Jonah Beleckis is a digital content producer for WPR’s “Wisconsin Today.” He graduated from UW-Madison after studying journalism and psychology.
Jonah Beleckis
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Wisconsin’s new Senate president still wants state to require transparency in hospital prices
The new No. 2 Republican leader in the Wisconsin state Senate on Thursday renewed her push for hospitals to be more transparent about what they charge for procedures.
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Former Wisconsin legislative leaders hopeful Democrat gains signal future bipartisanship
With Wisconsin Republicans holding onto leads in both chambers of the state Legislature, two former leaders in state government explained Wednesday why they hope for and expect more bipartisanship in an era of new maps that enabled Democrat gains.
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Tim Walz tells WPR he wants to get assault weapons off the street
Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz told WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” that he wants to get assault weapons off the street, and he would work with Congress and skeptical gun owners to get that done.
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Wisconsin women share stories of suffering and pain before new guidance on IUD insertion
After the CDC advised doctors to be sure their patients know about the serious pain that can come during IUD insertion, many Wisconsin women shared with WPR their stories of suffering.
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Kamala Harris tells WPR she supports eliminating the filibuster to restore abortion rights
Days after Vice President Kamala Harris’ fourth campaign visit to Wisconsin, she told WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” that she supports ending the filibuster to restore Roe v. Wade to protect abortion rights nationally.
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Were you in serious pain during IUD insertion? After new CDC guidance, tell us your story.
WPR’s WHYsconsin wants to hear from Wisconsin patients who went through serious pain during their IUD insertion now that new CDC guidance calls for doctors to counsel all patients on the potential pain.
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Author of ‘Dr. Dyslexia Dude’ comic books first learned to read at a Wisconsin college
Shawn Robinson, who has a Ph.D. in language and literacy, first really learned to read as a freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. He has now co-authored a series of comic books about a superhero with dyslexia named Dr. Dyslexia Dude.
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Wisconsin native donates her kidney to longtime friend, advocates for organ donation
Jeff Kaul met Deb Kness about 20 years ago because their daughters played soccer in the Milwaukee area together. When Kaul told Kness he was on the kidney transplant list, she quickly decided to offer her own kidney.
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Daughter of man who died in Wisconsin prison pushes forward through despair
Megan Hoffmann Kolb recently spent the one-year anniversary of her father’s death outside of the Waupun prison where he died. She wants change for those still incarcerated.
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After Supreme Court ruling on domestic violence and guns, Wisconsin advocates want to close ‘loopholes’
Leaders with End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin closely followed the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling that kept in place a federal law that banned people with domestic violence restraining orders filed against them from owning guns.
