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Apr 2025 28

Trump’s latest conquest? Bringing back Columbus Day.

By Christina Lorey | RIGHTWING EXTREMISM, POLITICS, Christina Lorey

In this week’s edition of “Making America White Again”…

Apr 2025 24

Really, Ron?! Johnson wants to hold hearings about ‘what really happened’ on 9/11

By Christina Lorey | RIGHTWING EXTREMISM, POLITICS, Christina Lorey

For years, Sen. Johnson has questioned the legitimacy of the deadliest terror attack in American history. Now, he’s taken it to a new low.

Jan 2025 6

January 6: America’s annual reminder that democracy cannot be taken for granted

By Pat Kreitlow | RIGHTWING EXTREMISM, POLITICS, Pat Kreitlow

Coincidentally, the date is special to UpNorthNews and helps us explain our ongoing mission to defend democracy and build civic engagement.

Dec 2024 17

Editorial: It’s no longer ‘too soon’ to connect school shootings to the callous indifference of certain politicians

By Pat Kreitlow | CRIME AND SAFETY, POLITICS, Pat Kreitlow

Wisconsin Republicans consistently choose to excuse the mass killings of our children, even though this ongoing carnage is preventable, not inevitable.

Jun 2024 24

Opinion: Two years after SCOTUS overturned Roe v. Wade, the fight for abortion rights continues in Wisconsin

By Lucy Ripp | REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, POLITICS, Lucy Ripp

In this op-ed, Lucy Ripp with A Better Wisconsin Together reflects on the state of abortion rights in Wisconsin two years after the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Protesters in Wisconsin supporting abortion rights

Jan 2024 24

Evers and Baldwin highlight plans to fight the opioid epidemic in Wisconsin

By Pat Kreitlow | CRIME AND SAFETY, IMMIGRATION, NATIONAL POLITICS, POLITICS, Pat Kreitlow

Sen. Tammy Baldwin is working on a bipartisan package to stop fentanyl at the southern border, while Gov. Tony Evers is increasing the supply of affordable housing for people who need treatment and recovery.

Jan 2024 5

The January 6 anniversary offers lessons and reminders for Wisconsin voters

By Pat Kreitlow | GOP ACCOUNTABILITY, RIGHTWING EXTREMISM, VOTING, Pat Kreitlow

A former sheriff says the assault on democracy is ongoing, and Wisconsin’s secretary of state wants one of the fake Trump electors removed from the state Elections Commission.