Christina Lorey
Justice Delayed Though Still Not Denied (Hour 1)
For the second time in a week, there’s been a setback for the people who filled out fraudulent paperwork claiming Donald Trump won Wisconsin in 2020. We’ll have the latest on the fake electors and Trump’s coup plans. Plus Christina Lorey has The UpLift, our weekly review of positive stories—including the love and encouragement that leaves a classroom awash in sticky notes.
Tell Us About Your Favorite Teacher (Hour 1)
This is National Teacher Appreciation Week and we have a way for you to share your thoughts on the teacher who made the greatest impression on you. Simply record yourself on your phone—as a selfie video or as a voice memo—talking about a memorable teacher and what made them so special. Then, send it to us as a text message at 844-967-2789 so we can play clips this week as we honor all of Wisconsin’s great teachers. Also: Christina Lorey has The UpLift, some of the more positive stories of the week so far.
When ‘Help Wanted’ Meets ‘Bad Idea’ (Hour 1)
A Wisconsin-based company uses more than 100 children to do dangerous work inside meatpacking plants. Republican politicians—who will do anything to avoid immigration reform—are loosening child labor rules, trying to push retirees back into the workforce, and making it harder for people to get trained for better-paying jobs. They knew the Baby Boomers would retire, so why are they still struggling with a labor shortage? Plus, Christina Lorey has some of the more upbeat stories from our daily newsletter.
How Not to Fix the Labor Shortage (Hour 1)
State Assembly Rep. Robyn Vining (D-Wauwatosa) reviews a package of bills being taken up today that Republicans will use to blame poor people for the state’s labor shortage, when the answer is much more family-friendly. And, Christina Lorey highlights some of the uplifting stories she adds to our daily newsletter.
Wisconsin’s Dumbest Bill of the Year (Hour 1)
After three children and three adults were gunned down in Nashville, Republicans in the Tennessee legislature decided the best course of action was to—expel two Black Democratic members for protesting the lack of urgency to stop school shootings. Now, two Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature have come up with an idea equally unhelpful: a bill to arm teachers in class. What could go wrong?
Also, Christina Lorey has The UpLift, her review of some encouraging stories she writes for our daily newsletter.
A Palate Cleanser After CPAC (Hour 1)
The weekend provided plenty of headlines about right-wing extremists behaving badly. The Conservative Political Action Conference with its violent rhetoric. Glenn Grothman breaking his own term limits pledge. Conservative justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court keeping a Trump lawyer on a state board related to ethics! Fortunately, Christina Lorey has “The UpLift,” a collection of other stories to give our week a positive start.
Some ‘UPLifting’ News with Christina Lorey (Aug 19 – Hour 3)
We are joined by UpNorthNews reporter Christina Lorey, whose speciality involves telling the uplifting stories of people who are doing good things around Wisconsin. She also reviews the Girl Scout cookie “graveyard” of flavors that are no longer with us.
On Monday: Complete panic or supreme overconfidence—depending on how the Brewers do over the weekend at Wrigley Field.
