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RUN FOR SOMETHING, MAKE A DIFFERENCE – If you’re having thoughts about getting more involved in your community, you should know this is the time of year when some Wisconsin groups are actively encouraging, recruiting, and training potential first-time candidates for office. Whether it’s school board, legislature, or a host of other local offices, you can help your hometown by learning what it takes to run for office or support someone else in their candidacy.
Former legislative candidate LuAnn Bird is working with Motherhood for Good to offer up advice, support, and resources that can help you bring a fresh perspective to an elected post in your area. LuAnn also hosts “Bird on a Wire,” a podcast from Civic Media, which also hosts UpNorthNews Radio.
Groups that encourage progressives to become candidates include Run for Something, Wisconsin Progress, and Emerge Wisconsin.
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RUN FOR SOMETHING, MAKE A DIFFERENCE – If you’re having thoughts about getting more involved in your community, you should know this is the time of year when some Wisconsin groups are actively encouraging, recruiting, and training potential first-time candidates for office. Whether it’s school board, legislature, or a host of other local offices, you can help your hometown by learning what it takes to run for office or support someone else in their candidacy.
Former legislative candidate LuAnn Bird is working with Motherhood for Good to offer up advice, support, and resources that can help you bring a fresh perspective to an elected post in your area. LuAnn also hosts “Bird on a Wire,” a podcast from Civic Media, which also hosts UpNorthNews Radio.
Groups that encourage progressives to become candidates include Run for Something, Wisconsin Progress, and Emerge Wisconsin.
#wisconsin #wisconsinlife #wisconsinnews #elections #community ...
Also this week: The special session that just might tie together childcare help, a new tax cut, and stadium renovations for the Brewers. And the state superintendent rips DEI critics.
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Also this week: The special session that just might tie together childcare help, a new tax cut, and stadium renovations for the Brewers. And the state superintendent rips DEI critics.
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There have been activities across the country this week to mark National Voter Registration Day, reinforcing the message that voting isn’t only a right—it’s also one of the best defenses against ongoing assaults on election integrity and security (and maybe even democracy itself).
Hannah Fried, the national executive director for the group All Voting Is Local, said on UpNorthNews Radio that all states should have a pro-voter agenda—one that not only encourages voter registration, but also removes hurdles to voting. That’s something especially challenging in Wisconsin, where Republicans and conservative judges and justices have taken numerous steps over the past decade to put roadblocks between eligible voters and the ballot box.
You can watch this full segment and any earlier episode of our show by visiting our Facebook page and scrolling through our feed (or clicking on the Videos tab). You can also find us on the website of the Civic Media radio network, where UpNorthNews Radio airs weekday mornings from 6-8 on stations across Wisconsin.
Tell a friend about us—and if you’re not early-birds, you can listen on-demand by subscribing to the show on all of the major podcast platforms.
#wisconsin #wisconsinnews #wisconsinlife #elections #vote

There have been activities across the country this week to mark National Voter Registration Day, reinforcing the message that voting isn’t only a right—it’s also one of the best defenses against ongoing assaults on election integrity and security (and maybe even democracy itself).
Hannah Fried, the national executive director for the group All Voting Is Local, said on UpNorthNews Radio that all states should have a pro-voter agenda—one that not only encourages voter registration, but also removes hurdles to voting. That’s something especially challenging in Wisconsin, where Republicans and conservative judges and justices have taken numerous steps over the past decade to put roadblocks between eligible voters and the ballot box.
You can watch this full segment and any earlier episode of our show by visiting our Facebook page and scrolling through our feed (or clicking on the Videos tab). You can also find us on the website of the Civic Media radio network, where UpNorthNews Radio airs weekday mornings from 6-8 on stations across Wisconsin.
Tell a friend about us—and if you’re not early-birds, you can listen on-demand by subscribing to the show on all of the major podcast platforms.
#wisconsin #wisconsinnews #wisconsinlife #elections #vote ...
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy this week announced he was launching an impeachment investigation into President Joe Biden, caving to pressure from far-right Republicans who’ve threatened to remove him from his position if he fails to impeach Biden.
Former President Donald Trump—who faces 91 criminal charges, and is the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination—has also privately pressured Republicans to impeach Biden, leading critics on both sides of the aisle to argue that the impeachment is an effort to distract from Trump’s own legal issues, or create a false parallel between him and Biden.
Despite their party’s best efforts, several Republican lawmakers have themselves admitted to having no evidence of wrongdoing by President Biden.
“I have not seen any evidence that links President Biden to Hunter Biden’s activities,” Republican Congressman Ken Buck said this week.
“I don’t know what it’s based on. I have no idea what they’re talking about,” Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito added. “I don’t want to see impeachment being used as an everyday instrument. I don’t think that’s what it’s intended for.”
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy this week announced he was launching an impeachment investigation into President Joe Biden, caving to pressure from far-right Republicans who’ve threatened to remove him from his position if he fails to impeach Biden.
Former President Donald Trump—who faces 91 criminal charges, and is the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination—has also privately pressured Republicans to impeach Biden, leading critics on both sides of the aisle to argue that the impeachment is an effort to distract from Trump’s own legal issues, or create a false parallel between him and Biden.
Despite their party’s best efforts, several Republican lawmakers have themselves admitted to having no evidence of wrongdoing by President Biden.
“I have not seen any evidence that links President Biden to Hunter Biden’s activities,” Republican Congressman Ken Buck said this week.
“I don’t know what it’s based on. I have no idea what they’re talking about,” Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito added. “I don’t want to see impeachment being used as an everyday instrument. I don’t think that’s what it’s intended for.”
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‘LOOK AT ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING’ – President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign launched a new ad campaign in the state’s media markets on Thursday. The new ad—which is also getting a limited run on national cable TV—is narrated by Kilah Engelke, a Milwaukee mom and cement mason, as the video shows her fellow road builders staying busy on Wisconsin projects.
The ad is part of a 16-week, $25 million advertising campaign targeting voters in battleground states. It’s designed to build public recognition of what Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are saying about rebuilding the economy through their legislative trifecta of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Chips and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act.
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‘LOOK AT ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING’ – President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign launched a new ad campaign in the state’s media markets on Thursday. The new ad—which is also getting a limited run on national cable TV—is narrated by Kilah Engelke, a Milwaukee mom and cement mason, as the video shows her fellow road builders staying busy on Wisconsin projects.
The ad is part of a 16-week, $25 million advertising campaign targeting voters in battleground states. It’s designed to build public recognition of what Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are saying about rebuilding the economy through their legislative trifecta of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Chips and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act.
#elections #biden #potus #democracy #democrats #republicans #wisconsin ...
Once the writers’ strike is over, can someone help the GOP write a tax cut bill, a plan for affordable childcare, and an election strategy that doesn’t depend on nullifying results they don’t like?
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Once the writers’ strike is over, can someone help the GOP write a tax cut bill, a plan for affordable childcare, and an election strategy that doesn’t depend on nullifying results they don’t like?
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#wisconsin #wisconsinnews #wisconsinlife #travelwisconsin #childcare #elections ...
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