Opportunity Wisconsin: ICYMI: Nonpartisan Congressional budget office confirms GOP budget resolution will force Medicaid or Medicare cuts despite Reps. Van Orden and Steil’s claims that programs won’t be cut

MADISON, Wis. – In case you missed it, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office confirmed that the budget resolution passed by House Republicans last week will force cuts to Medicaid or Medicare in order to pay for more tax handouts for corporations and billionaires. 

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Schimel campaign: Susan Crawford is a hypocrite

WAUKESHA, Wisc. – Susan Crawford has lied about her record time and time again, but her recent appearance at the Milwaukee Press Club was perhaps the most egregious example of hypocrisy yet. Her desperate attempt to spin voters away from the truth is

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Protect Our Care: NEW: Wisconsin Medicaid Fact Sheet

WISCONSIN — After Republicans voted to decimate Medicaid, Protect Our Care is continuing its $10 million “Hands Off Medicaid” campaign to defend Medicaid from the Republican-led plan to slash funding to pay for another round of tax cuts for the

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Dane County Supervisors: Demand commonsense gun reform

Dane County Board members, legislators, and community stakeholders called for comprehensive gun reform legislation. The Board will vote tonight on2024 RES-308, which urges state legislators to pass common-sense gun reforms, including Red Flag Emergency Risk Protection Order (ERPO) legislation, universal

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Opportunity Wisconsin: ICYMI: Nonpartisan Congressional budget office confirms GOP budget resolution will force Medicaid or Medicare cuts despite Reps. Van Orden and Steil’s claims that programs won’t be cut

MADISON, Wis. – In case you missed it, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office confirmed that the budget resolution passed by House Republicans last week will force cuts to Medicaid or Medicare in order to pay for more tax handouts for corporations and billionaires.  Congressmen Derrick Van Orden and Bryan Steil both voted for

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American Civil Liberties Union: Condemns new 287(g) agreements between ICE and Washington, Winnebago Counties

SLINGER — The ACLU of Wisconsin today condemned the Washington County and Winnebago County Sheriff Departments for entering into 287(g) warrant service officer agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Monday, March 3. With these two additional agreements, there are now nine Wisconsin counties—Brown, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Marquette,

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Dept. of Corrections: Apprehension request issued for walkaway

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Kirstie Pienta, 34, walked away from the restaurant where she was working around 11 a.m. Thursday. She is a person in the Department of Corrections’ care at the Milwaukee Women’s Correctional Center. Law enforcement has been notified and anyone with information on Pienta’s whereabouts should contact law enforcement.

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WisGOP: ICYMI: Crawford’s nose keeps Growing; MJS exposes Pinocchio paradox

MADISON, Wis. —  For the past few months, Susan Crawford has paraded around the state, defaming Brad Schimel in an attempt to hoodwink Wisconsin voters ahead of the upcoming Supreme Court Election. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel just exposed Crawford for telling more lies than Pinocchio – Wisconsinites won’t fall for her tricks on April 1. 

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Schimel campaign: Susan Crawford is a hypocrite

WAUKESHA, Wisc. – Susan Crawford has lied about her record time and time again, but her recent appearance at the Milwaukee Press Club was perhaps the most egregious example of hypocrisy yet. Her desperate attempt to spin voters away from the truth is not only condescending, it’s dishonest.  Susan Crawford said that she

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Wisconsin Democracy Campaign: Urges transparency and solutions after absentee ballots go uncounted in 2024 presidential election

MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign today reaffirmed its commitment to election integrity and transparency following reports that 193 absentee ballots in the City of Madison were left uncounted in the 2024 presidential election. This situation underscores the need for continued improvements in election administration to ensure that every valid

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Dept. of Justice: AG Kaul secures nationwide preliminary injunction against Trump administration for defunding medical and public health innovation research

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general have secured a nationwide preliminary injunction in Massachusetts v. NIH. The order prevents the Trump Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from cutting billions of dollars in funds

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Protect Our Care: NEW: Wisconsin Medicaid Fact Sheet

WISCONSIN — After Republicans voted to decimate Medicaid, Protect Our Care is continuing its $10 million “Hands Off Medicaid” campaign to defend Medicaid from the Republican-led plan to slash funding to pay for another round of tax cuts for the wealthy and big corporations.In addition to releasing new state-by-state fact

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Dane County Supervisors: Demand commonsense gun reform

Dane County Board members, legislators, and community stakeholders called for comprehensive gun reform legislation. The Board will vote tonight on2024 RES-308, which urges state legislators to pass common-sense gun reforms, including Red Flag Emergency Risk Protection Order (ERPO) legislation, universal background checks, and enhanced gun safety measures. State law currently

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Sen. Spreitzer, Rep. Phelps: Members of Wisconsin Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus testify against bills targeting transgender and nonbinary young Wisconsinites

MADISON, Wis. — Today, legislative Republicans in the State Assembly held a public hearing on two bills that would harm and exclude transgender and nonbinary youth in Wisconsin. LGBTQ+ Caucus Chair Sen. Mark Spreitzer submitted the attached testimony in opposition to Assembly Bill 100 and Assembly Bill 103. On behalf

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Rep. Maxey, Rep. Madison: Introduce bipartisan legislation in response to the partial parking structure collapse at Bayshore Mall

MADISON – Today, Rep. Maxey and Rep. Madison, along with Rep. Donovan and Senators Tomczyk, Wanggaard, and Larson, introduced bipartisan legislation to increase safety of parking garages by requiring inspections every 5 years. The bill was originally drafted in response to the 2023 parking garage collapse at Glendale’s Bayshore Mall. 

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Wisconsin Medicaid Coalition: Congressional budget office confirms, House budget resolution means cuts to Medicaid

Yesterday, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirmed the House Energy and Commerce Committee cannot reach $880 Billion in cuts without deep cuts to Medicaid, even if they eliminated funding for other programs overseen by the committee and made cuts to Medicare. The CBO analysis finds the committee has only $581 Billion in spending

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Dept. of Financial Institutions: Wisconsin’s state-chartered banks report sound year-end 2024 financial performance

For Immediate Release: March 6, 2025 Wisconsin’s State-Chartered Banks Report Sound Year-End 2024 Financial Performance MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin’s state-chartered banks reported sound financial performance through year-end 2024, according to data released today by the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI). As of December 31, 2024, there were 118 state-chartered commercial… Please

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Fair Wisconsin: Testifies in opposition to anti-trans legislation

Today, Fair Wisconsin will testify before the Assembly Committee on Education in opposition to AB100 and AB103, both bills that would harm trans youth in Wisconsin were they to become law. In addition to mobilizing community members to testify in-person and collecting written testimony to submit on behalf of hundreds

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