Act 10, the 2011 Scott Walker law that stripped away rights from public workers, was always based on a sham premise: that state workers could be fairly divided into two groups, one that would be exempt from losing rights—coincidentally, the same group of unions that endorsed Scott Walker in 2010. The willful blindness of (coincidentally!) […]

Guests: Christina Lorey, Dan Hagen

Dec 3, 2024

45:08

Donald Trump and Co. spent the entire year denigrating, dehumanizing, and threatening immigrants. Now that they’ve won with such a divisive message, what’s the plan to address immigration issues without crashing an economy that desperately needs migrant labor to keep running? We’ll talk to the head of a business immigration study group about whether realistic, […]

Dec 2, 2024

45:08

How’s this for an impressive list of December 2 birthdays? Kristin Lyerly, Aaron Zommers, Chad Holmes, Brittney Merlot, Aaron Rodgers, Aaron Jones, and Britney Spears! We’ve invited all of them to join our 6:50 birthday party—not knowing if any of them will show up, of course. We’ll also get caught up on headlines after the […]

Dec 2, 2024

45:07

All of us here at UpNorthNews Radio would like to wish you a happy and safe Thanksgiving, so enjoy this specially curated episode with some of the best moments of the show. UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. Subscribe to the […]

Nov 29, 2024