Politician
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Opinion: Kamala Harris and Tim Walz understand the stress of caring for loved ones—and are fighting to ensure everyone has the resources they need for in-home care
The Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy supports a Harris proposal to have Medicare cover costs that would allow more seniors to stay home longer.
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Harris makes pitch to young voters in Madison Rally-Concert
While former President Trump was name-calling in Green Bay, the vice president sounded themes of unity—with help from several musical guests Kamala Harris spent Wednesday night rallying an energized Madison crowd that could have rivaled college game day, with a final reminder to a packed Alliant Energy Center: Go vote.
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The longest-serving Republican in the Wisconsin Legislature says he’s voting for Kamala Harris
Retiring after 42 years at the state Capitol, Sen. Rob Cowles of Green Bay tells Civic Media, “Trump has to be defeated, and we have to protect the Constitution.”
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Opinion: Why I’m fighting for a future where all of us can thrive
Milwaukee Bilingual Teacher and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient, Alondra García, is supporting Kamala Harris for president for a more hopeful future.
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How Harris’ new caregiving proposal can help Wisconsinites with aging parents, young kids
Days after Kamala Harris proposed a plan requiring Medicare to cover the cost of in-home care for seniors, a group of care workers and beneficiaries sat down to discuss the plan with Maya Harris and U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore in Milwaukee.
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Harris-Walz campaign unveils more rural initiatives: 10,000 healthcare workers, affordable internet, easier farm equipment repairs
The campaign started new ads on 75 rural Wisconsin radio stations, hitting Trump’s Project 2025 for the harm it would inflict on the farm economy.
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Kamala Harris and Tony Evers bring new ideas designed to help the elderly, disabled, and their home caregivers
The vice president unveils a plan for Medicare coverage of vision, hearing, and home care—paid for by negotiating lower drug prices with Big Pharma—while the Wisconsin governor uses American Rescue Plan funds to boost pay for direct caregivers. Some long-needed relief is coming for the “Sandwich Generation,” the 54% of Americans who have to balance…
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Biden sets 10-year deadline for cities to replace lead pipes and make drinking water safer
A decade after the Flint water crisis raised alarms about the continuing dangers of lead in tap water, President Joe Biden is setting a 10-year deadline for cities across the nation to replace their lead pipes.
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Opinion: Why I’m voting for the first time, as Gen Z
This is the first election that Up North News’ editorial intern, Josh Skarda, will be able to vote in – here’s why it’s important to him as a member of Gen Z.
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‘Put patriotism ahead of partisanship’ – Liz Cheney issues a call to duty in the Wisconsin birthplace of the Republican Party
The exiled Republican implored other conservatives who feel politically homeless to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris and defeat Trumpism. Ripon, Wisconsin, may be the birthplace of the Grand Old Party, but one of the nation’s most prominent anti-Trump Republicans visited Ripon College on Thursday to urge fellow conservatives to put country over party…
