Pat Kreitlow

3 weeks ago | upnorthnewswi.com | Pat Kreitlow

Images from the Wisconsin Dept. of Health Services that depict the types of populations covered by Medicaid/BadgerCare programs including pregnant people, children, older adults, and people with disabilities. BadgerCare is what Wisconsin calls its Medicaid program, so let’s learn why Medicaid is so important to more than 1 million people in the state and what Trump/Republican budget cuts would do to it.

3 weeks ago | waukradio.com | Pat Kreitlow |Adam Hess |Lisa Hale |Melissa Kaye

This article comes courtesy of Pat Kreitlow, Founding Editor of UpNorthNews. Great news, everybody! Price tags don’t matter anymore in Congress! All that talk about liberal “wish lists” being unaffordable was just talk. It turns out there’s plenty of room for adequately funding education, health care for everyone, infrastructure improvements, and more. And we have President Donald Trump’s MAGA GOP to thank for this landmark revelation, this brand new chapter of US government budgeting.

3 weeks ago | waukradio.com | Lucas Hunt |Melissa Kaye |Pat Kreitlow |Jo Ann Krulatz

MADISON, Wis (CIVIC MEDIA) – The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) will serve over three million meals to kids this summer through the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). A news release from the Wisconsin DPI describes the SFSP as an initiative that provides healthy, free meals to children and teens in low-income areas. The program is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and it’s an extension of the National School Lunch Program.

3 weeks ago | waukradio.com | Lucas Hunt |Pat Kreitlow |Jo Ann Krulatz |Adam Hess

MILWAUKEE, Wis (CIVIC MEDIA) – Republican Senator Ron Johnson called for the state to lift its vaccine requirement for kids attending school during a visit to Milwaukee last week. Senator Johnson commented that illnesses in kids can be attended to with better hygiene and sanitation, not just with vaccines. Children are currently required to receive vaccinations under state law.

3 weeks ago | waukradio.com | Lucas Hunt |Melissa Kaye |Pat Kreitlow |Jo Ann Krulatz

Source: United States CongressJun 3, 2025, 10:28 AM CSTDODGE COUNTY, Wis (CIVIC MEDIA) – Democratic House Representatives Mark Pocan and Gwen Moore spoke out against ICE’s practices after visiting the program’s state detention facility Tuesday. According to a news release from Representative Pocan’s office, the representatives came to Dodge County Jail to observe the jail’s conditions and the impact of ICE’s policies.