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WEB5 days ago · During Tuesday’s vice presidential debate, Tim Walz highlighted the importance of building more affordable homes for families and holding accountable Wall Street investors who buy up housing and treat it as a commodity, while JD Vance continued to demonize undocumented immigrants and blame them for the nation’s housing shortage.
Opinion: Why I’m voting for the first time, as Gen Z
WEB2 days ago · Opinion: Why I’m voting for the first time, as Gen Z. (Getty Images) By Josh Skarda. October 4, 2024. This is the first election that Up North News’ editorial intern, Josh Skarda, will be able to vote in – here’s why this election is important to him as a member of Gen Z. Growing up in Wisconsin’s Fox Cities as the child of a public ...
VIDEO: What Public Issues Are Impacting to This City Council …
WEB2 days ago · October 4, 2024. Local governments rely on federal funding for a lot of things – like infrastructure, health care, and public safety. Emily Berge understands that, and as the City Council President in Eau Claire, she knows who she votes for is going to affect everyone in her community. Here are a few of the things she’ll be thinking about ...
VIDEO: 5 Things First Time Voters Should Know
WEB6 days ago · Retired educator Kim Butnick of Eau Claire is voting this year with her daughter and future grandkids in mind. She was at the Harris-Walz campaign... VIDEO: Why This Durand 17-Year-Old Is Excited To Turn 18, And Vote In His First Election. Carlin Pfieiffer of Durand will turn 18 years old a month and three days before election day.
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WEBBy Christina Lorey |. Dec 2023 5. The book follows Sofia and her brother Jax, who stumble across Evy, a pine tree that feels different from the other trees in his forest. Throughout the story, the siblings teach Evy how to shine in her own way. Families can stop by Santa’s Workshop after driving through the light display to pick up a copy and ...
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WEBTwo years in, the Inflation Reduction Act is lowering health care costs in Wisconsin. By Isabel Soisson |. Aug 2024 16. The Inflation Reduction Act ensured that 43,000 Wisconsinites were able to keep their health insurance, reduced the cost of insulin for nearly 32,000 Wisconsin seniors, and incentivized manufacturers to invest in the state and ...
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WEBThe short answer to how Wisconsin daycares could serve 33,000 more kids? Hire more people to take care of those children. It’s a seemingly obvious answer to a problem that many family advocates in recent years have reached crisis level.
COVID Is Spiking Again in Wisconsin—Just in Time for the Holidays
WEBNov 18, 2021 · As of early Thursday afternoon, none of the 72 intensive care (ICU) beds used to treat the most critically ill patients were available at hospitals in the northwest part of the state. In the north-central region, just 2 of 125 of those beds were available, and 6 of 207 in the northeast. Statewide, that figure is 55 of 1,353 beds available.
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WEBFeb 2024 28. Leading up to the 2016 campaign, Donald Trump honed a carefully crafted image of himself as a successful businessman and a winner. But in reality, Trump has a long record of failure, according to Chris Edelson, a professor and author of two books on US presidential power.