Demanding Action on Earth Day
This Earth Day, there’s a lot of environmental items in Gov. Evers’ budget that Wisconsinites can encourage our local legislators to support.
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Yes We Cannabis: Marijuana Should Be Legalized, Taxed, and Regulated in Wisconsin
To put it bluntly, all of us in Wisconsin can agree that providing pain relief for the sick, combatting disproportionate rates of incarceration in communities of color, and bringing more revenue into Wisconsin are things that our elected officials should be fighting for.
OP-ED: Right Wing U.S. Representative Van Orden Still Wants a Seat in Our Medical Exam Rooms
In a recent interview, Van Orden stood by his extremist position in favor of putting politicians, instead of people, in charge of decisions about abortion care in Wisconsin. This despite Wisconsin voters just days earlier showing our strong support for abortion rights and empowering people to make their own reproductive care decisions.
Gov. Evers’ Tax Plan Uplifts Working Families
The tax plan Wisconsinites deserve, and what they endorsed in November by re-electing Gov. Evers, is one that puts more money in the pockets of local families and ensures quality schools, affordable healthcare, and good-paying jobs.
OP-ED: To End Gun Violence, Wisconsin Lawmakers Can – and Must – do the Right Thing
Governor Tony Evers is taking action to protect Wisconsinites from gun violence, promising this week to veto a new Republican-authored bill that would allow people to bring guns into Wisconsin schools.
Another Day, Another Missed Opportunity as Republican Legislators Push Misplaced Priorities
Today, committees of the Wisconsin state Assembly will hold public hearings on Republican-authored bills that would make it harder for Wisconsinites to access affordable healthcare and would take essential benefits away from Wisconsinites who have lost their jobs.
OP-ED: Federal Ruling Against Abortion Medication is a Dangerous Step in Wrong Direction
The conservative judge’s ruling puts on pause the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Mifepristone, a medication that has been FDA approved for more than 20 years and used safely by more than 5 million people.
OP-ED: Spring Election Shows Wisconsinites Embrace Common Sense, Protecting Freedoms
Voters turned out in record high numbers to make it known that we want our courts to protect legal abortion access, voting rights, and the freedom to live safe and healthy lives - regardless of race, gender, or identity.
Wisconsinites Choose Freedom, Reject Right-Wing Extremism
Wisconsinites have spoken and together, our votes decided that Wisconsin needs leaders who will protect our freedoms while rejecting the politics of fear and division.
On 174th Anniversary of the Criminal Abortion Ban, A Better Wisconsin Together Calls on GOP Legislators to Restore Reproductive Freedom
On this day 174 years ago - March 31, 1849 - Wisconsin’s criminal abortion ban became law. Nearly two centuries later, Wisconsinites are still fighting to have it repealed.