The funds from President Biden’s American Rescue Plan will be used to fund two new grant programs—the Flexible Facilities Program and the Digital Connectivity and Navigators Program—to expand internet access to communities across the state.
Today, Cheryl Janey’s two children are grown and she’s happily retired.
But she has a story to tell from her younger days that comes with pangs of emotion. It’s a story she doesn’t want other women to ever have to go through.
Cheryl is relieved that a Wisconsin judge recently reaffirmed her own ruling from earlier this year, wherein state law permits consensual medical abortions—handing abortion rights advocates a massive victory.
Cheryl isn’t shy to say that an abortion early on in her pregnancy could’ve saved her “trauma, pain, and suffering when she miscarried.”
Upon hearing the ruling, Michelle Velasquez, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin Chief Strategy Officer, said she was “very, very happy,” and encouraged more women to share stories like Cheryl’s.
About 413,000 households in Wisconsin have enrolled in President Biden’s Affordable Connectivity Program, which provides discounts on internet bills.
While the pay bump will affect the 705 active duty service members in Wisconsin, this year’s National Defense Authorization Act is just the latest example of the increasingly partisan landscape of modern American politics.
UpNorthNews celebrates four years of being Unabashedly Wisconsin, and our radio show marks one year of making it enjoyable to keep up to date with the headlines and stories that affect an entire state.
In Missouri, Republicans have introduced bills to charge women who have abortions with murder, while in Texas, a mom was forced to flee the state to get an abortion in order to protect her own health—situations made possible by Donald Trump and the repeal of Roe v. Wade.
There is a long history within the faith community, here in Wisconsin and across the country, of defending the right to abortion, and we will not be silent.
Under a plan announced Thursday, the government would consider overriding the patent for high-priced drugs that have been developed with the help of taxpayer money and letting competitors make them in hopes of driving down the cost.
This time of year, we’re busy–buying gifts, tying up loose ends, and reflecting on the year that was while anticipating the new one ahead. Here’s a look back at three of the best political headlines to come out of Wisconsin in 2023.
More than 28,000 Wisconsinites have had their student debt discharged or have been identified for debt relief due to the Biden administration's reforms of the student loan debt system.
