduce food imports, a plan that would cause food prices…
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Opinion: GOP Leadership and Project 2025 will worsen Wisconsin’s climate crisis and hurt the economy
State Senator Chris Larson highlights Wisconsin’s climate challenges and the risks posed by GOP opposition and Project 2025 to clean energy and economic progress.
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VIDEO: This 18-Year-Old Says Don’t Be Discouraged to Vote
Lander Levers of Ellsworth might only be 18-years-old, but he knows voting is more than just a civic duty. What does it mean for Wisconsinites? 🎥: Salina Heller @upnorthnews Lander Levers of Ellsworth might only be 18-years-old, but he knows voting is more than just a civic duty. What does it mean for Wisconsinites? 🎥:…
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VIDEO: Why It Was Important for a Minnesota Mom to Bring Her Daughter to Harris-Walz Rally
It was important for Jessie Nowak to bring her daughter, Kate, from southern Minnesota to Eau Claire last month to be part of the Harris-Walz campaign rally. For them, protecting freedoms hits home. Plus, they can’t say enough good things about their governor. 🎥: Salina Heller @upnorthnews It was important for Jessie Nowak to bring…
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Wisconsin daycares could serve 33,000 more kids
The short answer to how Wisconsin daycares could serve 33,000 more kids? Hire more people to take care of those children. It’s a seemingly obvious answer to a problem that many family advocates in recent years have reached crisis level. Almost 60% of child care providers across the state have unused capacity—closed classrooms—because of staff…
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‘Action is the antidote to despair’ – Sarah Keyeski runs to be a voice for rural Wisconsin
A Joan Baez song lyric helped inspire the creation of Lift Lodi for the mother turned organizer turned Senate candidate.
