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Ballot Dropbox SCOWIS Decision a Highly Partisan Ruling from MAGA Motivated Judges

For voters whose health is at risk and those with mobility challenges, access to ballot dropboxes close to their home could be their safest - and sometimes only - option at election time. Under this ruling, Wisconsin’s most vulnerable voters will bear the brunt of extremist attempts to hold onto power.

Mass Shooting on Independence Day a Horrifying Reminder of How Conservative Politicians View Freedom

On a day meant to reflect on our freedoms, we were once again brutally reminded this week that our freedom to live without the fear of gun violence is sorely lacking.

Tim Michels Says He Would Ban Emergency Contraceptives, Taking His Extremism to New Level

Tim Michels' statements caught on recording are just one example in a long line of regressive rhetoric from the Republican candidate for governor.

Celebrating Independence Day in 2022

Independence Day is a moment to reflect on the freedoms that this country was founded on. This year, it’s impossible not to recognize the recent failures to realize those freedoms.

National Postal Workers’ Day: Recognizing Those Who Make it Possible to Vote by Mail

Today is National Postal Workers’ Day. A day to show gratitude for the postal workers who show up rain or shine, at all hours of the day, to connect us all together and ensure our freedom to vote by mail.

Tim Michels and Rebecca Kleefisch Have Chosen Trump Over Truth and Our Freedom

In a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library last night, Republican Congressional Representative Liz Cheney laid out a stark choice - Donald Trump or the United States Constitution - and called out those in her party for “enabling his lies.”

Commemorating the Swearing-in of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court

Today, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as the newest member of the Supreme Court of the United States, making her the first ever Black woman to sit as a justice on the nation’s highest court, and setting a precedent on equality and representation that has been long overdue. 

The MAGA Effect: Wisconsin Republican Says It’s ‘Unwise’ to Acknowledge the Truth, Donald Trump Lost 2020 Election

In a weekend television interview, new Republican chair of the Wisconsin Election Commission, Don Millis, gave a vivid example of how the Trump MAGA faction continues to have a corrosive impact on elections today in Wisconsin.

GOP Gubernatorial Debate Reveals Right-Wing Candidates' Intent to Remove Elected Officials From Office Who Disagree With Them

Republican gubernatorial candidates' extremism on abortion spiraled out of control in a debate last night. Rebecca Kleefisch and two other candidates vowed to remove local elected officials from office if they do not go along with their support of a 1849 law imposing a near total ban on abortion in Wisconsin.

Democratic Party of Wisconsin Convention a Unifying Breath of Fresh Air Amid Republican Extremism

As the nation still freshly grieves the Supreme Court’s overturning of our constitutional right to abortion care, Wisconsin Democrats at their annual convention this weekend emphasized unity, hope, and a constructive path forward for the Badger State.