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 Chief Political Correspondent and occasional pontoon captain.
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VIDEO: Senate Candidate Eric Hove Supports Pushing Back Retirement Benefits for Young Workers
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…
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Hovde 2012 comments resurface about farmers, Social Security, and obesity
“You’re largely driving around a tractor,” Hovde said of farmers in an interview, while also advocating for pushing back the retirement age and making overweight people pay more for health insurance.
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Here’s what did and didn’t get done in the Wisconsin Legislature
Republican leadership has sent lawmakers home for the rest of 2024 despite a lengthy legislative to-do list.
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VIDEO: Banned Book Backlash
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…
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Newly-released info shows Trump’s Wisconsin team led the way on the fake electors scheme
Two Wisconsin attorneys release documents and a video showing the fake electors applauding after signing false paperwork about the 2020 results.
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VIDEO: Alabama’s IVF Controversy Is ‘Rage Inducing’
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
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It’s Women’s History Month, so who’s blocking Tammy Baldwin’s bill to put a Suffrage Memorial on the National Mall?
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.
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VIDEO: Wisconsin Physician on In-vitro Fertilization Controversy in Alabama Supreme Court Ruling
A Wisconsin physician says the new controversy over in-vitro fertilization—caused by the right-wing Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos have the same legal status as children—could have been avoided if politicians and justices better understood the science behind IVF. Dr. Kristin Lyerly said IVF specialists and others were shocked and angered by the decision.…
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VIDEO: Let’s Work Together to Keep Local News in Your Community
Your donation fuels our journalism. Let’s work together to keep local news in your community.Head over to the support tab to donate. @upnorthnews Your donation fuels our journalism. Let’s work together to keep local news in your community. Click the link in our bio to donate. https://bit.ly/410LI6y #wisconsin #wisconsinnews #journalism #localjournalism ♬ original sound –…
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VIDEO: Founding Editor Pat Kreitlow has some thoughts on recent pro-Russia comments by Sen. Ron Johnson.
It is certainly not inevitable that Russia will eventually win and conquer some or all of Ukraine. History reminds us to connect the dots from tenacity to stalemate to withdrawal. Our Founding Editor Pat Kreitlow has some thoughts on recent pro-Russia comments by Sen. Ron Johnson. @upnorthnews It is certainly not inevitable that Russia will…
