Politics
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VIDEO: Did You Know?? Most Women Getting Abortion Already Have Kids.
Most people don?t know this fact about abortions: The women who get them usually already have kids. And yet Wisconsin Republicans are trying to make abortion less accessible. @upnorthnews Most people don?t know this fact about abortions: The women who get them usually already have kids. And yet Wisconsin Republicans are trying to make abortion…
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VIDEO: Dr. Kristin Lyerly announced Thursday on UpNorthNews Radio candidacy for Congress in northeast Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District
Dr. Kristin Lyerly announced Thursday on UpNorthNews Radio that she is a candidate for Congress in northeast Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District, the seat being vacated later this month with the abrupt resignation of Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher. Lyerly, an obstetrician-gynecologist from Green Bay, has been at the forefront of the legal challenge to restore abortion…
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Opinion: President Biden’s budget is a blueprint for how we can help working families succeed
President Biden’s budget is an opportunity for bipartisan action that will lower costs, support working families, and strengthen our economy.
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Kristin Lyerly announces she’s running for Congress in Wisconsin’s 8th District
The Green Bay obstetrician-gynecologist, a Democratic former Assembly candidate, has been central to the legal fight to restore women’s reproductive healthcare rights.
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VIDEO: SAVE ENERGY, CUT COSTS
SAVE ENERGY, CUT COSTS The Biden-Harris administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), announced nearly $9 billion in funding for states and Tribes, allocating $149 million to Wisconsin alone. Gov. Tony Evers announced the coming wave of consumer rebates alongside US Energy Secretary and former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, during her recent Wisconsin visit.…
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VIDEO: Gov. Evers Blocks GOP’S Anti-LGBTQ Sports Ban
AS PROMISED… On Tuesday, Governor Tony Evers rejected the anti-LGBTQ legislation proposed by Republicans, which aimed to prohibit transgender and gender nonconforming youth from joining school sports teams based on their gender identity. LGBTQ kids deserve our love and respect and support just like any other kid,? said Evers. Evers had pledged to veto the…
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VIDEO: HSHS Swiftly Removes Facebook Post Highlighting the Importance of Hospitals
POST AND DELETE🤔 Friday marked the permanent closure of Eau Claire’s HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital and St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls. On the same day, Hospital Sisters Health System shared a Facebook post about their participation in Wisconsin Hospital Association’s Advocacy Day and stressed the significance of hospitals in our communities. However, the post…
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Dark money group targets Wausau Mayor Rosenberg with negative ads
Hit pieces attacking Mayor Katie Rosenberg are from a group led by a current donor “bundler” for former President Trump
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Opinion: Partisan MAGA politicians are behind bad faith constitutional amendments on Wisconsinites’ April 2 ballots
“This spring election, vote ‘No’ on Questions 1 and 2, because all of our communities deserve to have enough polling places, voting machines, and workers for our elections to run smoothly”
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VIDEO: Funding Challenges Prolong Chippewa Valley Healthcare Crisis
Healthcare facilities in the Chippewa Valley have closed, including St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls and HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, which was originally scheduled to close late April. Gov. Tony Evers has been urging the Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee to release $15 million for the region. This money would come to the…
