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Some of the millions raised for Waukesha Christmas parade tragedy victims is going out to them. Sunday on #UPFRONT, we'll talk to Waukesha County Community Foundation president Shelli Marquardt about formula for distributing it, and what they learned from other tragedies.

Retiring Jefferson Co. Health Officer Gail Scott on being on the front lines of Covid: "What really hurt is when people said we were lying. Because we were not lying." She talks to @mattsmith_news about her experience, threats, future Covid concerns, Sunday on #UPFRONT.

Sunday on #UPFRONT, GOP state Sen. Kathy Bernier says the GOP investigations into the 2020 election in Wisconsin need to end. She tells @AdriennePed why she called the probes a "charade" & discusses the reaction she's had from her fellow Republicans, the public and Speaker Vos.

Sunday on #UPFRONT, DWD Sec.-designee Amy Pechacek joins @AdriennePed to talk about the worker shortage and what the state is doing to help. There are four groups of potential workers DWD is targeting to move into the workforce.

Tomorrow on #UPFRONT, a Dem member of the WI Elections Commission responds to GOP calls for the commissioners to resign. Plus, DHS Secretary on whether Covid-19 is just something we'll have to learn to live with. And, WMC on the biggest problem facing businesses in Wisconsin.

Sunday on #UPFRONT, the author of the new book "Foxconned." Madison-based author Lawrence Tabak examines how Foxconn and other big companies have taken public subsidies and promised lots of jobs, but failed to deliver.

Does state law on cash bail need another look after the Waukesha parade tragedy? Adrienne asks two members of the Assembly Judiciary Committee -- Reps. Gary Hebl, D-Sun Prairie, and Ron Tusler, R-Harrison -- coming up Sunday on #UPFRONT.

Supply chain disruptions. What's causing the problem, what can government do about it, and what it means for your holiday shopping, coming up this Sunday on #UPFRONT.

Sunday on #UPFRONT, a local school district being sued over gender-affirming pronouns. We'll talk to the conservative legal group bringing the lawsuit. What they say it's about parents' rights, coming up this weekend.

Tomorrow on #UPFRONT: The Kyle Rittenhouse trial and acquittal. A defense attorney on what we learned from the trial. Plus, an expert in Black male mental health on why trials like this can cause PTSD. & a gun rights advocate on what the outcome says about self-defense laws.

This is part of a threat left on voice mail for Milwaukee's elections chief. Sunday on #UPFRONT, @mattsmith_news reports on the ongoing threats to clerks around the state, and the new security measures in place as a response to these threats.

GOP Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu says the city of Madison has refused to comply with state auditors & turn over election records for 2020, so the Senate has issued a subpoena to the city. Sunday on #UPFRONT, @mattsmith_news asks what happens if city doesn't comply.

Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman says red-light cameras might help with the reckless driving problem in the city. Sunday on #UPFRONT, Norman discusses the police response to reckless driving and the increase in violent crime.

AG Josh Kaul says it would be "stunning" to see criminal charges against five members of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, as the Racine County Sheriff has recommended. @AdriennePed asks why DOJ didn't investigate alleged nursing home fraud, coming up Sunday on #UPFRONT.

With several election investigations, audits, or reviews going on, do voters still have confidence in their ballot? We'll talk to UW-Madison professor Barry Burden, founder of the Elections Research Center, about what latest research & poll data say, coming up Sunday on #UPFRONT.

Voters soundly rejected the recall of members of the Mequon-Thiensville School Board. Despite defeat, recall organizers & their supporters aren't giving up. Sunday on #UPFRONT, Matt Smith reports on why so many conservatives have taken up the cause of local school board recalls.

Kyle Rittenhouse trial starts Monday. Sunday on #UPFRONT, attorneys Paul Bucher and Dan Adams join @AdriennePed to weigh Rittenhouse claim of self-defense for killing 2 Kenosha protesters & wounding 3rd; plus what each thinks outcome of trial will be.

@SpeakerVos says Wisconsin Elections Commission -agency GOP created- needs reform. Sunday on #UPFRONT, Vos joins @AdriennePed to explain why he thinks the WEC's administrator needs to resign & whether that extends to WEC commissioners. Plus, Vos on job Mike Gableman is doing.

@jbraun4700 @WISN12News The recall organizers were on two weeks ago. You can see it here: wisn.com/article/local-…

@UpfrontWIS @WISN12News Really one sided coverage.

A controversial school board recall election in the Mequon-Thiensville School District is now just days away. Sunday on #UPFRONT, three of the four board members being recalled talk to Matt Smith about the board's performance, the recall, and why they say it's politically driven.