“Despite the reign of terror the Trump administration has imposed on our land, we’ve seen the pushback of communities big and small,” the Milwaukee Dem told the Dem state convention today.
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Town of Vermont, today told Wisconsin Dems they need to fight harder than ever before as he condemned President Donald Trump’s policies.
“The values that have made us the most successful country in the history of the world – those values are under attack from Donald Trump,” Kaul told the state Dem Party convention.
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez in a speech to the state Dem Party convention reminded delegates of her progress alongside Gov. Tony Evers and the importance of continuing to work as a state party.
Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski praised Wisconsin Democrats for their work in winning recent statewide elections and encouraged party activists to keep fighting.
“It’s under relentless pressure from manufactured culture wars, from chronic underfunding, and now from attempts from the federal government to dismantle programs that support our most vulnerable students,” Underly told the Dem state convention.
Dem state party chair candidates ahead of tomorrow’s election pitched party activists on why they should lead the party. Third Congressional District Chair William Garcia told the convention he’ll be focused on growing the state party. “I’m a lifelong educator,
Outgoing Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler slammed President Donald Trump’s administration in his opening speech at the state party convention and praised the national protests against Trump.
Democratic Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed at their Brooklyn Park home. Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were also shot several times in an assassination attempt and underwent surgery, but are expected to survive.
Whoever emerges from Sunday’s vote will follow one of the more successful chairs in party history. Along with a strong record at the ballot box — Dems have won 10 of 13 statewide contested elections since Ben Wikler became chair in June 2019 — the party has raised an astounding $206 million under his watch.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Joint Finance Committee Republicans approving tax cut and education funding plans for the state budget, a lawsuit filed against Elon Musk over paying people to sign petitions, this weekend’s state Dem Party convention and more.
The Joint Finance Committee will meet on Tuesday to take up 12 areas of the state budget, including Corrections and the UW System.
“The great unfinished task is to win the legislative majorities and be able to deliver the change in people’s lives that Democrats have been fighting for this entire time,” Wikler said in a new WisPolitics interview in advance of Dems’ state convention this week in Wisconsin Dells.
Seniors would see a new tax break on their retirement income, while others would see some of their wages taxed at a lower rate under a GOP plan the Joint Finance Committee approved along party lines.
The bulk of the increase in the GOP motion — approved 12-4 along party lines — would go into special education. That includes $229 million in the main fund used to reimburse districts for special education costs and another $54.6 million for high-cost special education.
Co-chair Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green, told reporters ahead of the committee meeting this evening that he tax cut will include expanding the income now covered by the second-lowest of the state’s four tax brackets.
In this week’s DC Wrap: Wisconsin Republicans back President Trump sending troops to L.A. amid protests, and Dem U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore charges Trump with escalating tensions.
While Wisconsin receives less per resident from the federal government compared to other states, cuts to that funding could still have significant impacts. That’s particularly true for seniors, veterans, students, the disabled, and low-income families, according to a new Wisconsin Policy Forum report.
The Trump administration is touting new findings from the White House Council of Economic Advisers, saying Republicans’ reconciliation bill would put more money in Wisconsinites’ pockets.
The lawsuit targets incentives offered registered Wisconsin voters to sign a petition opposing activist judges, arguing the ultimate goal was to help conservative Brad Schimel in the race.
“Despite the reign of terror the Trump administration has imposed on our land, we’ve seen the pushback of communities big and small,” the Milwaukee Dem told the Dem state convention today.
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Town of Vermont, today told Wisconsin Dems they need to fight harder than ever before as he condemned President Donald Trump’s policies.
“The values that have made us the most successful country in the history of the world – those values are under attack from Donald Trump,” Kaul told the state Dem Party convention.
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez in a speech to the state Dem Party convention reminded delegates of her progress alongside Gov. Tony Evers and the importance of continuing to work as a state party.
Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski praised Wisconsin Democrats for their work in winning recent statewide elections and encouraged party activists to keep fighting.
“It’s under relentless pressure from manufactured culture wars, from chronic underfunding, and now from attempts from the federal government to dismantle programs that support our most vulnerable students,” Underly told the Dem state convention.
Dem state party chair candidates ahead of tomorrow’s election pitched party activists on why they should lead the party. Third Congressional District Chair William Garcia told the convention he’ll be focused on growing the state party. “I’m a lifelong educator, a proud union member and a fierce advocate for democratic
Outgoing Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler slammed President Donald Trump’s administration in his opening speech at the state party convention and praised the national protests against Trump.
Democratic Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed at their Brooklyn Park home. Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were also shot several times in an assassination attempt and underwent surgery, but are expected to survive.
Whoever emerges from Sunday’s vote will follow one of the more successful chairs in party history. Along with a strong record at the ballot box — Dems have won 10 of 13 statewide contested elections since Ben Wikler became chair in June 2019 — the party has raised an astounding $206 million under his watch.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Joint Finance Committee Republicans approving tax cut and education funding plans for the state budget, a lawsuit filed against Elon Musk over paying people to sign petitions, this weekend’s state Dem Party convention and more.
The Joint Finance Committee will meet on Tuesday to take up 12 areas of the state budget, including Corrections and the UW System.
“The great unfinished task is to win the legislative majorities and be able to deliver the change in people’s lives that Democrats have been fighting for this entire time,” Wikler said in a new WisPolitics interview in advance of Dems’ state convention this week in Wisconsin Dells.
Seniors would see a new tax break on their retirement income, while others would see some of their wages taxed at a lower rate under a GOP plan the Joint Finance Committee approved along party lines.
The bulk of the increase in the GOP motion — approved 12-4 along party lines — would go into special education. That includes $229 million in the main fund used to reimburse districts for special education costs and another $54.6 million for high-cost special education.
Co-chair Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green, told reporters ahead of the committee meeting this evening that he tax cut will include expanding the income now covered by the second-lowest of the state’s four tax brackets.
In this week’s DC Wrap: Wisconsin Republicans back President Trump sending troops to L.A. amid protests, and Dem U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore charges Trump with escalating tensions.
While Wisconsin receives less per resident from the federal government compared to other states, cuts to that funding could still have significant impacts. That’s particularly true for seniors, veterans, students, the disabled, and low-income families, according to a new Wisconsin Policy Forum report.
The Trump administration is touting new findings from the White House Council of Economic Advisers, saying Republicans’ reconciliation bill would put more money in Wisconsinites’ pockets.
The lawsuit targets incentives offered registered Wisconsin voters to sign a petition opposing activist judges, arguing the ultimate goal was to help conservative Brad Schimel in the race.