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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By punting the Farm Bill to 2024, Congress misses a chance to help farmers and consumers squeezed by middlemen
Far-right conservatives have already forced several spending bills into another possible government shutdown over the winter, making it necessary for the Farm Bill to go unaddressed until next fall.
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Trump vows again to try to ‘terminate’ Affordable Care Act, while Wisconsin Dems push to make it better
Strengthening BadgerCare and providing a public option would lower costs and provide more stable health insurance coverage for families.
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Calling all candidates: Filing window for school board, local government positions soon opens
School boards and local governments are always on the lookout for new candidates who want to step up and serve their hometowns.
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Biden to tout lowered prescription drug prices in ad during Packers-Lions
Voters in both swing states are getting messages about the president’s accomplishments on drug prices, insulin price caps, and closing corporate tax loopholes.
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Justices hear arguments to undo years of gerrymandered maps in Wisconsin
Swiss cheese legislative districts: “Wisconsin is the only state that has anything that looks anything like this.”
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Report cards for schools and school district achievement show continued recovery from the pandemic
Public school advocates say more schools would get an A if the Legislature weren’t getting an F for failure to fully support education.
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Ohio conservatives join Wisconsin and Michigan in seeking ways to overturn what voters said about abortion rights
Despite overwhelming public support to protect women’s healthcare rights, extremists in three states are seeking ways to undermine democracy.
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Biden supporters take a victory lap in Milwaukee on 2nd anniversary of a landmark infrastructure bill
DNC billboard mocks Donald Trump for turning “Infrastructure Week” into a running joke while Biden cemented billions in Wisconsin investments.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court weighs fast-tracking a lawsuit to end private school vouchers
Education advocates say the voucher programs have become a massive drain on public schools and want the state’s highest court to take up the case immediately. As the Wisconsin Supreme Court considers a request to immediately take up a lawsuit that would eliminate the state’s taxpayer-funded voucher schools program, voucher supporters filed briefs Tuesday making…
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Voters will decide on two constitutional amendments about elections
One would ban local governments from receiving private funds to help administer elections—despite a lack of adequate funding by the Legislature. The other would restrict voting to citizens—something already in the Wisconsin constitution.
