Mornings with Pat Kreitlow

We get a return visit from Julie Lassa, state director for the USDA’s Rural Development arm, to learn about more investments the Biden-Harris administration is making for the rural Wisconsin economy.…

UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode…

Sen. Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) talks to us about what he's hearing while campaigning in Wisconsin on behalf of Vice President Kamala Harris and Sen. Tammy Baldwin. And Salina Heller tells us how rur…

We’ll hear from Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Sen. Tammy Baldwin from their Saturday visit to Richland County, where they made the case for rural voters to support Baldwin’s bid for reelection a…

You can’t cover the circus if you’re sleeping with the elephants. That’s not the most elegant phrasing, but it leads into our discussion of how a prominent reporter known for her favorable coverage o…

Courier Newsroom national correspondent Keya Vakil takes us on a trip through this week’s top political headlines, including how the Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina apparently lik…

We’ll talk about a state Capitol news conference this week that illustrates how Republican politicians and even law enforcement officers are working to intimidate local elections officials, frighten …

We’ll talk about a state Capitol news conference this week that illustrates how Republican politicians and even law enforcement officers are working to intimidate local elections officials, frighten …

Republican senators again shot down a bill to protect IVF access in the United States. We hear from Sen. Tammy Baldwin about the need for such protection—and discuss how offensive it is that her coll…

Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance brought his anti-immigrant roadshow back to western Wisconsin on Tuesday, lacking any contrition for his role in ratcheting up the rhetoric that has inspired viol…

In a political season filled with diversions, there are folks who are keeping an eye on the ball and insisting that our candidates focus on the issues that truly matter to local families—things like …

Some of our more popular social media posts and newsletter articles are about supper clubs, the comfort food of the restaurant industry. We’ll get into what makes them unique and how folks can get bo…

Sunday will be remembered as the day the Trump-Vance ticket ripped off the mask and proudly showed who they really are. JD Vance admitted to making up the stories about migrants eating pets, while Tr…

We offer some free advice on the topic of leadership—especially when it comes to being an elected official asked to help resolve a conflict between two groups of constituents: Don’t compare one side …

This week’s presidential debate showed that moderators can do some fact-checking in real time—even if one of the candidates insists a story about pets being eaten is true because he heard someone say…

Donald Trump stepped on so many rakes during this week’s debate that Eric Hovde started getting jealous. Not to fear, Hovde has a new batch of ads that once again pretend to feature “regular folks” b…

A progressive justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court is retiring, so if a conservative candidate wins in April then the court swings back to right-wing control. We’ll meet with progressive candidate …

We’ll get continuing reaction to the presidential debate—this time from Joe Zepecki, who sees growing interest among Wisconsin voters to turn the page and turn away from angry conservatives like Dona…