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VIDEO: Vice President Kamala Harris Speaks in Waukesha Co. About Women’s Healthcare Rights
Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday made her 5th appearances in Wisconsin since taking office, using this visit to begin a national tour about defending and restoring women’s abortion rights. Harris said government should not control women’s bodies as they make consequential decisions about their health and their family. Wisconsin is getting plenty of attention…
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This Badger alum opened a school halfway around the world
We hear a lot of complaints about Wisconsin schools, students, and the challenges they face, but this story should help put into perspective just how lucky we are.
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Rep.Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) is not playing games with the GOP’s lies. @upnorthnews WATCH: @repjasmine Crockett (D-TX) is not playing games with the GOP?s lies. #wisconsin #wisconsinnews #texas #gop ♬ original sound – UpNorthNews
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VIDEO: Wisconsin Yet to Take Advantage of Financial Incentive for Postpartum Healthcare
Wisconsin is one of only four states that has yet to take advantage of a financial incentive to extend postpartum healthcare coverage to new moms through Medicaid, even as the number of new moms with medical complications and deaths is on the rise. The state Senate approved a bill to accept the federal Medicaid funding…
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Wisconsin state superintendent: students should have the ‘freedom to read’
Dr. Jill Underly says that public schools and libraries are seeing many of the same challenges as last year, but that she’s increasingly concerned about the “partisan and extreme rhetoric” being touted by politicians anxious to pander to certain bases of the conservative movement.
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State Supreme Court receives seven proposals for new legislative maps
Each provides more competition than the currently gerrymandered maps for Assembly and Senate districts, but the justices could also choose “none of the above” and draw new boundaries themselves.
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Overdraft fees could drop to as low as $3 under new Biden proposal
The change could potentially eliminate billions of dollars in fee revenue for the nation’s biggest banks, which were gearing up for a battle even before Wednesday’s announcement. Exactly how much revenue depends on which version of the new regulation is adopted.
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VIDEO: Wisconsin Supreme Court Receives Seven Suggested Ways to Replace Current Gerrymandering Maps
A scientist with the Princeton Gerrymandering Project has reviewed the seven proposals turned in late Friday to the WI Supreme Court, as they work to replace the current gerrymandered maps used for elections to the Wisconsin Legislature. Prof. Sam Wang shared his evaluation of the alternatives on UpNorthNews Radio, with specifics on how the map…
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Wisconsin’s Office of Rural Prosperity aims to spread opportunity across the state
Beth Haskovec, director of Wisconsin’s Office on Rural Prosperity, says that the office’s goal is to “be a clearinghouse for rural communities”; in her role, she focuses on being a resource for rural Wisconsinites, letting them know the state-level supports that are available to them.
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VIDEO: Welcome Back, Congress.
Welcome back, Congress. The clock is ticking toward a shutdown again. Ukraine is in dire straits. And the GOP’s border stance is stuck on a loop. What more could Putin want? @upnorthnews Welcome back, Congress. The clock is ticking toward a shutdown again. Ukraine is in dire straits. And the GOP’s border stance is stuck…
