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Politics GOP Coronavirus Aid Plan Has Some Big Strings Attached

Republicans will waive waiting period for unemployment if they can take more power from Evers and slash spending anywhere they wish

April 8, 2020
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Politics Absentee Ballots – Late, Lost, and Even Found

Voters are outraged, clerks are overwhelmed, USPS is questioned

April 8, 2020
Politics Alyssa Van Duyse donned protective gear, including an N95 mask, to be a polling place worker in Chippewa Falls during Tuesday’s spring election. Fears related to COVID-19 kept people who normally staff election sites to stay home, prompting Van Dyse and others who hadn’t previously done that work to help make the election possible. (Contributed photo )
Politics ‘It is Important to Protect the Right to Vote.’ What the Pandemic Election Was Like for Poll Workers

Willing to step up when an election is mandated during a pandemic

April 8, 2020
Politics Melvette Scott, of West Milwaukee, hands out bandanas Tuesday at Marshall High School in Milwaukee. (Photo by Jonathon Sadowski)
Politics Why I Handed Out Bandanas to Unprotected Voters

West Milwaukee resident Melvette Scott tells UpNorthNews why she spent Tuesday helping Milwaukee’s black community

April 8, 2020
Elections Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., departs Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, after the Senate passed a second coronavirus response bill. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Elections Bernie Sanders Drops Out Of Presidential Race

Benie Sanders ends presidential campaign after disappointing primary results, leaving Biden as likely Democratic nominee.

April 8, 2020

Continuing Coverage

Alyssa Van Duyse donned protective gear, including an N95 mask, to be a polling place worker in Chippewa Falls during Tuesday’s spring election. Fears related to COVID-19 kept people who normally staff election sites to stay home, prompting Van Dyse and others who hadn’t previously done that work to help make the election possible. (Contributed photo ) Politics ‘It is Important to Protect the Right to Vote.’ What the Pandemic Election Was Like for Poll Workers
Wisconsin Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes during an online interview Tuesday from his Capitol office. Politics Lt. Gov. Barnes Blasts GOP for Election: ‘Remember Who Did This’
Gretchen Yoder waits in line to vote Tuesday at Washington High School in Milwaukee. She wore handwritten signs on her purse and shirt that read: "This is what voter suppression looks like," a protest of the Wisconsin Supreme Court's decision to overrule Gov. Tony Evers' executive order postponing Tuesday's election. (Photo by Jonathon Sadowski) Politics Election Day: Coming Together, Knowing They Should Be Staying Apart
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Elections Trump Says It’s OK for Him to Vote Absentee But ‘Dangerous’ for Anyone Else

Trump voted by mail just last month, but he says other people who do it are cheaters.

April 8, 2020
Politics Gretchen Yoder waits in line to vote Tuesday at Washington High School in Milwaukee. She wore handwritten signs on her purse and shirt that read: "This is what voter suppression looks like," a protest of the Wisconsin Supreme Court's decision to overrule Gov. Tony Evers' executive order postponing Tuesday's election. (Photo by Jonathon Sadowski)
Politics Election Day: Coming Together, Knowing They Should Be Staying Apart

Wisconsin votes during the coronavirus pandemic

April 7, 2020