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OP-ED: Spooky Season in Madison - Republicans Continue to Bring Back Bad Bills from Legislative Graveyard

In a zombie-like display, right-wing state lawmakers have been bringing back unpopular bills from the legislative graveyard in lieu of working to pass new bills that Wisconsinites have demanded action on.

OP-ED: How Governor Evers and President Biden are Stepping Up for Clean Water in Wisconsin, Despite Republican Inaction

Critical funding made possible by Gov. Evers and President Biden comes as right-wing lawmakers continue to refuse action on clean water in Wisconsin.

Advisor to Fake Trump Elector Scheme in Wisconsin Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge for Similar Plot in Georgia

Chesebro was also active in Wisconsin, advising well-connected, right-wing Trump campaign lawyer Jim Troupis on how to carry out the fake elector scheme that involved other top state Republicans.

In Latest Speaker Vote, Wisconsin Republicans Move Support From One MAGA Election Denier to Another

This afternoon, Wisconsin Republicans helped elect MAGA ally and anti-abortion extremist Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House.

Joint Committee Taking up Discriminatory, Anti-Voter Constitutional Amendments from State Republicans

If passed in two consecutive legislative sessions, constitutional amendments cannot be vetoed by the governor - giving the GOP controlled legislature full control to enshrine these anti-voter measures into the state constitution.

OP-ED: Wisconsin Republicans Wasted Critical Days Supporting MAGA Election Denier Jim Jordan Instead of Taking Action on Issues that Matter to Wisconsin Families

Without a Speaker, the House is unable to meaningfully advance action on the issues that matter to Wisconsin families. Wisconsin Republicans’ choice to waste critical time throwing support to Jordan, instead of working with Democrats on a bipartisan solution, was a clear signifier that they are willing to put their own partisan interests ahead of what’s best for Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Senate Republicans Take Up Disingenuous, Deceptive Legislative Districting Bill

Today, a state Senate committee held a public hearing on a bad faith redistricting bill from Republicans that would keep the GOP majority of the legislature in charge of drawing Wisconsin’s legislative maps.

A Better Wisconsin Together Slams Senate GOP for Passing Dangerous and Unpopular Bills in Floor Session Today

Today, instead of addressing real issues facing Wisconsin families, GOP members of the Wisconsin State Senate spent several hours approving dangerous bills that give politicians more control over the personal healthcare decisions of Wisconsinites.

Senate GOP Prioritizes Wealthy Tax Cuts Over Child Care Aid, While Gov. Evers Does Right by Wisconsin Families

State Republicans are once again pushing a tax scheme that will skew a majority of the benefits to the wealthiest, while completely ignoring average working families and the issues that Wisconsinites have demanded action on. 

ICYMI: Rebecca Bradley Will Speak at Extreme Right-Wing Federalist Society Conference

Rebecca Bradley has long ties to the Federalist Society, an extreme group that seeks to exert dangerous right-wing influence on courts and judicial systems nation-wide, including right here in Wisconsin.