Dear JONAH community,
Many of us are feeling shaken and raw after the news of large-scale ICE officers’ activity in Minneapolis, reports of enforcement actions here in Eau Claire, and the killing of a motorist during one of the operations in Minneapolis. Even without every detail, we know this much: people are afraid, and a life has been lost in a system that is supposed to protect the public.
That should stop us in our tracks.
Read MoreBeginning in 2026, the USPS has instituted a new rule that the postmark will now reflect the date an envelope is first processed by an automated USPS sorting machine.
Time-sensitive mail such as ABSENTEE/MAIL IN BALLOTS should be mailed several days before the deadline.
Read MoreDemocrats are stepping up to combat this disgraceful era of deregulation and destruction of the social fabric. In December 2025, Democrats introduced the American Affordability Act, which addresses five major tenets of the crisis: housing, energy/transportation, families & childcare, education & worker pay, and healthcare.
Read MoreIn 2026, I think that for anyone who cares about politics, the greatest and most important thing they can do is to do just that–Bring life back into all those tasks that you do. Find something that re-ignites your passion in politics and civics.
Read MoreOn Feb. 10, Gov. Evers visited the Eau Claire Head Start Center, which is part of the Western Dairyland Head Start Program, to highlight the Year of the Kid and the Evers Administration’s plans to lower everyday, out-of-pocket costs for Wisconsinites and working families statewide, including the costs of child care, in the 2025-27 Biennial Budget. Photos from the governor’s visit are available here and here.
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Read MoreRight now, even though the presidential election is three years away, what we do now matters. The way we handle our current president’s policies, the way we protest, the way we speak, the campaigns we run in between, it all matters greatly.
Read MoreHow can one not have doubts about his commitment to those who served? From the loss of our local shelter to his willingness to entertain VA cuts, our congressman’s actions — and inaction — show a troubling pattern: when veterans in Wisconsin need him most, he’s not there to stand up for them.
Read MoreThank you to everyone who came out to the Hmong New Year celebrations at the Sonnentag this weekend!
Read Moreby Kana Rasmussen, Memorial High School Sophomore, Co-President, MHS Young Dems
Read MoreI think it’s uncomfortable to make up your own mind when the older people around you are guiding you in a certain direction, when you’ve grown up listening to the same thing over and over again, when your friends all go to the same worship and believe what they’ve been told consistently, every week of their whole lives. It’s only natural that so many kids’ views reflect their environment. How else can you form an opinion on the unknown?
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