UpNorthNews reporter Salina Heller introduces us to a drag performer who is encouraged at some of the increased representation of the LGBTQ community in the Wisconsin Legislature, even as attacks ramp up from the far-right. And we’ll have our first interview with Laura Benjamin, the third and most recent candidate to announce a run for Congress in the 3rd Congressional District against Derrick Van Orden.

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