Christina Lorey
Imaginary Appointments, Real Meltdowns (Hour 1)
Legislative Republicans will take action Tuesday on a job appointment that doesn’t exist. In their quest to fire the head of the state Elections Commission, they’ll pretend she’s up for renomination—when she’s not. Also, the right-wing Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court continues her very public meltdown about losing control to a new liberal […]
Trump-less But Still Awfully Trumpy (Hour 1)
We now know which Republican presidential candidates will take the debate stage in Milwaukee, and which one won’t grace Wisconsin with his presence. Also: Another UW school announces furloughs after years of conservative attacks. And Christina Lorey helps us wax nostalgic about school lunches.
Trump’s 4th Indictment (Hour 1)
Donald Trump’s attempt to rig the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia have finally resulted in formal criminal charges—and there are a lot of charges as well as co-defendants. We’ll outline the case to charge Trump and others with racketeering. Plus: This week’s UpLift has stories about sweet corn, free admission to state […]
Now They Support Early Voting Again (Hour 1)
Even as presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump sticks to his false statements about early voting being corrupt, the GOP mainstream has begun turning its back on the former president and is making plans to promote absentee balloting in 2024—awkward! And Christina Lorey has The UpLift, stories from our newsletter about uplifting people and topics, including […]
Who Cheers Against a Soft Landing? (Hour 1)
The latest economic data shows better odds that the economy is going to have a “soft landing” from the pandemic recession. That’s certainly better than going from a recession to a recovery-with-inflation and then back to recession. And yet some folks can’t seem to stop rooting for failure if it makes Democrats look bad. Also: […]
Evers Saves the State $2.7 Billion (Hour 1)
The numbers have been crunched and we now know how much Gov. Tony Evers saved Wisconsin’s middle class by vetoing the Republicans’ effort to waste much of the record budget surplus on tax cuts skewed toward their wealthiest supporters. Also, Christina Lorey gives us some uplifting reasons to be thankful for cows, ice cream, and […]
Forget Twitter – Go Outside and Play (Hour 1)
Are you as borderline-addicted to Twitter as the host of this show? Then both of you need to go outside and play more since Elon Musk seems content to burn the “birdie” platform to the ground. In Cherita Booker’s review of the most-clicked UpNorthNews stories and Christina Lorey’s preview of upcoming features, we have several […]
The Wolves Are Out for Wolfe (Hour 1)
Meagan Wolfe has run the Wisconsin Elections Commission office with top-notch professionalism, maintaining and defending our state’s fair and accurate elections systems. No wonder, then, that Republicans are trying to remove her as WEC administrator. Also: Christina Lorey has the UpLift, our weekly review of stories from our daily newsletter.
The ‘Reverse Robin Hood’ Again (Hour 1)
Have you wondered when the Legislature’s Republican majority would finally issue their big, bold plans for investing the state’s record $7 billion surplus in Wisconsin’s future? Well, keep waiting—but it’s becoming increasingly obvious their intentions haven’t changed one bit: Rob from the surplus and give to the rich. Also: Christina Lorey with some Pronouns 101 […]
MAGA’s Minions Make Battle Plans (Hour 1)
When Richard Nixon violated the Constitution, leading Republicans told him he had to resign the presidency. Times have changed. Leading Republicans in Congress today are not only making excuses for Donald Trump, they’re promising revenge. We’ll discuss what could come next and its impact on all Americans. And in much lighter news, Christina Lorey has […]
