September 30, 2022 OP-ED: Governor Evers is Following Through on Promises to Rural Wisconsinites In addition to rural school teachers, investments are rolling in for local first responders, too.
September 28, 2022 OP-ED: National Good Neighbor Day - Being a Good Neighbor Means Being a Voter In Wisconsin, whether or not you voted is public information. That means, with the click of a button, your friends, family, and neighbors can see if you voted in an election.
September 26, 2022 VP Harris, Gov. Evers, AG Kaul are Doing What’s Right for Abortion Rights in Wisconsin On a visit to Milwaukee last week, Vice President Kamala Harris said the Biden administration has Wisconsin’s back in dismantling the state’s 1849 abortion ban that leaves no exceptions for victims of rape and incest and criminalizes doctors and nurses.
September 22, 2022 A Better Wisconsin Together Reacts to the 2022 State of Education Address In today’s 2022 State of Education address, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly proved what many Wisconsinites already know: Wisconsin schools have seen exponential growth and improvement in recent years, and the progress can continue by ensuring every child in Wisconsin has equal access to a high quality public education.
September 21, 2022 A Better Wisconsin Together Applauds Governor Evers’ Call for Referendum on Abortion Rights This morning, Governor Tony Evers called on the state legislature to do what is right and let Wisconsinites - not politicians - make decisions about their own reproductive healthcare.
September 16, 2022 OP-ED: How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Help Working Families in Wisconsin This week, President Biden addressed Americans at a White House celebration of the Inflation Reduction Act by saying “This is your victory” - and he’s right.
September 15, 2022 A Better Wisconsin Together Kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month From Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, Wisconsin will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and honor the ways in which Hispanic and Latinx Wisconsinites have been instrumental in building the Badger State into what it is today. But while Wisconsin has come a long way, there is still more work to be done to ensure all Hispanic families have what they need to thrive in our state.
September 13, 2022 OP-ED: Tracking, Targeting Reproductive Health Patients Crosses a Serious Line A foundation with conservative businessman Tim Michels listed as the trustee has donated $20,000 to the Veritas Society - a group that uses cell phone data to track patients who visit reproductive health clinics. The extremist group then uses that tracking data to target those patients with anti-abortion propaganda.
September 12, 2022 OP-ED: This Suicide Prevention Month, Wisconsin Mental Health Investments On the Rise Over the last two years, all of us have felt the impacts of prolonged isolation as some local communities lack access to the mental health services they need. In Wisconsin, we are lucky to have local leaders who have noticed that gap and are working to close it.
September 8, 2022 OP-ED: Native Women’s Equal Pay Day: Time is Long Overdue for Action Sept. 8 marks Native Women’s Equal Pay Day. An opportunity to recognize that – across race and gender – we all deserve equal opportunity under the law and equal compensation for the work that we do.
