There’s finally some movement in the legal case surrounding the mayor of Wausau taking it upon himself to remove an absentee ballot drop box from City Hall while echoing Republican talking points about the issue. There’s only one problem: The new special prosecutor happens to be the last Republican candidate to run for state attorney general. We’ll also talk to Courier Newsroom’s Keya Vakil about Texas Democrats deciding to return home now that California’s governor is starting a process that could offset the corrupt cartography being done by Republicans in the Lone Star State.

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-9 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X, and YouTube.