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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.

OP-ED: Honoring Transgender Day of Visibility

All of us in Wisconsin - across gender, race, and zip code - deserve to be authentically ourselves and know that we belong. 

From Transphobic Texts to Bigoted Blog Posts, Dan Kelly’s Values Endanger Wisconsin’s LGBTQ+ Community

According to recent news reports, voters across Wisconsin have been receiving transphobic text messages from American Principles Project PAC, an extreme anti-LGTBQ+ organization that supports Dan Kelly. The texts contain phrases and videos that weaponize hateful anti-trans rhetoric - but this isn’t the first time Kelly has been tied to dangerous anti-LGBTQ+ values.