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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Trump Is Arraigned on Felony Charges of Trying to Steal the 2020 Election—with Help from Several Wisconsin Supporters
The former president pleads not guilty while adding another hearing date to a burgeoning legal calendar involving three criminal cases—with the possibility of a fourth on the way.
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Farmers in 27 Wisconsin Counties Will Get Help Amid ‘Near-Drought’ Conditions
Crop yields are coming in behind average as scattered showers and thunderstorms fail to make up for a lengthy stretch of not enough rain.
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Postcards Targeting Sen. Tammy Baldwin Urge Her to Stop Fighting for Lower Drug Prices
A group billing itself as a conservative alternative to the AARP is fighting against more affordable medications.
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Ron Johnson’s Flip-Flop on Campaign Loans Continues a Troubling Trend
Wisconsin’s Republican senator said he wasn’t expecting to pay himself back for loans he made to his campaign, and yet hundreds of thousands of dollars from his donors were recently sent to his personal bank account.
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Consequences Keep Coming For Those Who Tried to Overturn 2020 Election
Trump reveals receiving a letter from special counsel Jack Smith informing the former president he is the target of an investigation that has included interviews with Wisconsin election officials.
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Here’s Why 1 Million Wisconsin Seniors Will Soon See Lower Drug Costs
President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act included a measure allowing Medicare to negotiate directly with drug companies in order to reduce the cost of prescriptions for Part D beneficiaries.
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Bipartisan Group Working to Assure Voters Wisconsin Elections Are Secure
Former Gov. Tommy Thompson (R) and former Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton (D) will lead the state board of “Keep Our Republic” with a public education mission.
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Rebecca Cooke Becomes First Democrat Seeking to Challenge GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden
The small business owner won the majority of counties in last year’s primary. Three other Democrats are said to be considering a challenge to the freshman Republican who was on the US Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Judge: ‘No Such Thing as an 1849 Abortion Ban,’ Allows Lawsuit to Continue
A Dane County judge’s order indicates the 19th century statue is preempted by state laws written while Roe v. Wade was in effect and that a lawsuit against the state’s 1849 abortion ban may proceed.
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Here’s Why Folks Will Be Talking About Gov. Tony Evers’ Budget Moves 402 Years from Now
The governor modified the Republicans’ 2023-25 state budget bill with partial vetoes that scale back the GOP’s tax cuts for the very wealthy and provide public schools with a minimum level of funding until 2425.
