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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10 Things Wisconsin Voters Will Decide on Tuesday Along With the Next Supreme Court Justice
Spring elections include another batch of local referendums due to restrictions on school boards from legislative Republicans.
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Why Hundreds of Wisconsin Doctors Are Asking You to Vote in Next Week’s Supreme Court Race
Government interference in the doctor-patient relationship “has got to change,” say physicians who support Judge Janet Protasiewicz because of Dan Kelly’s support from groups hostile to women’s healthcare rights.
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‘Everything Is on the Line’: Q&A with Janet Protasiewicz
The Milwaukee County judge would ensure a progressive Supreme Court for the first time in 15 years if she were to defeat conservative former Justice Dan Kelly on April 4.
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Here’s What’s Wrong with Those Two Constitutional Amendments on Next Week’s Ballot
They claim to reform the bail system, but a legislator who’s worked on real bipartisan solutions says Republicans are abusing their power in order to appear “tough on crime” ahead of the April 4 election.
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Sarah Godlewski Appointed Secretary of State Following Doug La Follette’s Surprise Resignation
Gov. Tony Evers appointed Godlewski, the former state treasurer, to fill the rest of the nearly four-year term La Follette won in November—ending a tenure that first started in 1974.
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Conservation Voters Group Says They’re Mobilizing for the Spring Elections Like Never Before
Former Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly’s existing record is reason enough for Wisconsin Conservation Voters to conduct its largest-ever voter outreach effort, but other local races also deserve voters’ attention, the group’s deputy director said.
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Former Gov. Tony Earl Passes Away at Age 86
A lengthy record of military, city, county, and state service was capped by his 1982 election. He is being remembered for environmental stewardship and his pioneering advocacy for gay rights.
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Why the Law School Wisconsin’s Conservative Supreme Court Candidates Attended Is Concerning
While two of the candidates attended prestigious schools in our state, two others got their law degrees from a school still run by a TV preacher who said past disasters happened because God is punishing America over abortion.
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Democrats Demand Ouster of Elections Commission Official for Bragging About Suppressing Voters of Color
Bob Spindell, chair of the 4th Congressional District Republican Party, said he won’t quit despite the uproar over an email he sent celebrating reduced Black and Hispanic turnout in Milwaukee.
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‘Courts Are About People’: Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Election Will Play a Major Role in the Rights of its Residents
Judge Chris Taylor, a former legislator who’s running for the Court of Appeals, is reminding voters of the many issues that come before state Supreme Court justices and the impact they have on protecting, expanding, or removing your rights.
