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Also: Two kinds of bipartisanship Share with a friend ☀️ Good morning! It’s Sunday, March 1, 2026 In Wisconsin, a thermometer isn’t always a straight up and down line. Sometimes it’s a roller coaster! Over the past few days we got a break from winter one moment — with temps pushing 50 — but next…

Also: A win for women’s health Share with a friend ☀️ Good morning! It’s Sunday, February 22, 2026 A new era will dawn in the Wisconsin state Capitol next January, when Wisconsin has a new governor, and the Legislature has a new Assembly speaker. Tony Evers and Robin Vos will move on to new chapters.…

Also: Gov candidates share their plans Share with a friend ☀️ Good morning! It’s Sunday, February 15, 2026 I’d like to introduce you to Ellie, editor of our weekday newsletter at UpNorthNews. Remember how we met Abby last week and shared how she compiles our “Do Something!” calendar of political events? Ellie plays a similar…

Also: Raise the minimum wage? Share with a friend ☀️ Good morning! It’s Sunday, February 8, 2026 Allow me to pull back the political curtain for a moment and tell you about a trick that President Donald Trump and other politicians have turned into an art form: Tell people you’re planning to do something wildly…

Also: New nuclear power plant in WI? Share with a friend ☀️ Good morning! It’s Sunday, February 1, 2026 🗓️ A lot of us were disappointed to see that a change from 2025 to 2026 did not bring any relief from the ongoing cycle of <wild arm gesture> EVERYTHING. Maybe going from January to February…

Also: Last gasp for healthcare help Share with a friend ☀️ Good morning! It’s Sunday, January 25, 2026 📺 I’m safe in assuming most of you don’t grab a bowl of popcorn, curl up on the couch, turn on the TV, and flip over to… WisconsinEye. But I would argue the public affairs channel is…

Also: Gov candidate fundraising numbers Share with a friend ☀️ Good morning! It’s Sunday, January 18, 2026 Someone earned themselves an extra cookie over at the State Senate Democratic Committee. That’s because in this era of instant online conflict, when every social media action immediately rises to a DEFCON 1 level of reaction, someone found…

Plus our new 2026 action calendar Share with a friend ☀️ Good morning! It’s Sunday, January 11, 2026 It’s been a week. Heck, only 11 days in, it’s been quite a year already.      😞 Just this week we’ve seen the tragedy of an ICE agent killing a mom in Minneapolis, the president invading…

Also: Your first 2026 election guide Share with a friend ☀️ Good morning! It’s Sunday, January 4, 2026 🎉 Our original plan for this morning was to offer a simple “Happy New Year” and get into the details of what Wisconsin voters will be asked to decide in 2026. But this weekend’s events in Venezuela…

ALSO: Top stories of 2025 Share with a friend ☀️ Good morning! It’s Sunday, December 28, 2025 📆 It’s “look back/look ahead” season. This week, we’re reflecting on the top stories of 2025. See if there are some you’ve already forgotten about — which is understandable, what a long year this has been. Next week,…