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And Then There Were Two: Second State Senate Republican Calls for Budget Boycott

In a social media post yesterday, Republican state Senator and former state Senate President Chris Kapenga expressed both his opposition to a budget plan being crafted by his fellow Republicans and his preference to go without any state budget for the next two years. Kapenga joins his colleague Sen. Steve Nass, one of the longest currently serving legislative Republicans, in calling for a budget boycott.

A Better Wisconsin Together Releases Statement on Tragic News of Minnesota State Lawmakers Targeted by Apparent Political Violence

We are heartbroken for the families and loved ones of the victims of the targeted, apparently politically motivated violence that occurred in Minnesota. The loss of life is tragic and we condemn the abhorrent violence directed at public servants.

A Better Wisconsin Together Stands in Solidarity with Wisconsinites Speaking Out Against Trump Administration

A Better Wisconsin Together stands in solidarity with everyone exercising their right to use their voices in Wisconsin and beyond to build a better future for all of us, no matter where we were born or what we look like.

Republican Cuts to Proposed Public School Funding Shift Costs to Local Taxpayers … Again

The impacts of Republicans’ longstanding and continuing refusal to support public education are stunning. In just the last two years -2024 and 2025 - school districts have been forced to go to referendums in 96 of the 99 state Assembly districts. 

ICYMI: New Poll Shows Wisconsin Voters Overwhelmingly Support Abortion, Access to Reproductive Healthcare

A media report on recent polling indicates that a strong majority of registered voters in the Badger State (74%) support abortion access and believe that decisions on abortion should be made by individual patients in consultation with their doctor - not politicians. The survey also shows that Wisconsin voters overwhelmingly (69%) support Planned Parenthood.

Cost Savings for Families and Protections for Consumers Blocked by Republicans in State Legislature

These latest missed opportunities come on the heels of Republican legislative leaders’ walkout of budget discussions with Gov. Tony Evers last week.

Wisconsin Republicans Abandon Their Jobs and Wisconsin Families

By storming out of state budget negotiations and refusing to find bipartisan compromise, Wisconsin Republicans are abandoning more than just their jobs. They’re abandoning Wisconsin families at an already uncertain time.

A Better Wisconsin Together Releases Statement of Support for Meriter Nurses

We stand in solidarity with the nearly 1,000 SEIU Meriter Hospital nurses who are standing up for workplace and patient safety, fair wages, and more

OP-ED: Wisconsin Republicans Leaving Veterans Behind

Wisconsin Republican Congressman Derrick Van Orden recently made headlines for saying he hopes funding continues to be cut at the Department of Veterans Affairs - and he certainly isn’t the only Wisconsin Republican attacking care for veterans in the Badger State. 

A Better Wisconsin Together Calls on Republicans to Support Plan to Save Child Care for Working Families

Just two weeks after Republican lawmakers cut over $400 million in essential child care funding from Governor Evers’ state budget, and one week after child care providers rallied at our state Capitol demanding action, A Better Wisconsin Together is urging GOP legislators to finally do the right thing and pass child care legislation introduced today by their Democratic colleagues.