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Opinion: GOP Leadership and Project 2025 will worsen Wisconsin’s climate crisis and hurt the economy
State Senator Chris Larson highlights Wisconsin’s climate challenges and the risks posed by GOP opposition and Project 2025 to clean energy and economic progress.
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VIDEO: This 18-Year-Old Says Don’t Be Discouraged to Vote
Lander Levers of Ellsworth might only be 18-years-old, but he knows voting is more than just a civic duty. What does it mean for Wisconsinites? 🎥: Salina Heller @upnorthnews Lander Levers of Ellsworth might only be 18-years-old, but he knows voting is more than just a civic duty. What does it mean for Wisconsinites? 🎥:…
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VIDEO: Why It Was Important for a Minnesota Mom to Bring Her Daughter to Harris-Walz Rally
It was important for Jessie Nowak to bring her daughter, Kate, from southern Minnesota to Eau Claire last month to be part of the Harris-Walz campaign rally. For them, protecting freedoms hits home. Plus, they can’t say enough good things about their governor. 🎥: Salina Heller @upnorthnews It was important for Jessie Nowak to bring…
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Wisconsin daycares could serve 33,000 more kids
The short answer to how Wisconsin daycares could serve 33,000 more kids? Hire more people to take care of those children. It’s a seemingly obvious answer to a problem that many family advocates in recent years have reached crisis level. Almost 60% of child care providers across the state have unused capacity—closed classrooms—because of staff…
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‘Action is the antidote to despair’ – Sarah Keyeski runs to be a voice for rural Wisconsin
A Joan Baez song lyric helped inspire the creation of Lift Lodi for the mother turned organizer turned Senate candidate.
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Opinion: La Crosse Area Assembly Candidate Ryan Huebsch should be held accountable for racially insensitive social media history
A Better Wisconsin Together calls for candidate Ryan Huebsch to be held accountable for racially insensitive social media history.
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Harris’ plans aim to make housing more affordable. Trump’s plans are less clear.
Harris has vowed to increase the available housing supply by three million homes and to provide lower-income first-time homebuyers with up to $25,000 in down payment support. Trump, on the other hand, has offered no specific plans for addressing the housing crisis.
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Fed’s decision to cut interest rates could lower housing costs
The announcement from the Federal Reserve will lower mortgage rates and encourage more building of apartments, which could lower rental costs.
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Will overwhelming support for paid family leave translate into Wisconsin votes this November?
With so many Americans feeling “sandwiched” between child care and elder care, support for paid family leave is strong, even among Republicans. But Wisconsin’s GOP lawmakers have consistently stood in the way.
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Kamala Harris unveils plan to support rural America
Harris has vowed to provide significant federal funding to support rural communities across the United States, expand small business financing for entrepreneurs in rural America, and invest in rural technical and higher education programs.
